Plant Operator/Backup Class A Driver
Bowling Green, KY 
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Posted 26 days ago
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R10040908 Plant Operator/Backup Class A Driver (Open)

Location:

Bowling Green, KY (Plant) - Filling industrial

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Makes and/or repackages and pumps compressed and liquefied gas into cylinders. Also, drives a Class A Hazmat vehicle loaded with compressed gas cylinders, liquid cylinders and hard goods to deliver to customers on scheduled route. Picks up empty cylinders from customer sites. Records deliveries and pick-ups on a load manifest and obtain signatures from customers for receipt purposes. Listens to and resolves service inquiries and complaints. Loads/unloads truck. Performs pre & post trip vehicle inspections, documenting deficiencies and ensures all safety items are in good working order. Maintains neat, clean and professional personal appearance, and maintains vehicle appearance in a professional manner.

PLEASE CALL JAN AT 980-257-3217 OR
TEXT "BOWLING GREEN" TO 980-257-3217
  • Positions cylinders in manifold racks. Operates equipment for pumping or repackaging gases into cylinders.
  • Performs all required pre-fill and post-fill inspections and tests before cylinders are released. Cylinders requiring maintenance or repair are removed from service until corrected.
  • Regularly inspects and maintains pumping apparatus and associated monitoring devices.
  • Fills cylinders or containers to proper capacity by either setting pressure gauge to specified reading and watching for indication of full cylinders; adjusting valves and observing gauge to fill cylinder to specified pressure; observing scale indicator to fill cylinders to specified weight or filling cylinder to excess, rolling cylinder onto scale and connecting exhaust line to release excess gas and attain prescribed weight.
  • Accurately maintains cylinder filling records and ensures that all required procedures are followed in order to comply with local, state and federal regulations.
  • Completes and attaches warning and other identification tags, labels and decals to cylinders.
  • Loads cylinders onto vehicles using hand truck or lift gate and records type and quantity of cylinders.


Driver Duties Include:

  • Upload, deliver and download safely to customers hard good orders as well as cylinders containing compressed gases; return empty cylinders to plant for refilling.
  • Establish and maintain good customer relations.
  • Communicate in person with customers, providing information on cost, ordering and delivery times, etc.
  • Maintain load manifests, barcodes, FDA lot numbers, and all other vehicle documents, ensuring they are properly completed and balanced with truck counts and shipping documents before and after deliveries.
  • Maintain appropriate driver's license.
  • Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed and any accidents or injuries are promptly reported to management.

________________________Are you a MATCH?

  • Must have a Class A Commercial Drivers' License with HAZMAT endorsement and clean MVR or be able to obtain the hazmat endorsement within 60 days of being hired.
  • Ability to perform very heavy work-routinely lift 25 to 75 lb., and occasionally lift 76 to greater than 100 lb. Also required to push and pull liquid containers weighing up to 1000 pounds.
  • Frequent bending, stooping, crouching, reaching, grasping, feeling and repetitive motion required.
  • Ability to perform work during occasional climbing, balancing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and finger activities including the tightening of ratchet binders.
  • Must be able to drive hazardous cargo for up to 8 hours and able to work overtime, when necessary.
  • Ability to read and comprehend materiel safety data sheets.
  • Must be able to safely drive a forklift.
  • Ability to work independently and under some pressure to meet deadlines.
  • Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.
  • High school diploma, or equivalent.
  • Must be able to work outdoors in temperatures ranging from -10 to over 100 degrees.

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Your differences enhance our performance

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company's written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at .

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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status or disability

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
Open
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