Plant Operations Trainee
Airgas
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Nashville • Tennessee • United States
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About the role
- Attend and successfully complete all training modules provided by Airgas in the development role.
- Operate and safely maintain a generation plant for packaging gases into cylinders while ensuring compliance with all federal, state, local regulations, and company policies and procedures.
- Schedule and direct safety meetings.
- Coordinate testing and maintenance needs to production demands, working in conjunction with Production and Distribution managers.
- Assign cylinder warehousing.
- Maintain quality control and other required records (DOT, FDA, EPA, Airgas, etc.).
- Assign training for all cylinder testers and cylinder maintenance personnel.
- Capture testing and maintenance data using corporate approved spreadsheet.
- Develop plans for an effective preventative maintenance program for all testing and maintenance equipment.
- Develop a tracking system for all cylinders received from and shipped to other locations.
- Prepare budgets for staffing, equipment, and facility improvement needs.
- Maintain a safe and clean workplace.
- Ensure all injuries and accidents are properly investigated and reported within 24 hours.
- Ensure all safety rules are strictly observed and safety training is regularly scheduled, conducted and documented.
- Provide coaching and corrective action promptly, to ensure that poor performers are identified, documented and improved to acceptable performance, or released.
- Approve overtime when essential, while keeping overtime at acceptable levels.
- Ensure employee complaints, safety concerns, grievances, etc., are effectively handled.
- Supervises cylinder re-testing and certification.
- Reports any equipment or facility defects to Operations Management.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, combination of college training and experience will be considered.
- Proficient computer skills, especially in Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Mail).
- Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently.
- Ability to lead and function within team environments.
- Ability to work independently.
- Professional communication skills (verbal and written).
- Basic product knowledge of welding, safety, gases and supplies is preferred.
- Proficiency in time management and organization skills.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Astute problem solving skills and administrative accuracy.
- Must be able to work outdoors in varied temperatures ranging from 20°F to +105°F.
- Must be able to wear required personal protective equipment.
- Ability to occasionally lift 25 to 75 lb.
- Occasional bending, stooping, crouching, reaching, grasping, feeling and repetitive motion required.
- Ability to perform work doing occasional climbing, balancing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and finger activities.
- Talk to and hear customers/co-workers as well as smell/hear leaking gas from cylinders.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Family Benefits: Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
- Support for Parents: We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.
- Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
- Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
preventative maintenancequality controldata capturebudget preparationsafety compliancecylinder re-testingcylinder certificationproduct knowledge of weldingproduct knowledge of gasesadministrative accuracy
Soft Skills
leadershipproblem solvingtime managementorganizationprofessional communicationability to multitaskteam collaborationindependent workcoachinghandling grievances