Production Associate (Cylinder Loader), La Porte

Production Associate (Cylinder Loader) in La Porte, TX!

The Production Associate (Cylinder Loader) focuses on supporting the safe and compliant handling of high-pressure and liquid gas cylinders. This includes loading and unloading cylinders onto and off trucks, helping to ensure all actions align with federal, state, and local regulations as well as Airgas safety procedures.Prepares and Verifies Shipments: Prepares outbound shipments for delivery trucks, aligning with all governmental, Airgas, and distributor standards. This includes verifying truck inventory, inspecting, and replacing straps on cylinder pallets, and reporting on the daily status of shipments. Cylinder Handling and Organization: Coordinates and organizes various gases and cylinder sizes onto pallets to minimize the load size footprint. As necessary, sorts incoming empty cylinders into their correct size and gas groups.Safety and Gas Knowledge: Maintains a safe work environment by understanding the hazards associated with various gases, cylinder sizes, and contents, which involves reading and interpreting cylinder labels and color-coding. Equipment Operation: Safely operates warehouse/material-handling equipment, including forklifts and pallet jacks.Required Qualifications: High School Diploma or general education degree Routinely lifts 25-75 lbs.; occasionally lifts 76-100+ lbs. Works during prolonged standing (up to 8 hours), frequent bending, stooping, crouching, reaching, grasping, feeling, and repetitive motion. Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.Ability to read and comprehends all written and computer generated documents. Ability to work overtime as needed. Ability to operate a forklift and become forklift certified. Preferred Qualifications: Prior forklift experience