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Airgas Mid South, Inc., the nation�s leading distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related products is currently seeking a Production Operator I./Relief Driver to join our team in Memphis, TN. <br /><br />Airgas offers a competitive benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug, 401K, Employee Stock Purchasing, Tuition Reimbursement & Scholarship Programs. Wages are reviewed annually. We also offer PAID TIME OFF such as, Vacation, Sick Time, Holidays and Floating Holidays, all of which you start earning on your first day of employment!<br /><br />Performs various duties in the plant to include forklift operation, material handling and sorting, inspecting and/or cylinder maintenance work and also serves as Relief Driver and drives truck with capacity of more than 3 tons, to transport materials to and from specified destinations, by performing the following duties.<br /><br />ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES<br /><br /> Other duties may be assigned.<br /><br />� Moves cylinders to and from designated staging area; loads and unloads cylinders on or from vehicles via forklift per driver load sheets.<br />� Moves cylinders by hand with aid of material equipment and sorts by type and size.<br />� Fills out and attaches new labels, warnings and other identification tags or decals to cylinders.<br />� Examines exterior of cylinders for surface defects such as dents, cracks, or burns, and deciphers whether or not to quarantine the cylinder for further inspection.<br />� Changes cylinder valves with wrench, or adjusts them with torque wrench to prescribed tension. <br />� Delivers compressed gas cylinders, liquid cylinders and hard-goods to other branch locations.<br />� Maintains load manifests and all other vehicle documents ensuring they are properly completed and balanced with truck counts and shipping documents before and after deliveries.<br />� Picks up empty cylinders from branch locations and returns them to plant for refilling.<br />� Operates a forklift, pallet jack or other warehouse equipment in order to load and unload trucks.<br />� Perform pre and post trip vehicle inspections, documents deficiencies and all equipment is in safe and good working order.<br /><br />QUALIFICATIONS<br /> <br />To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.<br /><br />� Has never been disqualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle according to the provisions of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, �391.15.<br />� Has no more than 1 accident in the last 3 years<br />� Has had no more than 2 moving violations in the past 3 years.<br />� Must be 22 years of age <br /><br /><br />EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE<br />� Minimum of 1 year of driving experience with a Class A vehicle. <br /> <br />LANGUAGE SKILLS <br /><br />� Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, material safety data sheets, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. <br />� Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. <br /><br />MATHEMATICAL SKILLS <br /><br />� Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10�s and 100�s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.<br /><br />CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS <br /><br />� Must possess valid Class A CDL with Hazmat endorsement <br /><br />COMPETENCIES<br /><br />Accountability: Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.<br />Accuracy: Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.<br />Communication, Oral: Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken <br /> word.<br />Communication, Written: Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.<br />Customer Oriented: Ability to take care of the customers� needs while following company procedures.<br />Decision Making: Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.<br />Detail Oriented: Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.<br />Diversity Oriented: Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.<br />Energetic: Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.<br />Honesty/Integrity: Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.<br />Initiative: Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.<br />Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.<br />Reliability: The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.<br />Responsible: Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one�s conduct.<br />Safety Awareness: Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.<br />Self Motivated: Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of ones ability using his or her own drive or initiative.<br />Time Management: Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.<br /><br />PHYSICAL DEMANDS<br /> <br />The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.<br /><br />� The USES category for this position is very heavy. <br />� The employee is required to drive for sometimes as much as 8 hours at a time.<br />� While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch.<br />� The employee must regularly lift up to 75 pounds and move more than 125 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment<br />� Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.<br />� Other physical requirements include sense of sound, touch, and smell as well as the ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to include hard hat, steel toed boots, safety glasses, and gloves.<br /><br />WORK ENVIRONMENT <br /> <br />The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.<br /><br />� While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. <br />� The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.<br />� May be required to work outdoors in temperatures ranging from -10 to over 110 degrees.<br /><br />The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee�s ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform as the Company may deem appropriate.<br />