Plant Operator I

In 1927 MATHESON Gas Products became the first company to offer a reliable source of high quality scientific gases and equipment. From the start, MATHESON asserted its leadership by understanding specialty gas applications and providing products specially designed for these applications. Some of MATHESON's more notable accomplishments include the development of the lecture bottle, now used by virtually every major college and university in the world, and the supply of ultra pure gases.

Unloads cylinder trailers and distributes them within the establishment by performing the following duties:

• Reads production schedule, customer order, work order, shipping order, or requisition to determine what cylinders need to be moved, gathered, or distributed.

• Conveys cylinders from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.

• Sorts and places cylinders according to predetermined sequence such as size, type of gas, retesting date or color.

• Checks cylinders for proper labeling.

• Assembles customer orders from stock and places cylinders on trucks.

• Transfers cylinders to and from filling cages, trucks, and storage areas.

• Records daily production data.

• Drives forklift to distribute cylinders throughout the warehouse.

• Assists with other warehouse duties as needed.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High School Diploma;
• Minimum of 3 months related experience or training; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• 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 weight measurement and counting.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Forklift Certification
• Hazardous materials training and certification.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to get along with others.
• Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time.
• General knowledge of welding gas cylinders.