Plant Operator (Night)

Airgas • Hopewell, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

R10088006 Plant Operator (Night) (Open) Location: Hopewell, VA - Filling industrial - Dry-ice How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative. At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity. Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Operator in Hopewell! 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 are looking for you ! Work schedule and shift 7:00 PM- 7:00 AM (2-2-3 rotation) 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 up to 14-week paid child birth benefits 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 We are looking for a dedicated Plant Operator to join our production team. The primary focus of this role is to support the safe and efficient loading and packaging of dry ice products in attentive alignment with quality control standards. Additionally, this position plays a key role in maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the facility to foster a safe working environment.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age
• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, commissions, proportions, and percent.

Nice To Haves

• One (1) year experience in a production/manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

• Loading & Packaging: Support the daily loading, weighing, and packaging of dry ice products into various containers (blocks, pellets, slices) based on customer orders.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure all finished products meet the company’s high quality standards regarding weight, density, and packaging integrity.
• Equipment Operation: Operate production machinery and material handling equipment (such as forklifts or pallet jacks) safely and efficiently.
• Documentation: Accurate logging of production numbers, shipping manifests, and inventory usage.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision plans, short-term and long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees
• 401k plan with company matching funds
• tuition reimbursement
• discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED