Equipment Assembler

Equipment AssemblerLocation: Piscataway, NJ (ASG) - ManufacturingHow 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 an Equipment Assembler in Piscataway, NJ!We are looking for you!$22-$24/hrDay Shift 9AM-6PMComprehensive 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 employmentContributes to building and assembling diverse standard and customized gas handling equipment.Help ensure products are assembled and tested to published product requirements to meet customer ordersOperates production facilities in alignment with applicable spec gases policies, safe operating procedures (SOP), drawings, quality, safety, and documented requirementsMonitors equipment performance and supports minor/routine adjustments, maintenance, and repairs to equipmentPartners effectively and efficiently with the team to achieve shared operational goalsTransparently shares insights and issue findings with all team members to foster proactive solutionsSustains and contributes to the overall quality of equipment producedWorks and communicates with customer service/tech support to foster timely solutions together for unique builds or specialsContributes ideas for continuous improvement across processes and workflowsHelps maintain inventory at optimal levels through clear communication with management and cross-functional teams regarding substitutions and production itemsActively involved in the return and repair area to support smooth, timely repair and return of itemsBrings a strong ability to follow safety guidelines and proactively identify potential safety concernsWelcomed to assist in the warehouse with various shipping and stocking responsibilities as team needs ariseActive, engaged participant in Airgas safety program policies, culture, and proceduresAre you a match?Qualifications 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.Education and/or experienceHigh school diploma or general education degree (GED); or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience with hand tools in a clean work environment.Language skills - Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence and to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.Mathematical skills - Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.Reasoning abilityAbility to read product specifications, as well as assembly drawings and assemble products per those drawings. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.Physical demandsWhile performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. This position requires the ability to assemble components into finished assemblies requiring 150 ft pounds of torque. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.Computer skills – Basic computer skills and ability to perform common tasks such as e-mail communication, read/write data to spreadsheets, generate quality certifications from standard forms, enter data from various documents to shared databases.