American Welding & Gas, has an immediate opening for a Material Handler/Cylinder Maintenance at our in facility in Columbia, SC!

In this position they perform product composition and quality sampling and testing. Routine inspection, calibration, and repair of meter and associated equipment (meter tube/plates, ultrasonic meter)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Inspect gas cylinders to detect surface defects and tests thickness of cylinder walls.
• Sorting and prefill safety inspection of cylinders, primarily outdoors
• Filling compressed gas cylinders
• Safely move gas cylinders off pallets onto testing equipment.
• Calibrate and adjust ultrasonic testing equipment to required standards and settings.
• Review and interpret test results and documentation as it relates to local, state, and federal compliance and DOT regulations.
• Record test results, cylinder serial number, and test date in a timely and accurate manner.
• Stamp test date and label gas cylinders once ultrasonic testing is complete.
• Ensure that defective cylinders or those requiring maintenance or repair are removed from service until corrected.
• Inspect, maintain, and perform maintenance on ultrasonic testing equipment, as needed.
• Operate computer equipment and value machine (if applicable) to conduct testing.
• Operate a forklift, pallet jack and other warehouse equipment.
• Work in a team environment to ensure necessary work is completed each day
• Abide by AWG safety and industry safety standards

Qualifications & Education Requirements

• High School graduate or GED equivalent
• Able to read and write English
• Mechanically inclined
• Technical skills
• Computer skills

American Welding & Gas (AWG) is a manufacturer and distributor of industrial gases as well as a provider of all your welding supply needs. We are a family and teammate owned company that is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. Our company provides industrial, medical and specialty gases as well as food and beverage gases across the United States, from Montana to Pennsylvania and down through Texas and Florida. With a team of over 800 employees, over 100 retail locations and 22 fill plants we pride ourselves in our customer service, expertise, assets and resources that allow us to reach a large and diversified customer base of the highest quality. Be the newest member of the AWG team!

American Welding & Gas, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.