Plant Operator

Get a Better Job At Industrial Source and Make Things Happen! We are a third-generation, family-owned Oregon company operating a portfolio of market-leading businesses, including Industrial Source, National Extinguisher Service, National Fire Fighter Corp., LPM Systems, and ADCOA, serving industrial, medical, safety, fire protection, and packaging customers across the Pacific Northwest. Built on integrity, long-term relationships, innovation, and a hands-on operating culture, our company values disciplined growth, operational excellence, and doing things the right way. Our Plant Operator with Medical Oxygen Focus plays a critical role in supporting healthcare customers by safely preparing, filling, and handling medical oxygen cylinders in a highly regulated environment. This position is ideal for someone who values accuracy, consistency, safety, and meaningful work that directly impacts patient care and community health. Shift is Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. What You’ll Do You’ll be responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient production of medical oxygen and related gases while supporting daily plant operations. Safely fill medical oxygen and compressed gas cylinders following DOT, FDA, and company procedures. Prepare cylinders for filling, including evacuation and contamination prevention. Perform pre-fill and post-fill inspections to ensure product quality and safety. Conduct basic gas analysis testing (purity, dew point, quality) as assigned. Verify cylinder requalification test dates and overall cylinder condition. Remove old labels and apply accurate FDA-compliant medical labels. Maintain accurate production logs, quality records, and compliance documentation. Stage, organize, and track cylinders by size, gas type, and production sequence. Support inventory flow to ensure medical oxygen availability and on-time deliveries. Assist with loading and unloading delivery trucks as needed. Maintain a clean, safe, and organized plant environment. Follow all safety policies and participate in ongoing training and cross-training. Who You Are Safety-driven and detail-oriented with a strong sense of responsibility. Reliable and consistent with attendance and punctuality. Comfortable following written procedures and regulatory requirements. Team-oriented and willing to support production goals. Calm, professional, and accountable in a fast-paced industrial environment. Motivated to learn technical skills and grow within operations. Energized by the challenge of making a difference. What You Bring Dependability: arrive at work on time, each day, happy, ready to work hard and help your teammates…is critical. Dedication to safety. Enthusiastic about teamwork. Genuinely care about our customers and giving the best customer service. Committed to accuracy with data through use of a handheld scanning device. Willingness to adjust when customers need us and have the agility to flow where the work is needed. Confidence to act decisively in a fast-paced deadline-sensitive environment. Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating procedures, and manuals. Basic math skills (weights, measurements, percentages). Basic computer skills for inventory and documentation systems. If you are a motivated, enthusiastic self-starter with the ability to prioritize your own workload, and work independently, all while maintaining safety and regulatory agency standards, this job is for you! Physical: We do have lifting requirements up to 75lbs frequently, with assistance. **Cylinders are made of steel; by design they are heavy and awkward to move. Visit our website @ www.industrialsource.com to learn more about our products, services, and companies. We're a distributor involved in sales and service within many industries. If you don’t get excited about our products, you most likely won’t enjoy the work. Work Environment Industrial plant setting with exposure to moving machinery and airborne particles with moderate noise.· Frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping, and cylinder handling. Regular lifting up to 75 lbs; occasional lifting up to 100 lbs with assistance. Requires full use of vision (color, depth, peripheral) and manual dexterity. Why Us? Serving the Pacific Northwest since 1945, we are a 3rd generation family-owned, dynamic company and a recognized leader in the markets we serve. We take great pride in hiring the best people and focusing on our customers. We help people succeed by rolling up our sleeves and delivering the best service and expertise we can, and by being the trusted partner our customers and employees can count on. We are a team that cares, we’re interesting, high-performing, and fun. Our company fully participates in employee development, and we give as much control to employees over what you do when and where. We’re also consistently rated as a great place to work. People here love what they do. What it’s Like to Work @ Our Company We’re committed and eager learners, conscientious workers, and we put others first. We believe in helping people succeed, because when our people thrive, so do our customers, families, and communities. Our workplace and benefits are designed to support a sustainable, healthy relationship with your work. Our Core Values speak to how we live: Integrity | Family | Fun | Sustainability | Independence | Community We have great benefits, a fun environment, and above-market compensation. We’re proud of our collaborative culture, where people roll up their sleeves and deliver the best service possible for our customers and each other. You’ll join a team that values growth, learning, innovation, and long-term relationships. To Apply If you’re looking for a career—not just a job—and you want to make a lasting impact on a respected Oregon company, we’d love to hear from you. Please email us your resume, or you can complete a job application on our Industrial Source website. We’re looking forward to hearing from you! Job Type: Full-time Pay: $24.00 - $25.00 per hour Benefits: 401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid sick time Paid time off Paid training Parental leave Profit sharing Referral program Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance Work Location: In person