Josh Fassl

As a Cylinder Preparation Operator at Air Liquide, I was responsible for building cylinders for Research and Development, Production, and Customers. This involved working directly and remotely with Site planners, shipping, and the Inventory management team. I handled cylinders of various sizes, ranging from one pound to 50 liters of material, and ensured they were paired with the appropriate CGA output and valve. Attention to detail was crucial in my role, as any errors in the cylinder preparation process could have serious consequences for other operators down the line. I was adept at ensuring the correct PRD and valve torque, conducting proper leak checks, and ensuring thorough baking out of cylinders through the oven. In addition to my technical skills, I also utilized basic computer skills on a daily basis, including Microsoft Excel, SAP, Google Meet, Chat, and Gmail. As part of my responsibilities, I was also a member of the emergency response team, certified in bloodborne pathogens, CPR, First Aid, and the use of a defibrillator through Air Liquide's partnership with Blue Cross & Blue Shield. Overall, my experience as a Cylinder Preparation Operator at Air Liquide has equipped me with strong attention to detail, technical proficiency, and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Blending: These duties include making various recipes of juice and following exact measurements of both wet and dry materials. Within the process of making these different variety’s not all the specifications are alike and sometimes require the blender to make adjusts to certain materials to ensure that the batch is within specifications. The blender then checks his or her Specifications in MES and logs them into the computer, these test include Vitamin C, Brix, Acid, PH, and Haze, when all test is complete the blender and another blender sensory the juice to ensure that it is of upmost quality. The blender is then responsible for calculating all ingredient numbers and logging those numbers into SAP along with all the lot numbers associated with the materials used. These duties can include change overs and CIP’s and within the 12 hour shift a blender can potentially make up to 14 batches of juice per night. These duties span across three different work stations, Tetra which runs two lines at once but at slower speeds. Lines 22 which is all pre-shipped bottles varying from 10oz to 3L, and line 21 which is all blow molded 64oz bottles.

Floor: The reasonability of the Floor person is making sure that each line has all the proper ingredients available for them to complete their duties. When multiple concentrates are needed the floor person may be required to make a pre-blend, this is a mini recipe with one to four varieties of concentrates that gets mixed together and then pumped into each batch. When concentrates arrive in totes or drums it’s also this person’s responsibility to pump them into the proper silo. Driving a forklift is also necessity to perform these duties as you may be required to pull ingredients on pallets from racks that are three tiers high. SAP is also a major part, as every ingredient that is touched by this person is logged into SAP for Lot tractability and inventory accountability.

Tankers: This job includes receiving and unloading both wet and dry tanker trucks full of concentrates and dry sugar. When receiving you must first run test as like making a batch of juice to ensure the quality of the concentrate to confirm it is in fact the correct specifications from the supplier. Once again after all tests are complete the tanker person can unload the concentrate into the appropriate silo and log the ingredient into SAP for Lot and Inventory accountability. CIP’s that are performed by this individual can include concentrate receiving lines and silos, along with the dry sugar receiving system.