Job Description

Overview

The Cylinder Processor role at Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. involves processing medical and industrial gas cylinders according to established guidelines, conducting inspections, and maintaining quality control documentation. Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, committed to providing high-quality solutions and technologies across various markets.

Responsibilities

  • Process medical and industrial gas cylinders using established plant guidelines and procedures.
  • Conduct cylinder inspections to determine need for retesting or repairs through visual, physical, and odor tests.
  • Check for cylinder quantities, styles, and products, and fill any necessary product.
  • Load and unload product from weekly shuttle truck.
  • Operate and maintain cylinder scales and associated equipment.
  • Prepare warehouse transfer orders and accompanying paperwork for shipment.
  • Enter quantities, styles, and products filled into the computer to justify stock inventory.
  • Complete and maintain quality control documentation as per company and governmental procedures.
  • Operate a forklift truck and other plant vehicles.

Requirements

  • High school degree or GED.
  • More than one year of experience in a plant or manufacturing environment.
  • Strong mechanical background is desired.
  • Good leadership, problem solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Lancaster, TX, United States
  • Work Schedule: 1st Shift

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Disability
Life Insurance
PTO

How this job compares in Lancaster, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 20% below the $28/hr median for welding jobs across Texas, where the middle half runs $23–$35/hr across 455 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 24% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Lancaster, TX

Lancaster, TX currently has 7 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 6 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,322 other active welding openings from 712 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Lancaster, or widen the search to Texas.

Linde Gas & Equipment currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Lancaster, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Cylinder Processor figures were last recalculated when this page was built.