Plant Engineer

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• Comprehensive 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 employment.

Responsibilities

• Supports and complies with all safety health and environmental procedures directed by local and corporate personnel and safety departments.

• Supports and complies with all process safety management and risk management plan practices.

• Supports operation permit reporting and monitoring requirements in compliance with federal state and local rules and regulations.

• Define design specify control costs and implement projects generated by a technical problem or unique plant requirement to improve safety reliability or efficiency.

• Designs plant processes consisting of instruments controls engines machines and mechanical thermal hydraulic or heat transfer systems utilizing and applying knowledge of engineering principles.

• Recommends changes in process to effect the greatest economy in production methods and material cost.

• Evaluates field installations and recommends design modifications to eliminate malfunctions and improve efficiency.

• Sets up and conducts tests of complete units under operational conditions and analyzes test results in relation to design specifications modifies or adjusts equipment to meet specifications.

• Plans utilization of production facilities to improve efficiency of operations.

• Directs coordinates and exercises functional authority for planning organization control integration and completion of engineering projects within the area of assigned responsibility.

• Studies engineering and technical publications to keep abreast of technological changes and development in industry.

• Provides technical support for plant production and maintenance as required.

• Makes a report of plant engineering activities to the Plant Manager.

• May perform special tasks as requested by Plant Manager and Corporate officials.

• Provides on-call assistance to plant personnel.

• Supports all personnel policies directed by local and corporate personnel.

• Supports plant DCS system.

• Develops economic cost justification for capital improvements.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Engineering

• 1 years of operational experience

• Ability to work with all levels of personnel

• Ability to perform under stress and time constraints

• Comfortable in both Corporate and Field environments

• Problem solving ability necessary to define design specify control costs and implement projects generated by a technical problem or unique customer or field production requirement.

• Has full range of motion and ability to lift 55 lbs.

• Can travel for extended periods of time (1 to 15 days) with little advance warning

• Must be reachable 24/7

• Ability to write routine business reports and business correspondence in English.

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees and/or customers.

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals using the English language.

• Ability to work with all levels of personnel

• Ability to perform under stress and time constraints

• Comfortable in both Corporate and Field environments

• Problem solving ability necessary to define design specify control costs and implement projects generated by a technical problem or unique customer or field production requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

• 2 years of operational experience

• Experience in the industrial gas industry

Benefits

We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental and vision plans short-term and long-term disability life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance Employee Assistance Program (EAP) pre-tax commuter transportation benefit parental leave vacation sick time floating holidays jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.

Additionally we offer our eligible employees a 401k plan with company matching funds tuition reimbursement discounted college tuition for eligible employees dependents and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.

Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE

At Airgas we are committed to building a workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees our customers patients community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants regardless of their race gender sexual orientation religion disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

About Airgas

Airgas an Air Liquide company is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial medical and specialty gases as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18000 associates Airgas fosters a culture of safety customer success sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas take initiative and make decisions.

Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide a world leader in gases technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66500 employees Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team you play an important role in the success of your team making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and turn youll find a welcoming workplace where youre valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career whatever path you choose.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Airgas does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact us by email at

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