Production Technician

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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 a 14-week paid child birth benefit 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

The Regional Production Plant Technician has the responsibility for the operation and control of equipment used in air separation vacuum swing absorption and carbon dioxide plants.; also accountability for the care and maintenance of plant mechanical instrumentation and electrical devices and equipment. The position will provide support to various types of processing plants in order to support startups training and leave coverage for normal production technicians.

Technical Support and Resolution

• Monitors and maintains the safe operation of an Airgas Production Facility which produces cryogenic or gaseous products.
• Controls flow purities pressures process using SCADA/HMI/PLC system. May include remote monitoring of small plants and trips to sites to restart and troubleshoot operating problems.
• When providing operational support coverage prepare and maintain accurate records in accordance with all safety quality regulatory and production requirements such as plant readings plant maintenance instrument calibrations in alignment with local instructions and systems.
• Maintain and troubleshoot instrumentation systems and calibrations in accordance with manufacturers instructions local work instructions and governing regulations.
• Install maintain adjust and repair manual pneumatic electric and electronic measuring recording and regulating instrumentation.
• Maintain troubleshoot and perform maintenance on compressors pumps turbines valves motors and other plant equipment
• Perform quality assurance functions associated with products to maintain quality assurance according to local instructions and as needed during coverage events.
• Maintain calibration standards including inspection testing and measuring equipment as well as calibration gas cylinders.
• Perform routine and non-routine analytical calibrations and adjustments.

Safety

• Requires 100% compliance with all Airgas safety policy and procedures and cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) training and techniques to prevent lost time or serious injury to others.
• Maintains a high degree of safety by employing safe work habits.
• Promotes and develops safe work behaviors through the use of existing policies and procedures and an emphasis on safety behavior management techniques.
• Assists with safety incident investigations including near misses using root cause analysis leading to recommended corrective actions to eliminate recurrences.
• Ensures applicable regulatory (OSHA EPA DHS) requirements are met and applicable training and recordkeeping is performed to meet departmental and location requirements.
• Complies with maintenance of environmental safety quality assurance and FDA compliance systems and programs including spare parts preventive predictive and proactive maintenance.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) two years technical college or military technical experience
• Valid drivers license to operate company vehicles.
• 21 years of age or over

Preferred Qualifications

• 5 years of Air Separation/CO2 Plant or industrial experience welcomed; basic understanding of refrigeration water treatment and related technologies is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills to collaboratively troubleshoot diagnose and resolve equipment issues using sound judgment.
• Experience with plant instrumentation measurement tools and calibration techniques.
• Ability to use common hand and test tools to repair mechanical electrical and electronic equipment.
• We are looking for flexibility regarding overtime off-shifts travel (up to 75%) extended onsite plant stays and weekend/holiday rotations.
• Dedicated focus and visual attention to operate equipment and complete repairs.
• Employee may be required to remain stationary for extended periods traverse office/manufacturing spaces actively listen exchange information and assess computer data.
• Requires use of computer telephone

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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