AG-Cryo Field Service Tech

Airgas•El Paso, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The AG-Cryo Field Service Technician installs, maintains, and removes cryogenic pressure vessels and associated equipment at Airgas and customer facilities serving industrial, medical, specialty gas, and welding markets. Work includes equipment for gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, helium, hydrogen, acetylene, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide. The technician also installs, maintains, and removes related cryogenic and gaseous systems, performs scheduled preventative maintenance and emergency corrective maintenance, and conducts site surveys to determine suitable equipment placement and sizing. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with travel and overnight stays as needed. The role requires availability for 24-hour on-call duty and travel away from home for up to five days at a time.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, plus one to three years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Regularly lift and move more than 60 pounds with the aid of material-handling equipment.
Safely use electrical and manual hand tools.
Be willing to stay away from home for up to five days at a time, Monday through Friday, for installations, trouble calls, and certification schools.
Be available for 24-hour on-call duty.
Work in confined areas to run piping for customer-use lines and fill lines.
Have valid U.S. employment authorization and not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Be detail-oriented when completing daily paperwork and maintaining customer records.
Read and comprehend written and computer-generated documents.

Nice To Haves

Prior industry experience.
Prior cryogenic or field service technician experience.

Responsibilities

Install, maintain, and remove cryogenic pressure vessels at Airgas customer locations.
Install, maintain, and remove associated cryogenic equipment, including vaporizers, cryopumps, final lines, gas mixers, auto-changeovers, external alarm panels, exterior piping, and telemetry units.
Install, maintain, and remove gaseous systems, including nitrogen generators or membranes, air compressors, high- and low-pressure reserve systems, auto-switchovers, and fill-plant systems.
Perform regularly scheduled preventative maintenance checks on Cryogenic Department assets.
Perform emergency corrective maintenance on Airgas-owned and customer-owned assets.
Conduct site surveys at prospective customer locations to determine equipment placement and sizing.
Complete daily paperwork and maintain customer records.