Plant Maintenance Technician I

Airgas Inc • Anchorage, AK

63d • Onsite

About The Position

Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Maintenance Technician I in Anchorage, AK! At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We are looking for you! The Plant Maintenance Technician position is responsible for assisting the Air Separation Unit (ASU) with all plant start, shutdowns, and outage repair work. This position will ensure all preventative maintenance for the Anchorage Fill Plant, Palmer Facility, and ASU are done in compliance with company policies and timelines. This role will also include assisting the Field Service Technicians with larger scaled projects that include Airgas facilities, and customer sites. Monitors and maintains the safe operation of an Air Separation Facility which produces cryogenic products. May be responsible for monitoring the remote Vacuum Pressure Swing Absorption (VPSA) plants on a rotating basis while on call. Assist in the service, inspection, use, and maintenance of shop tools/equipment in accordance with manufacturers' recommended procedures. May share on-call responsibilities with other operators to facilitate uninterrupted plant operations. Performs quality control functions associated with products to maintain quality assurance. Prepares and maintains accurate records in accordance with all safety, quality, regulatory and production requirements, such as plant readings, and plant maintenance, etc. Determines if immediate maintenance action is required and acts appropriately by informing the direct manager. Takes initiative to improve facilities (i.e. operations, reliability, and costs) while staying within budget and communicating with Plant Manager. Performs administrative functions, i.e. requisitioning, purchasing, production accounting, and(closure of PO's and receiving / time inputting) as needed. Interacts with both internal and external customers in a professional manner. Works as a team player with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds ensuring the job is completed satisfactorily. Prioritizes workload to maximize time spent working on equipment at internal or external customer locations. Installs, extracts, inspects, troubleshoots and repairs bulk tanks, valves and cryogenic pumps and performs operational tests after installation. Operates and safely maintains equipment for pumping or repackaging gasses into cylinders. Regularly inspects and maintains pumping apparatus, tanks, and valves and associated monitoring devices for the facility equipment and buildings. Answers technical questions from internal or external sources. Regular and predictable attendance is essential in this role. May be required to work long hours based on the needs of the customer and service requirements. Participates and follows requirements of the on-call program. Maintains plant appearance with housekeeping responsibilities within the workspace. Airgas associates are expected to act with care, adapt to our environment and engage to trust and grow - core tenets within the Be, Act, Engage framework of employee performance. All employees are expected to perform any reasonable work request that falls within the qualifications but not specifically described.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED required and equivalent six months relatable experience and education. College or technical degree is preferred.
• Demonstrates basic (piping, valves) understanding of Process Instrumentation Drawings and Process Flow Diagrams.
• Ability to read and follow company standard operating procedures.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with experience in the HVAC or plumbing industry and hands on welding/brazing skills.
• Able to understand piping and tank detail from manuals and mechanical drawings and/or P&ID's.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable standards for good manufacturing practices (GMP) set forth by the CGA, NFPA, NEC and other professional/regulatory bodies.
• Pre-employment and random drug testing and background screen applies.
• Regular and predictable attendance is essential in this role. May be required to work long hours based on the needs of the customer and service requirements. Participates and follows requirements of the on-call program.

Nice To Haves

• Desired minimum of one to three years of diagnostic and/or repair experience in some or all of the following is required: cryogenics, high pressure piping, brazing, programmable controls, pumping systems, mechanical aptitude and/or process instrumentation preferred.
• College or technical degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Air Separation Unit (ASU) with all plant start, shutdowns, and outage repair work.
• Ensuring all preventative maintenance for the Anchorage Fill Plant, Palmer Facility, and ASU are done in compliance with company policies and timelines.
• Assisting the Field Service Technicians with larger scaled projects that include Airgas facilities, and customer sites.
• Monitoring and maintaining the safe operation of an Air Separation Facility which produces cryogenic products.
• Being responsible for monitoring the remote Vacuum Pressure Swing Absorption (VPSA) plants on a rotating basis while on call.
• Assisting in the service, inspection, use, and maintenance of shop tools/equipment in accordance with manufacturers' recommended procedures.
• Sharing on-call responsibilities with other operators to facilitate uninterrupted plant operations.
• Performing quality control functions associated with products to maintain quality assurance.
• Preparing and maintaining accurate records in accordance with all safety, quality, regulatory and production requirements, such as plant readings, and plant maintenance, etc.
• Determining if immediate maintenance action is required and acts appropriately by informing the direct manager.
• Taking initiative to improve facilities (i.e. operations, reliability, and costs) while staying within budget and communicating with Plant Manager.
• Performing administrative functions, i.e. requisitioning, purchasing, production accounting, and(closure of PO's and receiving / time inputting) as needed.
• Interacting with both internal and external customers in a professional manner. Works as a team player with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds ensuring the job is completed satisfactorily.
• Prioritizing workload to maximize time spent working on equipment at internal or external customer locations.
• Installing, extracting, inspecting, troubleshooting and repairing bulk tanks, valves and cryogenic pumps and performs operational tests after installation.
• Operating and safely maintaining equipment for pumping or repackaging gasses into cylinders.
• Regularly inspecting and maintaining pumping apparatus, tanks, and valves and associated monitoring devices for the facility equipment and buildings.
• Answering technical questions from internal or external sources.
• Maintaining plant appearance with housekeeping responsibilities within the workspace.
• Acting with care, adapting to our environment and engage to trust and grow - core tenets within the Be, Act, Engage framework of employee performance.
• Performing any reasonable work request that falls within the qualifications but not specifically described.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.
• Progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children.
• 401k plan with company matching funds
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discounted college tuition for employees' dependents
• Airgas Scholarship Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees