Plant Maintenance Technician

Airgas•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Maintenance Technician repairs, services, and maintains facilities, buildings, machinery, and equipment used to compress and liquefy gases. The technician works collaboratively with internal and external customers to answer technical questions about Airgas equipment and supports plant compliance with FDA, Safecor, and DOT regulations. The role involves inspecting, diagnosing, installing, extracting, testing, and repairing equipment such as bulk tanks, valves, cryogenic pumps, compressors, scrubbers, instrument panels, and electrical equipment. Work follows blueprints, P&IDs, maintenance manuals, and company procedures, and may require use of hand and power tools, welding equipment, pipefitting tools, and testing instruments. The technician also operates and maintains equipment used to pump or repackage gases into cylinders, conducts plant safety and efficiency checks, and travels between plants in an Airgas truck to perform maintenance and installations as needed. The technician is expected to follow company safety policies and applicable regulations, report accidents or injuries promptly, maintain a clean and orderly plant and professional vehicle appearance, and perform reasonable work requests within their qualifications. The position is based at the Phoenix, Arizona Riverview filling industrial location.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, and equivalent six months of related experience and education.
One to three years of diagnostic and/or repair experience in some or all of the listed areas is desired; the posting also describes this experience as preferred.
Basic understanding of process instrumentation drawings and process flow diagrams, including piping and valves.
Ability to read and follow company standard operating procedures.
Strong mechanical aptitude, with experience in the HVAC or plumbing industry and hands-on welding or brazing skills.
Ability to understand piping and tank details from manuals, mechanical drawings, and/or P&IDs.
Ability to understand and apply applicable good manufacturing practice standards set forth by the CGA, NFPA, NEC, and other professional or regulatory bodies.
Completion of pre-employment and random drug testing and a background screen.

Nice To Haves

College or technical degree.
Experience with cryogenics, high-pressure piping, brazing, programmable controls, pumping systems, mechanical work, and/or process instrumentation.

Responsibilities

Support adherence to company policies, safety standards, and personal protective equipment requirements.
Install, extract, inspect, diagnose, and repair bulk tanks, valves, cryogenic pumps, compressors, and other equipment; perform operational tests after installation.
Operate and safely maintain equipment used to pump or repackage gases into cylinders.
Regularly inspect and maintain pumping apparatus, tanks, valves, and associated monitoring devices.
Answer technical questions from internal and external customers about Airgas equipment.
Promptly report accidents or injuries to management.
Conduct periodic plant checks to support safe and efficient operations.
Operate a forklift, pallet jack, and other warehouse equipment as needed.
Maintain a neat, clean, and orderly plant environment and a professional personal and vehicle appearance.
Travel between plants in an Airgas truck to perform maintenance and installations as needed.
Maintain and repair plant equipment, including compressors, scrubbers, instrument panels, and electrical equipment, using blueprints, P&IDs, maintenance manuals, hand tools, welding equipment, and testing instruments.
Test equipment to identify root causes and solutions using standard test meters.
Disassemble equipment using hand and power tools.
Weld, braze, and solder parts as needed.
Repair and replace pipes and equipment using pipefitting tools.
Adjust and service instrument control panels, motors, switches, and other equipment.
Repack compressors and pumps.
Operate metalworking tools to craft and repair parts as needed.
Change filtration materials as required and update maintenance request tools.
Perform duties in accordance with company policies and procedures and applicable federal, state, local, and DOT regulations.
Perform other reasonable work requests that fall within the employee’s qualifications.