Production Technician

Airgas•Clarksville, TN

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Plant Technician operates and controls equipment used in air separation, vacuum swing absorption, and carbon dioxide plants. The role is also responsible for the care and maintenance of plant mechanical, instrumentation, and electrical devices and equipment. The position is based in Clarksville, Tennessee, and involves a rotating 12-hour shift, with some travel for training (less than 25%). The job posting states that the role is not on call, while its responsibilities also mention sharing on-call responsibilities and covering shifts when needed. The technician works with plant equipment and processes including high-voltage electrical equipment, compressors, pumps, motors, valves, cryogenic equipment, process-control systems, and water-treatment equipment. The role includes routine and preventative maintenance, basic equipment rebuilding and calibration, documentation in a CMMS, learning the air separation unit process, and assisting nearby plants during shutdowns or preventive-maintenance activities.

Requirements

Advanced technical training in chemical plant operations, including refrigeration, screw compressors, reciprocating compressors, water treatment, absorption beds, desiccant dryers, analyzers, and other process equipment.
Understanding of control-valve functions and systems used to control flows and pressures on industrial tanks.
Experience troubleshooting equipment in a plant environment.

Nice To Haves

Five to ten years of industrial plant or cryogenic plant experience preferred.
Carbon dioxide plant or related industrial experience is a plus.
Understanding of water-treatment principles and equipment is a plus.
Basic understanding of refrigeration systems is a plus.
Basic understanding of air separation and associated technologies is a plus.
Electrical or instrumentation background is a plus.

Responsibilities

Operate and control equipment used in air separation, vacuum swing absorption, and carbon dioxide plants.
Care for and maintain plant mechanical, instrumentation, and electrical devices and equipment.
Work around high-voltage electrical equipment, compressors, pumps, motors, and valves.
Work with cryogenic process equipment, including pumps, repair valves, and replace hoses.
Perform basic disassembly and rebuilding of mechanical equipment.
Change out pumps and mechanical seals; collect vibration readings and oil samples; and grease rotating equipment.
Perform basic low-voltage electrical-system maintenance and calibrate process-control loops and readouts.
Calibrate transmitters and replace transmitters.
Perform preventative maintenance tasks and document them in the CMMS system.
Remove and install motors and pumps.
Learn the air separation unit process.
Cover shifts when needed and share on-call responsibilities, as described in the responsibilities section.
Assist nearby plants during shutdown or preventive-maintenance activities.
Travel for training, at less than 25%.