Maintenance Technician

Airgas is seeking a Maintenance Technician for one of our 7 Dry Ice facilities. The Maintenance Technician will assist with tasks such as performing equipment repairs and preventive maintenance on production equipment. At least one day available to work on weekends is required.

What’s in it for me?

Airgas offers HMO health plans, 401K and 2 weeks’ vacation as a new employee! Our employees can also take advantage of Life Insurance, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, sick time, Tuition Reimbursement and much more! If you are looking for a full-time permanent position, affordable healthcare, and career growth, we want to talk to you!

Responsibilities

• Performs repairs and installations on all plant production equipment.
• Completes preventive maintenance as assigned.
• Performs equipment inspections to ensure proper operation and safety.
• Communicates repair functions with production supervisors.
• Identifies and communicates safety hazards and quality deficiencies to maintenance management.
• Operates a forklift and / or pallet jack as needed to perform job functions.
• Enters data into maintenance and inventory software systems.
• Knows and complies with all safety and quality policies and procedures.
• Clean-up as required including, but not limited to, sweeping, washing, painting, trash removal and pick-up.
• Occasional assistance with production needs.

Qualifications

• Three (3) years experience in a production / manufacturing environment working in a maintenance capacity.
• High degree of technical aptitude and skill to learn the function and repair of plant production equipment.
• Self-starter able to take direction, problem solves to repair and maintain plant production equipment and systems.
• Good written and verbal skills with basic math skills (add ,subtract, multiply, divide).
• Proficient in data entry and manipulation of maintenance software and inventory systems.
• Able to operate a forklift safely and efficiently.
• Certified industrial refrigeration experience highly desired.
• High School or equivalent (GED) preferred.
• Formal training in one or more of the following : General Industrial Maintenance, Hydraulics, Industrial Electrical Systems, PLC Programming, Industrial Refrigeration, Compressors, Pneumatics.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before customers or associates.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Essential job function requires the routine lifting of items weighing at least 50 pounds. Turning wrenches requiring pulling strength. Ability to safely climb ladders and work overhead.
• Function safely in a noisy environment with safe, but elevated, levels of CO2 vapor present in the facility. Able to think clearly and troubleshoot during time-sensitive outages.

What is the work environment like?

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Unconditioned work space (i.e. warm in summer, cool in winter). Hazards require the use of personal protective equipment (i.e. hardhat, safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety shoes). Wet, oily floors create slipping hazards. Dry ice is extremely cold, and therefore requires that gloves be worn when directly handling dry ice.
• On-call and shift work required.