Plant Operator – Air Separation Unit
Airgas Inc.
This is a Contract position in Fairless Hills, PA posted December 16, 2021.
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Location: Fairless Hills, PA
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Travel: 10%
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Work Schedule:This open position is for a day shift schedule; Must be able to work rorating shifts if needed. Must be able to share on-call responsibilities with other Operator Technicians to facilitate uninterrupted plant operation. Must be within 60 minutes of the normal commute to the plant for facilitating plant emergency needs. Must have the ability to work swing shifts, work alone, weekends, and holidays.
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Houly Pay Rate: Over $28.00/hr
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
This position has responsibility for operating a cryogenic Air Separation Unit (ASU). The Production Technician is responsible for maintaining safety, plant production, operating efficiency and regulatory compliance.
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Monitors and maintains the safe operation of an Air Separation Facility which produces cryogenic products
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Controls flow purities, pressures and processes using SCADA/HMI/PLC system
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Work with management to maximize production and efficiency to meet the needs of our customer base by adjusting flows and production rates
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Reads and interprets technical drawings and manuals
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Performs quality assurance functions associated with products to maintain quality assurance
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Prepares and maintains accurate records in accordance with all safety, quality, regulatory and production requirements, such as plant readings, plant maintenance, instrument calibrations, etc.
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Responds to plant/production disturbances (on-call)
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Performs complex plant functions, including derime and warm plant start-ups
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Performs preventive and corrective maintenance throughout the entire plant to include compressors, pumps, turbines, valves, motors, electrical equipment, and other plant equipment
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Troubleshoots, repairs and calibrates process and system problems to restore efficient operations, including PLC, DCS, and other computer interface stations; control valves, pneumatic and electronic control equipment and instruments
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Takes initiative to improve facilities (i.e. operations, reliability, and costs) without direction
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Performs administrative functions, (i.e. requisitioning, purchasing, production accounting, and payroll record-keeping, closure of PO’s and time inputting)
Qualifications
Are you a MATCH?
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED), two years technical college or military technical experience and 2 plus years of operating an Air Separation Plant or related industrial experience
- Critical thinking – ability to work independently to troubleshoot, diagnose & solve issues with process and plant equipment
- Requires the use of considerable judgment to recognize plant process problems and interpret malfunctions to make decisions accordingly
- Requires the ability to use common hand tools and test equipment necessary for repairing and replacing mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment
- Water Treatment – understanding the water treatment principles and equipment is a plus
- Refrigeration – A basic understanding of refrigeration systems is a plus
- Air Separation – A basic understanding of air separation and associated technologies is a plus
- Basic to Moderate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) as well as Google applications (Gmail, Drives, Docs, Sheets and Present)
About Airgas
Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products.
Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions.
Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 associates globally.
Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment.
Your differences enhance our performance
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 welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
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