Area Plant Maintenance Technician

How will you CONTRIBUTE

and GROW?The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for the upkeep of machinery, production equipment as well as building maintenance support.

The position will also support cost savings initiatives, process improvements and efficiency gains.

In particular, you will :

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.

Other duties as assigned.

Are you a MATCH?

High School Diploma or GED Required.

Minimum of 3 years of prior related mechanical repair experience preferably in a manufacturing environment.

Formal training in one or more of the following : General Industrial Maintenance, Hydraulics, Industrial Electrical Systems, Compressors, Pneumatics.

Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook).

Must have general mechanical aptitude.

Ability to plan a logical approach to troubleshooting and repairing equipment.

Demonstrated knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in all units of measure using whole numbers, fractions and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratios, and percent.

Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Ability to read and comprehend manuals, schematics, material safety data sheets and instructions.

Self-starter; self-motivated; operates with a sense of urgency; ability to work independently and under pressure to meet deadlines.

Detail oriented with the ability to complete handwritten compliance documentation neatly and accurately.

Ability to operate a forklift.

We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children, including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

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.