AG-Welder Repair Technician

Davita Inc.; Martins Ferry (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Welding Repair Technician in Martins Ferry, OH, responsible for maintaining and repairing welding equipment. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma and 2+ years of experience in electrical and electronics repair, with effective communication skills and mechanical aptitude. This role involves traveling to customer sites and managing an inventory of parts, ensuring timely and professional service.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

401k plan with company matching

Tuition reimbursement for employees' dependents

Paid time off for parental leave

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years related electrical and electronics repair experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Prior experience using SAP preferred.
• Ability to operate a forklift.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair welding equipment for Airgas and customers.
• Travel to customer sites for repairs and calibration.
• Maintain inventory of parts and documentation.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Detail oriented

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Job description

R10070022 AG-Welder Repair Technician (Open)

Location:

Martins Ferry, OH - Filling industrialHow will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?The Welding Repair Technician is responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing electrical, mechanical and control functionality of welding equipment for Airgas and Airgas's customers. This position will repair engine drives, inverters, transformers and automation equipment. The position is required to maintain an inventory of parts and supplies and maintain all required documentation including tracking of all work hours for appropriate customer billing.

• Travels to customer sites to troubleshoot and make necessary repairs , to perform routine/preventative maintenance (PM) and perform National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) traceable calibration on all types of Airgas equipment and products including, but not limited to:

  • Manual, robotic and semi-automatic Pulsed Metal Arc Welding (GMAW-P), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and Plasma Arc Welding (PAW) equipment including many custom semi-automatic systems.

  • Orbital tube and pipe welding systems.

  • High purity bulk and cylinder gas systems.

  • Integrated welding and motion control systems.

• Completes all service orders in a neat and timely fashion and obtains customer's signature on the order prior to leaving facility.

• Maintains company provided diagnostic equipment, tools and other equipment in clean, good working condition and within manufacturer's recommendations. Properly locks and secures the equipment at the end of each day.

• Maintains inventory of parts in the Airgas facility.

• Communicates routinely with manager on the job status, daily activities and condition of equipment.

• Communicates by phone and in person with vendors, customers, sales staff, store managers and others, providing information on repair times, ordering of parts and supplies, etc.

• Maintains database of and schedule of all calibration and PM's on Airgas and Airgas's customer equipment.

• Other duties as assigned.

________________________Are you a MATCH?

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Required Education/Licensing:

• High School Diploma or GED Required.

Required Length & Type of Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years of prior related electrical and or electronics repair experience preferably in a manufacturing environment.

• Prior experience using SAP preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Intermediate knowledge of Google suite applications and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel).

• 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.

• Demonstrated dedication to product quality and customer satisfaction with ability to represent Airgas to our customers in a professional and courteous manner.

• Ability to operate a forklift.

Physical Demands:

The characteristics listed below are representative of the physical demands required by an individual to successfully perform the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Employee will frequently be required to traverse through manufacturing and/or locations.

• Employee will frequently be required to actively listen and exchange information.

• Employee will be required to observe and assess equipment and information received via computer.

• Requires frequent use of a computer, telephone and operation of a motor vehicle.

• Able to detect leaking gas from cylinders.

• Regularly required to position self to equipment and ascend/descend.

• Regularly required to move up to 60 pounds and transport up to 800 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment.

Work Environment:

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Frequent local travel (85% of work time).

• Must be able to work flexible hours to meet customer needs and management expectations.

• Must be willing to be away from home for customer service calls and certification schools approximately 10% of the time (estimate 2 days per month)

• Must have reliable, appropriate transportation and valid US driver's license.

• Job requires visitation to various Airgas and customer sites that have varying environments/conditions, layouts, and accessibility.

• Environment may contain loud noises and/or odors that may last for an extended period of time or on a continual basis.

• Requires both indoor & outdoor environments in various seasonal weather conditions. Must be able to work in temperatures ranging from -10 to over 100 degrees.

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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.

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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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Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Please clickhere to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster andhere to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company's written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at [e-mail].

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