Breathing Air Technician

24Hr Safety, LLC; Geismar (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

24Hr Safety, LLC in Geismar, Louisiana is looking for a Breathing Air Technician responsible for in-house services and client turnarounds. The role includes maintaining breathing air systems, performing inspections, and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

Qualified candidates must have a minimum high school diploma, 3+ years of air pack maintenance experience, and possess strong attention to detail. Overnight travel and on-call availability are required for this full-time position.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of air pack maintenance experience.
• Electrical experience preferred.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor low and high-pressure breathing air systems.
• Perform routine maintenance on breathing equipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.

Skills

Air pack maintenance

SCBA maintenance

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Education

High school diploma or G.E.D.

Job description

Position Summary

The Breathing Air Technician is responsible for in‑house services and/or client turnarounds.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for monitoring low pressure and high-pressure breathing air
• Ensure packs are current and not expired
• Offer rigup services in an industrial environment
• Provide routine inspection and maintenance of breathing air regulators and reducers
• Receipt, inspection, cleaning, servicing, reassembling and testing of various SCBA (Self‑Contained Breathing Apparatus) and other respiratory equipment and breathing air equipment in accordance with approved testing and service procedures
• Completes thorough documentation of services rendered and equipment in service
• Stocks shelves with clean, tested and ready‑to‑use equipment and pulls, stages, and loads customer orders onto trucks for delivery
• Maintains work area and other areas in a clean and orderly condition
• Additional duties as assigned

SAFER Competencies

• Sincere and committed to customer service & safety
• Accurate and productive to support quality
• Fearlessly ethical, fair and consistent to ensure organizational integrity and safety compliance
• Empowered to support engaged growth by ensuring team collaboration, development and motivation
• Ready & urgent subject‑matter leader

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or G.E.D.
• 3+ years of air pack maintenance experience (6‑ or 12‑pack)
• Previous SCBA maintenance experience required
• Electrical experience preferred
• Minimum 23 years old
• No plant restrictions
• Rig‑up experience highly preferred
• Experience supporting safety conditions within petrochemical and/or oil and gas plant environments
• Valid driver’s license and clean driving record
• Ability to submit to and pass drug and background screening
• OSHA and industrial certifications preferred
• Current TWIC card
• Excellent reading, writing and verbal skills in English
• Strong attention to detail required
• Ability and willingness to work with little to no supervision
• Ability to work with all levels of management and employee population in a professional manner
• Willingness to travel a must
• Must be flexible to work long hours including on‑call, weekends and holiday schedule

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and stand; reach; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk, climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
• The employee will be required to work in varied temperatures: heat and cold workspaces.
• Must be able to distinguish between colors.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

This is a full‑time direct‑hire employment opportunity. The employee must be willing to work weekends and holidays as needed. Overnight travel likely. Additional hours may be required. On‑call availability required.

Travel

0–15 %.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities. We recognize each individual’s potential to offer significant contributions to our organization’s growth and stability.

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