Cryogenic Plant Operations Technician

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. operates a liquid cryogenic production facility in the North Texas region, offering hands-on experience in plant operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and cryogenic production as part of a safety-focused team.

The role emphasizes monitoring processes, data collection, preventive maintenance, and supporting outages, with regional travel and on-call duties. The position requires a high school diploma and mechanical aptitude.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude.
• Basic understanding of electrical, instrumentation, or mechanical maintenance.
• Ability to monitor equipment and process conditions and assist troubleshooting.
• Comfortable working with HMIs and plant monitoring software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Willingness to travel regionally and work extended hours during outages.

Responsibilities

• Monitor plant operations and interface with the HMI to monitor process conditions, adjust plant parameters, and perform trend analysis.
• Support the loading of liquid cryogenic products for customer deliveries.
• Gather, record, and maintain operating data and plant logs.
• Collect water samples and perform routine testing.
• Perform preventive maintenance and minor corrective maintenance on plant equipment and systems.
• Perform routine equipment checks, including vibration monitoring, oil sampling, and other condition-monitoring activities.
• Travel to regional standalone gaseous nitrogen plants to complete operating logs, inspections, and maintenance activities.
• Operate a forklift for loading and unloading freight and materials.
• Support planned and unplanned plant outages, including extended hours or weekend work when required.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to mandatory call-ins as scheduled.
• Follow safety procedures and contribute to zero injuries and incidents.
• Maintain high standards of integrity, professionalism, teamwork, and respectful communication.
• Take on additional operational and maintenance responsibilities as business needs evolve.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical basics

HMI familiarity

Data logging

Teamwork

Safety mindset

Forklift skills

Travel ready

Problem-solving

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. operates a liquid cryogenic production facility in the North Texas region, offering hands-on experience in plant operations, maintenance, troubleshooting, and cryogenic production as part of a safety-focused team.

The role emphasizes monitoring processes, data collection, preventive maintenance, and supporting outages, with regional travel and on-call duties. The position requires a high school diploma and mechanical aptitude.