Cylinder Maintenance Technician

Linde Gas & Equipment; South Bend (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, disability, and life保险

Paid holidays and vacation

Employee discount program

Educational and professional growth

Additional compensation may vary

Job summary

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. in South Bend, IN is hiring a Cylinder Maintenance Technician for the 2nd shift.

You will inspect cylinders before filling, perform conversions, testing, and certifications, and operate a forklift to move cylinders while maintaining a safe work environment. Applicants should have a high school diploma or GED; gas industry or cylinder maintenance experience is preferred, and the ability to lift 40–70 lbs is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Experience in the gas industry or cylinder maintenance is preferred.
• Able to lift and handle up to 40–70 lbs.
• Mechanically inclined with a strong, self-motivated work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Perform visual and physical inspections on cylinders before filling to determine retesting or repair needs.
• Conduct cylinder conversions including de-valving, valving, stripping, and repairing valves.
• Operate hydrostatic and ultrasonic cylinder testers.
• Maintain required certifications to properly certify cylinders as retested.
• Operate a forklift to support material handling and movement of cylinders.
• Receive incoming cylinders, valves, and maintenance supplies; diagnose and repair neck leaks and safety-related leaks.
• Inspect and identify defective cylinders; scrap when appropriate.
• Perform painting, housekeeping, and light plant maintenance to maintain a clean and safe work environment.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Self-motivated

Manual handling

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift operation

Job description

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.

Cylinder Maintenance Technician

South Bend, IN, United States | req31806 Work Schedule: 2nd Shift

What you will enjoy doing*

• This role will require you to perform visual and physical inspections on cylinders before filling to determine whether retesting or repairs are required
• You will conduct cylinder conversions, including de-valving, valving, stripping, and repairing valves
• Operate hydrostatic and ultrasonic cylinder testers
• Maintain required certifications to properly certify cylinders as retested
• Operate a forklift to support material handling and movement of cylinders
• Receive incoming cylinders, valves, and cylinder maintenance supplies; diagnose and repair cylinder neck leaks and safety-related leaks
• You will nspect and identify defective cylinders, scrapping cylinders when appropriate
• Responsible for performing painting, housekeeping, and light plant maintenance tasks to maintain a clen and safe work environment

What Makes You Great

• You must have a high school diploma or GED
• Experience in the gas industry or cylinder maintenance is preferred
• You are able to lift and handle up to 40 - 70 lbs. as needed
• You are mechanically inclined with a strong, self-motivated work ethic

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

• Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package
• Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance
• Paid holidays and vacation
• Employee discount program
• Opportunities for educational and professional growth
• Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level

Build your future with us while making an impact every day!

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.