Nitrous Technician I

US11365-AIRGAS Nitrous Oxide Corp.; Tooele (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401k with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

Parental leave

Job summary

Airgas is seeking a Nitrous Technician I at the Tooele, UT nitrous oxide facility. The role involves operating, maintaining, and monitoring plant equipment to ensure stable production processes; involves loading materials and filling cylinders with precision, and documenting all safety and process steps.

The position requires physical work, ability to lift up to 25 pounds regularly and up to 100 pounds occasionally, and working in a loud, outdoor environment with exposure to chemicals.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• At least two years of related experience and/or training.
• Ability to read/interpret safety rules, manuals, and technical drawings; write routine reports.
• Basic arithmetic, fractions, decimals, rates, ratios, and percentages; interpret bar graphs.
• Operate fabrication equipment (drill presses, saws, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Safely operate startup and shutdown, monitor gauges to maintain stable processes.
• Perform preventative maintenance and repairs to ensure facility reliability.
• Maintain operating logs and records for clear communication and safety.
• Load/unload raw materials and finished products via bulk trucks using hoses and pumps.
• Manage chemical replenishment and residue removal to maintain cleanliness.
• Execute cylinder filling with vacuuming, purging, and accurate filling.
• Use detector tubes and gas chromatography to ensure product conformance.

Skills

Safety rules interpretation

Documentation

Arithmetic & graphs

Operate fabrication equipment

Communication

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Tools

Fabrication tools operation

Job description

R10098455 Nitrous Technician I (Open) Location: Tooele, UT (N2O) - N2O primary production

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative. At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

Schedule: Swing (7:00 am - 7:00 pm - week 1/ 7:00 pm - 7:00 am week 3)

• Airgas offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• Support for Parents: We offer a 14-week paid child birth benefit to support growing families.
• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
• Early Access: Your benefits start after just 30 days of employment.

Airgas is looking for a plant operator for our Nitrous oxide facility. To perform this job successfully, we are looking for the ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Support Plant Operations: Safely operate equipment, including startup and shutdown, while monitoring gauges and indicators to maintain stable manufacturing processes.
• Equipment Care & Maintenance: Perform preventative maintenance and repairs, ranging from minor belt adjustments to major compressor overhauls, to ensure facility reliability.
• Process Documentation: Diligently maintain operating logs and records to foster clear communication and safety across the team.
• Materials Stewardship: Facilitate the loading and unloading of raw materials and finished products via bulk trucks, using specialized hoses and pumps.
• Facility Support: Manage chemical replenishment in polishing towers and ensure residue removal to maintain high standards of facility cleanliness.
• Precision Cylinder Filling: Execute the vacuuming, purging, and filling process for cylinders used in the electronics industry with a focus on accuracy.
• Quality Excellence: Utilize detector tubes and GCs to ensure all products meet conformance standards, contributing to our commitment to excellence.

Physical Demands: The physical demands here are essential to the role, with reasonable accommodations available. The position requires the ability to stand, walk, and use hands to handle tools or reach with arms. Candidates should have the capability to regularly lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally move up to 100 pounds with provided equipment. This role involves working near mechanical parts and in various weather conditions; specific vision (color, depth, and focus) and sensory awareness (hearing/smell) are necessary for safety and quality control.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and regularly risk exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Required Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or GED
• Experience: At least two years of related experience and/or training.
• Communication: Ability to read/interpret safety rules, manuals, and technical drawings. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Mathematics: Proficiency in basic arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division). Ability to work with fractions, decimals, rates, ratios, and percentages. Ability to interpret bar graphs.
• Technical/Manual Skills: Must be able to operate fabrication equipment (drill presses, saws, etc.).
• Problem Solving: Ability to use "commonsense understanding" to follow instructions and solve problems involving multiple variables in standard situations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Mechanical Background: Specific experience in maintenance or mechanical fields.
• Technical Literacy: Being "computer literate" is explicitly noted as a plus.
• Advanced Interpretation: While reading manuals is required, the specific ability to interpret diagrams and drawings is highlighted as an additional skill.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision plans, short-term and long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), pre-tax commuter transportation benefit, parental leave, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave, and paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees.
• 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.
• Associates who are members of collective bargaining units should review their bargaining agreement to determine whether they are eligible for some or all of the benefits described here and to see any special terms or conditions for eligibility.

Your DIFFERENCES enhance our PERFORMANCE At Airgas, we are committed to building a 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.

About Airgas

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions. Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients. Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently. In turn, you’ll find a welcoming workplace where you’re valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career — whatever path you choose.

Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Airgas 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].