Plant Engineer

Airgas; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Airgas is seeking a Plant Engineer in Clarksville, TN. This role involves designing and overseeing plant processes, ensuring safety and efficiency, along with providing technical support to production and maintenance teams. Candidates should possess a BS in Engineering and relevant experience.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) plan with company matching

Tuition reimbursement for employees' dependents

Paid holidays and sick time

Generous parental leave policy

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of operational or engineering experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designs plant processes to improve safety and efficiency.
• Evaluates field installations and recommends design modifications.
• Maintains compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving ability

Education

BS in Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical preferred)

Job description

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, the nation's leading single-source supplier of gases, welding and safety products is seeking a Plant Engineer in Clarksville, TN.

Known locally and nationwide, our distribution network serves more than one million customers of all sizes with a broad offering of top-quality products and unmatched expertise.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

• Supports and complies with all safety, health, and environmental procedures directed by local and corporate personnel and safety departments.
• Supports and complies with all process safety management and risk management plan practices.
• Supports operation permit reporting and monitoring requirements, in compliance with federal, state and local rules and regulations.
• Define, design, specify, control costs and implement projects generated by a technical problem or unique plant requirement to improve safety, reliability, or efficiency.
• Designs plant processes consisting of instruments, controls, engines, machines, and mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, or heat transfer systems, utilizing and applying knowledge of engineering principles.
• Recommends changes in process to effect the greatest economy in production methods and material cost.
• Evaluates field installations and recommends design modifications to eliminate malfunctions and improve efficiency.
• Sets up and conducts tests of complete units under operational conditions and analyzes test results in relation to design specifications, modifies or adjusts equipment to meet specifications.
• Plans utilization of production facilities to improve efficiency of operations.
• Directs, coordinates, and exercises functional authority for planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of engineering projects within the area of assigned responsibility.
• Studies engineering and technical publications to keep abreast of technological changes and development in industry.
• Provides technical support for plant production and maintenance as required.
• Makes a report of plant engineering activities to the Plant Manager.
• May perform special tasks as requested by Plant Manager and Corporate officials.
• Provides on-call assistance to plant personnel.
• Supports all personnel policies directed by local and corporate personnel.
• Supports plant DCS system.
• Develops economic cost justification for capital improvements.

NOTE: The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of supervisors to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility.

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

Education and Experience

• BS in Engineering Required (Mechanical or Chemical preferred)
• 1-5 years of operational or engineering experience a plus

Skill Set / Knowledge / Expertise

• Solution-oriented, with excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to gain technical knowledge in operation and maintenance of Air Separation, CO₂, VSA and Onsite N2/O2 Plants.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work with all levels of personnel
• Ability to perform under stress and time constraints
• Comfortable in both Corporate and Field environments
• Problem solving ability necessary to define, design, specify, control costs and implement projects generated by a technical problem or unique customer or field production requirement.

Physical Requirements

• Has full range of motion and ability to lift 55 lbs.
• Can travel for extended periods of time (1 to 15 days), with little advance warning
• Must be reachable 24/7

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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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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 click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here 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].

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Project Management, and Production

• Industries

  Chemical Manufacturing, Utilities, and Oil and Gas

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

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