Plant Engineer

Airgas; Cleburne (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Family Benefits

Support for Parents

Future Security

Early Access

Job summary

Airgas in Texas is seeking a Plant Engineer to join our operations in Cleburne, TX. The role supports safety, reliability, and efficiency improvements across plant processes and equipment.

You will work with cross-functional teams to design, analyze, and implement cost-effective solutions, manage capital projects, and ensure regulatory compliance. Strong problem-solving, communication, and safety mindset are essential, with the ability to lead initiatives on-site.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering or equivalent technical degree.
• 1+ years of operational experience in an industrial setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel.
• Experience solving practical engineering problems under time constraints.

Responsibilities

• Supports and complies with safety, health, environmental procedures.
• Supports process safety and risk management practices.
• Defines and implements projects to improve safety, reliability, or efficiency.
• Designs plant processes and evaluates installations for efficiency.
• Plans utilization of production facilities to improve operations.
• May perform on-call engineering support as needed.

Skills

Operational experience

Team communication

Problem solving

Travel flexibility

On-call availability

Education

BS in Engineering

Job description

At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Engineer in Cleburne, TX!

We are looking for you !

• Comprehensive Family Benefits: 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 up to 14-week paid child birth benefits 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Engineering
• 1+ years of operational experience
• 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.
• 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
• Ability to write routine business reports and business correspondence in English.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employees and/or customers.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals using the English language.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
• 2+ years of operational experience
• Experience in the industrial gas industry