Plant Maintenance Technician

Airgas; Fallsington (Bucks County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays, vacation, sick time

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Airgas is hiring a Plant Maintenance Technician in Fairless Hills, PA. The role focuses on maintaining and optimizing plant equipment, inspecting tanks, valves, and pumps, and ensuring compliance with FDA, Safecor, and DOT standards. On-call and 4x10s schedule with on-site work.

The job requires hands-on welding, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing skills, with a strong emphasis on safety and regulatory adherence and occasional travel to customer sites for equipment support.

Qualifications

• At least one year of arc and gas welding experience; two years in industry preferred.
• Experience with electrical circuits, motors, compressors, pumps and drives in an industrial setting.
• Valid Driver's License is required.
• Post-secondary education equivalent to a one-year technical college is a valued asset.

Responsibilities

• Installs, inspects, and optimizes bulk tanks, valves, and cryogenic pumps; tests after installation.
• Operates and maintains equipment for pumping or repackaging gases into cylinders.
• Monitors pumping apparatus, tanks, valves, and monitoring devices.
• Responds to technical questions from internal or external sources and travels to customer sites as needed.
• Ensures safety and regulatory compliance; reports accidents promptly to management.
• Maintains plant cleanliness and operates forklifts and related warehouse equipment.
• Repairs and overhauls equipment following blueprints, schematics, and manuals.

Skills

Arc welding

Gas welding

Plumbing

Carpentry

Masonry

Electrical circuits

Motors

Pumps

Drives

Driver's license

Education

High School Diploma

One-year technical college

Tools

Welding equipment

Pipefitting tools

Job description

R10098824 Plant Maintenance Technician (Open)

Location:

Fairless Hills, PA - Middle Dr - ASU

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.

Airgas is Hiring for a Plant Maintenance Technician in Fairless Hills, PA!

We are looking for you!

$32/hr & Up DOE

M-F Days 4 ten hour days -- ON Call Required.

• 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 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

The Plant Maintenance Technician preserves and optimizes the facility, machinery, buildings, and equipment used in compressing and liquefying gasses. You will collaborate with internal and external customers to answer technical questions regarding Airgas equipment. This role is also essential in keeping the plant in alignment with all FDA, Safecor, and DOT regulations.

Ideally, you bring a commitment to company policies, including safety and the thoughtful use of personal protective equipment.

• Installs, extracts, inspects, and optimizes bulk tanks, valves, and cryogenic pumps, ensuring successful operational tests after installation.
• Operates and carefully maintains equipment for pumping or repackaging gasses into cylinders.
• Regularly monitors and maintains pumping apparatus, tanks, valves, and associated monitoring devices.
• Builds alignment by answering technical questions from internal or external sources.
• Ensures any accident or injury is promptly and transparently reported to management.
• Fosters safe and efficient operations through periodic checks of the Plant.
• Operates a forklift, pallet jack, and other warehouse equipment.
• Contributes to a neat, clean, and orderly plant appearance.
• Operates a vehicle to travel to customer sites to support equipment needs as required.
• Optimizes equipment in the plant such as compressors, scrubbers, instrument panels, and electrical equipment, following blueprints, schematics, and maintenance manuals, using hand tools, welding equipment, and testing instruments.
• Tests equipment to identify and resolve causes of trouble using standard test meters.
• Systematically disassembles equipment using hand tools and power tools.
• Welds, brazes, burns, and solders parts with precision.
• Adjusts and replaces pipes and equipment using pipefitting tools.
• Optimizes instrument control panels, rectifiers, motors, switches, and other electrical equipment.
• Repacks compressors and pumps.
• May operate metalworking tools to create or improve parts.
• Changes filtration materials as required to ensure quality.

We look for these duties to be performed in alignment with company policies and procedures, complying with all federal, state, local, and DOT regulations.

Maintains a professional personal and vehicle appearance to represent the brand with excellence.

Required Qualifications:High School Diploma. Post secondary education equivalent to a one year technical college or equivalent is an asset.

• At least one year of knowledge and experience of arc and gas welding with at least two years industry experience is preferred. Competent in plumbing, carpentry and masonry work.
• Experience working with electrical circuits, motors, compressors, pumps and drives in an industrial setting.
• A valid Driver's License is required for this role.
• Preferred Qualifications:Post-secondary education equivalent to a one-year technical college or similar background is a valued asset.

Benefits

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, 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.

Additionally, we offer our eligible employees a 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