Plant Maintenance Technician

Plant Maintenance Technician

Location: Anchorage, AK - Arctic Spur - ASU

The Plant Maintenance Technician position supports the team with all Air Separation Unit (ASU) plant starts, shutdowns, and outage repair work. The position will help maintain all preventative maintenance for the Anchorage Fill Plant, Palmer Facility, and ASU in compliance with company policies and timelines. This role will also include partnering with the Field Service Technicians on larger-scaled projects that include Airgas facilities and customer sites.

Monitors and supports the safe operation of an Air Separation Facility which produces cryogenic products.

May be responsible for supporting the remote Vacuum Pressure Swing Absorption (VPSA) plants on a rotating basis while on call.

Contributes to the service, inspection, use, and maintenance of shop tools/equipment in accordance with manufacturers' recommended procedures.

Collaborates on on-call responsibilities with other operators to facilitate uninterrupted plant operations.

Performs quality control functions associated with products to foster quality assurance.

Prepares and maintains accurate records in accordance with all safety, quality, regulatory and production requirements, such as plant readings, and plant maintenance, etc.

Evaluates if immediate maintenance action is required and coordinates by informing the direct manager.

Proactively contributes to improving facilities (i.e. operations, reliability, and costs) while staying within budget and communicating with the Plant Manager.

Performs administrative functions, i.e. requisitioning, purchasing, production accounting, and (closure of PO's and receiving / time inputting) as needed.

Nurtures relationships with both internal and external customers in a professional manner. Works as a collaborative teammate with a wide variety of people with different perspectives and backgrounds, ensuring the job is completed successfully.

Balances workload to effectively support equipment at internal or external customer locations.

Installs, extracts, inspects, troubleshoots and repairs bulk tanks, valves and cryogenic pumps and performs operational tests after installation.

Operates and safely maintains equipment for pumping or repackaging gasses into cylinders.

Regularly inspects and maintains pumping apparatus, tanks, and valves and associated monitoring devices for the facility equipment and buildings.

Shares knowledge and provides guidance on technical questions from internal or external sources.

Consistent attendance is highly valued in this role. Based on the needs of the customer and service requirements, there may be opportunities for extended hours. Participates and follows requirements of the on-call program.

Maintains plant appearance with housekeeping responsibilities within the workspace.

Required Qualifications:

• Pre-employment and random drug testing and background screen applies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED required and equivalent six months relatable experience and education. College or technical degree is preferred.
• Desired minimum of one to three years of diagnostic and/or repair experience in some or all of the following is required: cryogenics, high pressure piping, brazing, programmable controls, pumping systems, mechanical aptitude and/or process instrumentation preferred.
• Demonstrates basic (piping, valves) understanding of Process Instrumentation Drawings and Process Flow Diagrams.
• Ability to read and follow company standard operating procedures.
• Strong mechanical aptitude with experience in the HVAC or plumbing industry and hands on welding/brazing skills.
• Able to understand piping and tank detail from manuals and mechanical drawings and/or P&ID's.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable standards for good manufacturing practices (GMP) set forth by the CGA, NFPA, NEC and other professional/regulatory bodies.
• Must be able to obtain DOT medical card