Maintenance & service Technician

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.  

Reimagine What’s Possible 

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse, and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.  Currently, we have an immediate opening for a Maintenance Technician position at its Decatur Alabama Facility.

What's In It for You: 

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment) 
• 401k with 100% vested company core and match  
• Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time  
• Paid Parental leave (Up to 4 weeks for both parents) 
• Backup Child and Adult Care benefit 
• Adoption assistance  
• Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare) 
• Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D 
• Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage  
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program) 
• Many more supplemental benefits available 

On our team, you will work as part of the overall plant team to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable execution of plant machinery operation and maintenance. Our technicians are primarily responsible for the planning and execution of routine mechanical maintenance, as designated by the SAP maintenance program, and non-routine maintenance as and when required. You will provide the hands-on mechanical services, performing a variety of mechanical related activities on continuous production machinery such as compressors, turbines, heat exchangers, pumps, pressure relief valves, and pressure systems.
 

Key responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

• Ensure that all plant mechanical facilities are maintained to a safe and serviceable condition, so that they can consistently attain their performance targets
• Responsible to perform routine, preventative, and corrective maintenance on an assortment of pumps, compressors, and turbines.
• Accountable to perform assigned Critical activities as per Process Safety requirements
• Update maintenance records, investigation findings & prepare relevant reports
• Work with technical staff and plant management to solve plant and equipment problems as they arise in the safest & most effective way
• Oversee contractors completing field work to ensure work is completed to company standards.
• Initiate purchasing procedures when necessary to ensure sufficient quantities of replacement parts and supplies are on hand at all times.
• Perform non-routine maintenance duties as necessary or as directed by Supervisor to ensure minimum production downtime and maximum operator safety.
• Assist in the proper storage and disposal of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste according to Company policy and applicable regulatory agency guidelines
• Provide support for Turnaround execution in related Process Units.
• Serve as primary point of contact with various outside suppliers who provide support services.
• Become qualified as a Crane Lift Supervisor
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe environment.
• Finish training activities successfully and on time.
• This is a safety sensitive position.

Minimum Hiring Requirements:

• High school diploma, or equivalent required
• 4 + years of experience in a plant environment with mechanical troubleshooting, including piping, pneumatic, and electrical systems
• Familiar with compressors, turbines, pumps (multistage), valves, and fans (fin fans)
• Completion of recognized mechanical apprenticeship or other Trade/Technical degree in a related field is highly desirable
• Knowledge of industry safety regulations and operating practices
• Good interpersonal and good verbal and written communications skills
• Must be able to work as an individual contributor or as part of a team as the work dictates.
• Demonstrated commitment to safety.
• Ability to use MS Office programs and knowledge of SAP or other computer-based Maintenance Programs
• Ability