Maintenance Technician - La Porte, United States - Air Products and Chemical

Air Products and Chemical

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La Porte, United States

2 weeks ago

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Description

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
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc

(NYSE:

APD), a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases, is seeking an experienced
Maintenance Technician / Millwright **at our La Porte, TX facility.

The facility assets include HyCO/Syngas plant, an Air Separation Unit, and a Liquid Hydrogen unit.

These units provide a variety of industrial gas products to Air Products extensive array of customers through various pipelines and truck loading stations.

A background in maintaining pumps, mechanical seals, vessels, filters, strainers, exchangers, piping, relief valves, gear drives, and reciprocating and centrifugal compressors or turbines is essential for this position.

The La Porte facility is a 24/7 operation and incumbent must be willing to work overtime as required, and willing to take 24 hour on call responsibilities on a rotating basis.

The Maintenance Mechanical Technician / Millwright will be responsible for maintaining / troubleshooting all equipment and facility maintenance.

You will provide necessary technical and hands on support to continuously improve plant rotating and stationary equipment integrity, reliability, cost, and on-stream performance.

Core Responsibilities and Duties

Participate actively in department/plant safety programs. Promote safety rules and regulations as well as environmental compliance.
Perform and/or supervise routine and breakdown inspection, repair, troubleshooting, modification, installation and commissioning of mechanical equipment such as centrifugal and reciprocating compressors, cryogenic pumps, gear drives, steam turbines, vessels, heat exchangers, centrifugal expanders
Develop work scopes for equipment repair and overhaul.
Prepare and provide technical reports. Enter information into CMMS system (SAP) to provide accurate documentation on equipment and information.
Provide the necessary technical leadership to continuously improve machinery condition and reliability.
Develop worn component refurbishment procedures and follow through on repairs and spare parts replacements based on Machinery Engineering recommendations.
Update and/or create maintenance manual/procedures for certain equipment as needed
Engage actively in a team environment, bring a positive attitude, maintain personal accountability, and provide mentoring and coaching for team member development.
Participate in the planning and execution of minor and major shutdowns. Provide technical and hands on support as required during shutdowns
Expectation to become an Air Products crane lift supervisor, to include rigging and flagging qualifications
Drive company vehicles safely
This is a Safety Sensitive Position.
Qualifications
Ability to perform alignments (Rotalign Pro or equivalent)
Ability to read drawings
Knowledge of various pumps and compressors
Knowledge of equipment lubrication practices & procedures. Preferred Level 1 Machinery Lubrication Technician (MLT) certification.
SAP or equivalent experience CMMS system a plus
Demonstrate the practice of safe handling of hand tools and hand power tools typically and commonly used in maintenance tasks
Practice and demonstrate working knowledge of safe rigging and lifting procedures
Understand the properties, behaviors, and hazards of the equipment
Experience in maintenance, startup, and commissioning of industrial rotating machinery and plant equipment
Experience in a petrochemical, manufacturing or military environment
Twoyear Associate degree in Mechanical discipline or relevant military experience
Practical knowledge of machinery overhauls and refurbishment
Good organizational skills, the ability to work alone if necessary, and the ability to lead a crew.
Supervisory skills/experience a plus
Demonstrated safe work skills, fundamental computer skills and the ability to work extended hours
On call rotation and must be willing to work overtime
Most be able to learn how to operate facility forklifts, manlift and shop overhead crane.

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to work in an industrial environment which includes climbing ladders and steps in elevated work, get on scaffolding, get on manlift type equipment and wear PPE such as full body harness
Must be able to wear supplied air and air purifying respiratory protection
Able to work in confined spaces
Able to lift 50 lbs
Must be clean shaven
Must be willing to work at a tobaccofree facility

This is a safety sensitive position.

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