Maintenance Technician

Location:

The Innovation and Development Division (IDD) drives the innovation strategy for the Hubs and Operations, and contributes to the Group's transformation. It is responsible for imagining, developing and incubating new solutions until they are brought to market, particularly when it comes to offers with a high technological content (including digital and IT). IDD gathers more than 3,000 employees from 70 nationalities at 60 sites.

• Pay:$30.00-35.00/hour
• Schedule: 3:30pm-12AM
• Comprehensive Family Benefits:Air Liquide 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 day 1.

The GM&T WBU delivers technological solutions (molecules, equipment and services) to support the new markets of energy transition, maritime logistics and scientific exploration, in order to accelerate Air Liquide sustainable growth.

To support the energy transition, GM&T brings environmentally friendly solutions to the clean energy market with hydrogen energy and Bio-Natural Gas for vehicles, refrigerated transport using nitrogen, but also the treatment and injection of Biogas into the energy grid as a local power source.

As a player of the deep tech sector, GM&T commercializes technologies dedicated to Space, Aerospace and scientific exploration. GM&T also supplies gases for players in of the maritime sector and provides logistics for cryogenic transportation by sea of value added molecules, such as helium. GM&T employs 1,800 people world-wide and generated a 2017 revenue of 372 million.

Our manufacturing facility, located in Newport, DE, is searching for a Maintenance Technician. This Technician will be working within our Maintenance Department and report directly to the Maintenance Supervisor.

The Maintenance Technician is responsible for executing emergency, planned, preventive, and predictive maintenance for all assets at the Newport facility. Military veterans are welcomed!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ideally, you will carry out corrective and preventative maintenance work orders (emergency and planned) in a safe and efficient manner

• Calibrate gauges, dials, and other indicators to ensure that equipment operation aligns with production or process standards

• Perform assigned component rebuilds and calibrations

• Provide technical interface and build alignment with contractors

• Facilitate the installation and/or modification/repair of chemical/mechanical/electrical processing equipment

• Repair and troubleshoot auxiliary equipment associated with all processing equipment and other facility equipment

• Recommend PM intervals based on repair data

• Recommend spare parts inventory levels

• Prepare Purchase Requisitions for needed parts

• Effectively follow the process flow within chemical processing equipment

• Follow specifications, job orders, work instructions, recipes and procedures to repair and install according to our ISO 9001:2015 quality system

• Document repair status in maintenance work management system

• Review and update Work Instructions as needed

• Maintain a clean and organized work area

• Engage in and complete all assigned training

• Support and foster safety and organization in the maintenance dept.

• Assure proper disposal of waste materials

• Become fully trained and follow all safety procedures for the operation and use of equipment

• Participate in Company safety programs

• Contribute to and advance Continuous Improvement programs

• Uphold all Company policies including safety, operating procedures, quality, attendance and proper on the job conduct

Required

• High School diploma or G.E.D. equivalent

• 3+ years Industrial Maintenance experience, preferably in chemical industry

• Experience in maintenance and repair of both building systems and manufacturing equipment

• Able to read and construct from a P&ID or Engineering drawing

• Basic electronic, carpentry, plumbing, and electrical skills

• Tube bending skills

• Basic Computer Knowledge

• Self starter who can manage workloads with minimum supervision

• Knowledge of electrical repair and maintenance

• Knowledge of mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic system troubleshooting and repair

• Machine shop experience

• Metal fabrication skills

• Ability to work in a team environment

Preferred

• Certified electrician

• Associates degree in Engineering Technology

• PLC and VFD Troubleshooting

• Instrumentation Installation, Setup, Calibration

Working Conditions

• Lift up to 50 pounds of materials, supplies, tools, fixtures and equipment from floor to elevated positions

• Reach and manipulate controls on equipment

• Perform work activities above ground level

• Perform work activities with production chemicals, adhesives and epoxies, using required personal protective equipment

• Occasionally perform outdoor work activities in all weather conditions

• Operate forklift and other material moving equipment

• Perform job duties at all times of the day within plant operation

• Ability to climb ladders, ability to medically pass a respiratory test and physical test in order to wear a full face respirator as required.

• Ability to hear vocal instructions and interactions, signals, alarms and work environment sounds

This position is identified as "safety-sensitive" and is subject to random drug testing in accordance with the current Drug and Alcohol Policy and/or state law.

The candidate must have valid unrestricted employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive 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 background. 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.