Veterans Preferred - Field Service Technician

Company: Airgas
Location: Worcester
Posted on: May 1, 2025

Job Description:

Military Veterans are Encouraged to Apply. -R10060311 Field Service Technician (Open)

Location:
Worcester, MA - 199 SW Cutoff - Bulk cryo logistics - ANC

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Position Title: Field Service Technician

- Worcester, MA
- Travel 50%
- Company Vehicle and Gas Card Provided
- Overnight Travel Required

The Field Service Technician has the responsibility for the operation and control of equipment used in air separation, vacuum swing absorption and carbon dioxide plants; also accountability for the care and maintenance of plant mechanical, instrumentation and electrical devices and equipment. The position will provide support to various types of processing plants in order to support startups, training and leave coverage for normal production technicians.

- Monitors and maintains the safe operation of an Airgas Production Facility which produces cryogenic or gaseous products.
- Controls flow purities, pressures process using HMI/PLC system. May include remote monitoring of small plants and trips to sites to restart and troubleshoot operating problems.
- When providing operational support coverage, prepare and maintain accurate records in accordance with all safety, quality, regulatory and production requirements, such as plant readings, plant maintenance, instrument calibrations in alignment with local instructions and systems.
- Maintain and troubleshoot, instrumentation systems, and calibrations in accordance with manufacturers' instructions, local work instructions and governing regulations.
- Install, maintain, adjust and repair manual, pneumatic, electric and electronic measuring, recording, and regulating instrumentation.
- Maintain, troubleshoot and perform maintenance on compressors, pumps, turbines, valves, motors, and other plant equipment
- Perform quality assurance functions associated with products to maintain quality assurance according to local instructions and as needed during coverage events.
- Maintain calibration standards, including inspection, testing and measuring
equipment as well as calibration gas cylinders.
- Perform routine and non-routine analytical calibrations and adjustments.

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Are you a MATCH?

- High school diploma or equivalent. Technical or Associate's Degree is a plus.
- Minimum of two (2) years of industrial field service experience, preferably in
refrigeration, commercial HVAC, gas generation systems.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
- Ability to perform regulator repairs, repair piping/liquid leaks, is a plus.
- Ability to read blueprints and design specifications, manufacturer drawings, architectural drawings related to bulk delivery sites associated with customer installations.

- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, material safety data sheets, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to perform mathematical calculations.
- Lives by Airgas safety programs, OSHA, and all related rules, regulations, procedures which are applicable to this position's responsibilities.
Preferred:
- HVAC or refrigeration certification or American Society Safety Engineers (ASSE)
Medical Gas Credentials are a plus.
- Prior electrical, welding, brazing experience is a plus.
- Experience with bulk and medical gas and cryogenic systems and equipment is a plus.

- Electrical up to 480V is required

- Use of multi meter is required

- Pay Range: $30 - 45/hr depending on experience

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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, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children, including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

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Your differences enhance our performance

At Airgas, we are committed to building 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 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.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company's written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com .

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