About Linde
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2019 sales of $28 billion (€25 billion). We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing and primary metals. Linde’s industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
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The United States Industrial Gas (USIG) division of Praxair, Inc. is currently seeking a Production Technician that will be based at our Marmet, West Virginia location. This position will report to the Plant Manager.
The overall objective of the Production Technician is to ensure safe and reliable operation of production facilities.
Key responsibilities:
Startup, operate, and maintain the air separation plant, nitrogen liquefier, and all associated tanks, controls, and truck fill systems. Troubleshoot plant shutdowns and perform corrective maintenance to allow plant restarts. Coordinate scheduling of planned maintenance and perform some preventative maintenance on plant components.
- Responsible for all plant instrument and electrical duties, in addition to performing Production Technician duties such as start/stop/troubleshoot equipment, assist with truck loading and other duties as required.
- Maintain and troubleshoot industrial instruments and analyzers including transmitters, PLC systems, meters, and automatic valves.
- Maintain and troubleshoot electrical systems and equipment (<600V) including Motors, Backup generators, UPS systems, Breakers, and Transformers. Knowledge of Switchgear control systems and functionally rack in-out breakers
- Coordinate and perform preventive maintenance based on established procedures.
- Complete and document preventative maintenance activities associated with instrumentation and quality assurance programs.
- Read and Maintain P&IDs and Schematic wiring diagrams in compliance with SOP’s, QA, and MOC policies.
- Ensure all FDA-QA annual functional testing requirements are met (i.e. isolation circuit test, etc.)
- Maintain spare parts inventory over systems assigned to their position as identified by management and or site superintendent.
- Understand Process Loop interaction and impact on the process.
- Demonstrate a good understanding of Allen Bradley PLC’s & diagnostics.
- Assist in outage planning development with area planner using MS Project.
- Use RCA methodology on failures and support plant reviews
- Prepare and execute projects to improve facility availability and reliability
- Schedule and direct contractor activities in all related areas covered above when required
This position requires a combination of office work and field work. The technician will support the operation of our facilities to ensure they are maintained in a safe, reliable and environmentally friendly manner. The job requires a rotating on-call status. Some overtime, holiday, and afterhours work will be required. Employee must be able to access elevated electrical and mechanical equipment via ladders, scaffolding and man-lifts. Position may also require providing turnaround support within the region. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are needed to develop working relationships with maintenance and operations personnel in a team environment.
Source: Indeed.com
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