Location: Braddock,PA, USA
Job Summary
As an Operations Technician, your?primary?responsibilities?will include maintaining a?safe, efficient and?reliable?operation of a chemical manufacturing process in accordance with local, state and federal regulations. Your activities will include?following through?on preventative, corrective and preventative maintenance.
Why Messer?
Messer is the world's largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.
The true strength of Messer is our people-at every level and in every role.
Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.
Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter.
Principle Responsibilities:
Safety:
* Understand?and adhere to company?safe?work policies.
* Apply the HWP process, LOTO and energy isolation procedures as?required?for company and contractor personnel.
* Follow EMOC procedure for all changes to process and operating procedures.
* Maintain site orderliness.
* Perform safety indoctrinations for contractors
Reliability:
* Utilize Computerized Maintenance?Management?System (SAP) to?implement, document and continuously improve equipment preventative and corrective maintenance?plans.
* Support?Zone Production Manager, utilizing systems to document all corrective actions issued to the site from Audits and Incidents review (when applicable).
* Inventory oversight to include spare parts inventory
* Collect trends in equipment condition monitoring tasks; vibration readings
Process Operation and Efficiency:
* Assist Shutdowns, Start-ups, de-rime, and production state changes for plant(s) in area.
* Apply the Hazardous Work Permit (HWP) process, Lock Out, Tag Out (LOTO) and energy isolation procedures
* Troubleshoot process problems to identify equipment maintenance requirements
* Perform water treatment tasks
* Accept on call duty and?overtime?as?required
Required?Skills:
* Math - Basic algebra, fractions/percentages, unit?conversion.
* Personal computer proficiency
* Excellent?interpersonal abilities and?organizational?capability
* Self-started, self-motivated
* Mechanical aptitude and ability to work with simple mechanic's hand?tools.
* Familiar with codes and standards associated with wiring and conduit.
* Basic?understanding?of electrical hazards and safety, and ability to troubleshoot electrical systems, with?support?from central engineering.
* Basic?understanding?of pneumatically actuated valves and control systems.
* Understanding?of all trip and interlock?logic?protecting people and equipment.
* Ability to interpret engineering drawings including P&IDs and PFDs.
* Ability to interpret electrical drawings including Single line diagrams.
* Able to navigate a documentation?system to find relevant work instructions, forms, and?supporting?documentation.
* Ability to complete all preventive maintenance jobs according to best practice.
* Capable of operating a forklift, and/or overhead crane, and/or man?lift?according to company policy.
* Reside within a?reasonable?distance of plant.
Qualifications:
* HS Diploma or GED
* Min. 1 year of relevant experience in a related process plant operations reliability activity
* Physically able to perform all duties required which may involve among other things: bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing ladders, and lifting and carrying loads of up to 50 lbs.
* Ability to climb to heights over 200 ft above grade and work effectively.
* Valid driver's license
* Capable of distinguishing different colors.
About Messer:
Messer's safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.
We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization - the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.
If you need assistance with the application or would like to request accommodation, call (877) ###-####.