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Axelon Services Corporation is hiring: AGAS Production Technician ASU in Blythev

Axelon Services Corporation, Blytheville, AR, US

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(Job Title: AGAS Production Technician ASU)

(Location: Armorel, AR)

(Pay: 18 Months)

  • Shift Details: Swing shift, 12-hour shift from 7am-7pm Central Time
  • Duration of Assignment: 18 months
  • Position Type: Onsite position
  • Assignment Address: 4326 Client 919, Armorel, AR 72310
  • Working Conditions: Control room and outside
  • OSHA PPE Required: Hard hat, safety glasses, steel toe boots
  • Chemicals Involved: Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon

General Summary:

  • The primary function of this job is the safe operation and maintenance of Merchant Gas production facilities.
  • Responsible for maintaining plant production, operating efficiency, regulatory compliance, and safety.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Works unattended completing basic activities to operate the plant and supervise site activities when more senior techs or facility manager is not available.

Operational Duties:

  • Perform outside/truck loading, basic board operations, compressor start-up and shutdown.
  • Perform Air Separation Units (ASU)/Nitrogen Liquefaction Unit (NLU)/Liquid Carbon Dioxide (LCO2)/High Pressure Nitrogen (HPN) warm plant start-ups (H2 cold) and routine Vacuum Swing Adsorption (VSA) start-up, if applicable.
  • Perform minor maintenance activities, maintain local spare parts, issue basic Safe Work Permits, implement basic Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) and lead pre-job briefing.
  • Apply process safety programs to operations including Management of Change (MOC), participate in root cause analysis for incidents, troubleshoot equipment for root cause of abnormal situations, calibrate analyzers if applicable, and document incidents in Intelex.
  • Ensure on-site contractors, vendors, guests, or visitors meet site-specific training requirements and document them, supporting Hold Harmless & Insurance Policies and Procedures.
  • Perform administrative functions as delegated by the Plant Manager.
  • Comply with all local and federal regulations and company policies, including Management of Change (MOCs), Pre-Startup Safety Review (PPSRs), and Qualified Integrators and Resellers (QIRs).

Communication & Collaboration:

  • Interact with national and local product scheduling to meet customer requirements and ensure timely documentation and reporting.

Safety and Regulatory Compliance:

  • Adhere to company policies, safety guidelines, and procedural standards, instilling safety in others and modeling good safety practices.
  • Complete the Safety Pledge and introductory Health, Safety, Environmental and Social (HSES) training.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Associates degree desirable or technical training (or equivalent experience) required.
  • 1 year of related (ASU) operations experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • Knowledgeable in plant Human Machine Interface (HMI) screens and/or control stations.
  • Knowledgeable in the work order process.
  • Ability to implement site Emergency Action Plan.
  • Ability to operate the plant (including remote facilities) in steady state/normal operation and take action in emergencies.
  • Ability to update downtime in Systems Applications and Products (SAP) and/or Lucene Image Retrieval (LIRE).
  • Ability to operate a back-up system independently.
  • Understand plant Interlock schedules and resulting actions.
  • Communicate effectively in English at the 12th grade level.
  • Demonstrate understanding of P&IDs and can draw plant process schematic from memory.
  • Mechanically inclined.

Physical Demands:

  • Willing to work rotating shifts and be on call as needed.
  • Must wear required PPE including hardhat, safety glasses, safety shoes/boots, ear protection, and possible respirator protection.
  • Must be able to lift 60 lbs.
  • Willing to travel as needed for training or to support other sites.
  • Adhere to notification procedures for vacation scheduling, floating holidays, and personal days off.
  • Fill in for vacations and emergency shift relief coverage as needed.

Work Environment:

  • Frequent regional travel and moderate overnight travel required.
  • Must have reliable transportation. xrczosw
  • Job requires visitation to various Airgas and customer sites with varying environments and conditions.