Praxair

Mechanical Technician-20002218

Posted on: 27 Jan 2021

Sweeny, TX

Job Description

Mechanical Technician-20002218



Description

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.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com.

Basic Function:

Provide planning and onsite support to the Sweeny, TX site, with a strong focus on safety and rotating equipment reliability. Perform routine maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, and equipment installation as required.

Performs all the administrative and reporting tasks of the position including:

* Maintains operating and maintenance history for all equipment as may be required.
* Prepares and maintains documentation such as EAM work orders, service reports and equipment records as required by Linde maintenance procedures and best practices.

Job Description:

* Performs a wide variety of skilled mechanical/millwright duties to install, troubleshoot, repair, and modify mechanical equipment and facilities.
* Uses a wide variety of hand, power, and machine tools to perform assignments.
* Troubleshoots and repairs mechanical equipment and systems requiring the isolation of the malfunction, disassembly of equipment and repair/replacement of bearings, gears, structural components, etc.
* Performs preventive maintenance on equipment and mechanical systems.
* Specific responsibilities include: Safely troubleshoot, repair, and maintain all rotating equipment and associated mechanical systems including compressors, pumps, fans, blowers, boiler systems, valves, and the ability to perform equipment alignments.
* Plan and execute maintenance tasks, and completion of all follow-up documentation.
* Complete some repairs of mechanical piping systems including threaded and welded pipe systems.
* Complete and document maintenance activities associated with predictive and corrective maintenance activities in a computerized maintenance database.
* Always maintain a high degree of personal safety and environmental awareness.
* Required to climb ladders, stairways and operate man-lifts for elevated work.
* Instructs contract personnel on safety rules and regulations and maintains constant surveillance to assure their compliance at all times.



Qualifications

* 5+ years experience in an industrial production environment

* Knowledge of skilled trades, Journeyman Millwright/Machinist experience preferred

* Reciprocating compressor knowledge preferred.

* High School education, associated degree preferred

* Ability to interpret equipment drawings required.

* Functional computer skills required.

* On-call ability required, 24/7 operations.

* Willing to support multiple facilities within the TX City/Gulf Coast area. Opportunities may exist for travel outside the region.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

Primary Location

Texas-Sweeny

Schedule

Full-time

Job

- Operationsx

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Praxair

Danbury, CT

Praxair, Inc. supplies gas to industries primarily located in North and South America. The Company produces, sells, and distributes atmospheric gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases, as well as process gases including carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronics gases, and acetylene. Praxair also supplies metallic and ceramic coatings and powders.