What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cylinder Preparation Technician position at Air Liquide?
Located in Morrisville PA
Company Presentation
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Entity / Business
Air Liquide Electronics innovative electronic materials respond to increasingly challenging customer demands for improved mobility, connectivity, computing power and energy consumption. We offer ultra pure carrier gases, a wide range of specialty gases and advanced precursor molecules, enabling equipment for safe distribution, purification and on-line purity control. On site, manufacturers rely on our expertise in providing full management of these gases, advanced molecules and equipment and in helping to continuously improve production processes.
Electronic Specialty Gases (ESG) is a focused product line within the larger Air Liquide Electronics (ALE) organization that specializes in providing a diverse portfolio of highly purified specialty gases to our customers. The ESG product line is poised for strong growth over the coming years as leading semiconductor companies are making multi-billion dollar investments to expand manufacturing capacity in the United States and globally. The Morrisville PA plant is expanding its chemical process engineering and technical team to ensure it is well poised for these growth opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Prepare compressed gas cylinders for use as required per work order and following all applicable procedures. Preparation will include primarily internal cylinder shot blasting but can also include: acid & water washing, dressing outlet cylinder threads, painting, stamping, re-valving, pressure testing, vacuum bake and/or leak checking.
- Select the proper packaging for a given product with minimal supervision.
- Follow written protocols and determine proper preparation procedures for a given product grade and service.
- Perform minor inspections and/or preventive maintenance on equipment and understand when to initiate proper escalation of equipment issues.
- Maintain general work area as per 5S methodology.
- Understand and comply with all applicable HS&E Standards and regulations including, but not limited to: PPE, Forklift Operations, Lock Out/Tag Out Program, Respiratory, Confined Space Entry, etc.
- Daily inspection and operation of a forklift, jack pallet truck and other cylinder movement type equipment.
- Provide information for and initiate proper reporting procedures for all safety and quality issues per on-site policies.
- Assist in the maintenance and improvement of applicable site-specific procedures and protocols.
- Accountable for the safety of all persons and the general public surrounding facility. Safety is a condition of continued employment.
- Train Cylinder Preparation Tech Level I employees
- Satisfactorily complete Cyl Prep Tech Level I local OJT minimum requirements within 12 months in job grade.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Good mechanical skills and aptitude
- Ability to accurately perform basic arithmetic calculations
- Experience in the semiconductor or chemical/specialty gas field, military technical/mechanical rating or nuclear field, or equivalent industry is preferred
- Full range of motion and ability to lift a minimum of 25 pounds
- Evidence of previous work in a successful team environment
- Self motivated to learn
- Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to give instructions clearly
- Ability to understand, abide by and enforce stringent safety rules
- Ability to understand, abide by and enforce stringent safety rules