Location: Bloomington, TX

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $17.20 $23.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: 12-hour shifts, 48 hours/week
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. [Export-control compliance required. See recruiter for eligibility details.]

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This position has responsibility for operating a cryogenic Air Separation Unit (ASU). The production technician is responsible for maintaining plant production, operating efficiency, regulatory compliance, and safety.

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Duties:

• Monitors and maintains the safe operation of an Air Separation Facility which produces cryogenic products. Controls flow purities, pressures, and process using SCADA/HMI/PLC system.
• Works with management to maximize production and efficiency to meet the needs of our customer base, adjusting flows and production rates.
• Reads and interprets technical drawings and manuals.
• Performs quality assurance functions associated with products to maintain quality assurance. Prepares and maintains accurate records in accordance with all safety, quality, regulatory, and production requirements, such as plant readings, plant maintenance, instrument calibrations, etc.
• Identifies potential problems from collected data.
• Performs complex plant functions, including DERIME and warm plant start-ups. Performs preventive and corrective maintenance throughout the entire plant to include compressors, pumps, turbines, valves, motors, electrical equipment, and other plant equipment.
• Responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating process and system problems to restore efficient operations, including PLC, DCS, and other computer interface stations; control valves, pneumatic and electronic control equipment, and instruments.
• Takes initiative to improve facility (i.e., operations, reliability, and costs) without direction. Performs administrative functions, i.e., requisitioning, purchasing, production accounting, and payroll record-keeping (closure of POs and receiving/time inputting).
• Operate the Air Separation Unit, perform daily rounds, assist in truck loading, perform water sampling & testing, etc.

Safety and Regulatory Compliance:

• Requires 100% compliance with all safety policy and procedures, and cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) training and techniques to prevent lost time or serious injury to others.
• Maintain a high degree of safety by employing safe work habits.
• Promotes and develops safe work behaviors through the use of existing policies and procedures and an emphasis on safety behavior management techniques.
• Assists with safety incident investigations, including near misses, using root cause analysis leading to recommended corrective actions to eliminate recurrences.
• Ensures applicable regulatory (OSHA, EPA) requirements are met, and applicable training and recordkeeping is performed to meet departmental and location requirements.

Quality/Technical Support:

• Performs maintenance of instrumentation, electrical systems, compressors, pumps, turbines, valves, motors, and other plant equipment. Complies with maintenance of environmental, safety, quality assurance, and FDA compliance systems and programs, including spare parts, preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance.

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• Critical thinking ability to work independently to troubleshoot, diagnose & solve issues with process and plant equipment.
• Requires the use of considerable judgment to recognize plant process problems and interpret malfunctions to make decisions accordingly.
• Requires the ability to use common hand tools and test equipment necessary for repairing and replacing mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment.
• Must be able to work overtime and off shifts when requested.
• Must be able to share on-call responsibilities to facilitate uninterrupted plant operation.
• Must have the ability to work alone, weekends, and holidays.
• Requires continuous mental and visual attention to operate equipment and make repairs and adjustments.

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• Water Treatment understanding the water treatment principles and equipment is a plus.
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