Lead Welder Repair Technician

Location:

In particular you will:

• Travels to customer sites to troubleshoot and make necessary repairs , to perform routine/preventative maintenance (PM) and perform National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) traceable calibration on all types of Airgas equipment and products including, but not limited to:

• Manual, robotic and semi-automatic Pulsed Metal Arc Welding (GMAW-P), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and Plasma Arc Welding (PAW) equipment including many custom semi-automatic systems.

• Orbital tube and pipe welding systems.

• High purity bulk and cylinder gas systems.

• Integrated welding and motion control systems.

• Completes all service orders in a neat and timely fashion and obtains customer's signature on the order prior to leaving facility.

• Communicates routinely with manager on the job status, daily activities and condition of equipment.

• Communicates by phone and in person with vendors, customers, sales staff, store managers and others, providing information on repair times, ordering of parts and supplies, etc

• Train other technicians.

• Maintains company provided diagnostic equipment, tools and other equipment in clean, good working condition and within manufacturer's recommendations. Properly locks and secures the equipment at the end of each day.

• Maintains database of and schedule of all calibration and PM's on Airgas and Airgas's customer equipment.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum 5 years experience in welding repair.

• Frequent local travel (85% of work time).

• Must be able to work flexible hours to meet customer needs and management expectations.

• Must be willing to be away from home for customer service calls and certification schools approximately 10% of the time (estimate 2 days per month).

• Must have reliable, appropriate transportation and valid US driver's license.

• Demonstrate dedication to product quality and customer satisfaction with ability to represent Airgas to our customers in a professional and courteous manner.

• Regularly required to move up to 60 pounds and transport up to 800 pounds with the aid of material handling equipment.

• Comfortable working outdoors in extreme weather conditions

• Ability to plan a logical approach to troubleshooting and repairing equipment.

• Welding certification preferred but not required.

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We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children, including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

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Your differences enhance our performance

At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

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We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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