Fleet Maintenance Technician

Global Helium is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Technician II - Global Helium and Rare Gases to join our team located in Ulysses, KS. The Helium Division distributes liquid and gaseous Helium for use in a variety of applications, including electronics, optical fibers, MRI/NMR, leak detection, and metal fabrication. Linde products, services, and technologies

The Fleet Maintenance Technician 2 – Global Helium and Rare Gases is responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

· Committed to personal safety and environmental accountability

· Must be professional

· Perform duties; as trained; under minimal supervision

· Excellent mechanical skills

· Safe handling of hazardous materials (liquid & gaseous helium)

· Communicates with the Maintenance Supervisor, location’s Operations, and logistics to determine priority of vehicles for preventative maintenance schedules, inspections, and repairs.

· Follows WOs, TVIR’s, Operations write ups.

· Monitor location’s tube trailers, liquid containers and chassis for repairs and retest.

· Follows work instructions (SOP), DOT/IMDG guides and manufacturer’s manuals to perform work properly.

· Utilizes daily Fill and Ship schedules, Preventative Maintenance Schedules, and Vehicle Inspection Reports to set repair work priorities.

· Basic Diagnostics/Repair mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, vacuum, and cryogenic piping problems.

· Performs body work to make containers serviceable or improve appearance. Welds, brazes, solders, bends, shapes, and bolts panel parts and fixtures; performs touch up and maintenance painting; applies brackets, plates, decals, and special equipment as needed.

· Basic knowledge in Vacuum and Cryogenics systems.

· Assists in part requisitions, materials, fuels, lubricants, tires, batteries, and other supplies as needed, maintains records of vehicle maintenance, parts used, requisitioned, and stored.

· Maintains garage's tools and equipment in good repair; keeps work areas clean and orderly; works safely, and follows, if applicable, the Hazardous Work Permit Procedure.

· Travel to remote locations for repairs and/or inspections.

· Assists in records maintenance as required by D.O.T. and Linde.

· Perform intermediate inspections on ISO containers.

Qualifications - External

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Associates or Tech School degree preferred.
• 2 years Maintenance technician 1 experience, or equivalent required.
• Basic computer skills; Microsoft Excel, Word, Email, Data entry, etc.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Ability to work on demand, which include evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to work safely around various types of rotating equipment.
• Must live/relocate within 45 miles of reporting location.
• Strong communication skills, interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships.
• Willing and able to travel (Up to 20%)
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit or to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

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 chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, 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, please visit our website at www.lindeus.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Application Question(s):

• Familiar with DOT/IMDG guides and manufacturer’s manuals
• Able to Safely hand hazardous materials (liquid & gaseous helium)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Maintenance Technician: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person