Lead Operations/Quality Tech

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How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Airgas is Hiring for a Lead Operations/Quality Technician in Oklahoma City, OK.

At Airgas, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity. We are invested in cultivating a dynamic and inclusive culture.

We are looking for you!

• $38-$42/hr.

• 5% Annual Bonus

• Schedule: Mon-Fri normal business hours, occasional nights and weekends

• On call responsibility

• Travel as business needs demand, around 5%.

Recruiter:  Tami Morgan / Tami.Morgan@airgas.com 

Excellent Benefits:

 Airgas offers a full benefits package that includes: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Paid Holidays, 14 weeks paid child birth benefit, 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance and much more! Benefits Start after 30 days of employment.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Job Description Summary: The Lead Operations/Quality Technician (LOQT) is responsible for the leadership of the quality function at the facility and the LOQT will assist the Plant / Facility Manager in the safe, reliable and efficient operations of the facility. 

The LOQT manages the processes that ensure that products and services are of the highest quality, while complying with all regulatory agencies and requirements including, but not limited to FDA, OSHA, EPA, DHS and company quality policies and procedures. 

Day to Day control and monitoring the processes to produce CO2, which
includes operating and controlling the following:

• Furnaces

• Compressors

• DCS monitoring systems

• Rotating Equipment

• Catalyst Reactors

• Water Treatment Systems (Cooling Water Systems)

• Pneumatically Operated and Manual Valves

• Troubleshoot, respond to operating conditions, respond to customer order rates, and process optimization

• Complete operator rounds, execute minor preventative maintenance, and
  support mechanical and instrumentation maintenance and projects.

• Permit work in the field and monitor contract partners

• Participate in Process Safety and Personnel Safety programs and implement site policies and regulations.

• This is a safety sensitive position.

Recruiter:  Tami Morgan / Tami.Morgan@airgas.com 

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Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must have a HS diploma or equivalent.

• A strong commitment to safety, working as a team, and operational excellence

• A self-starter with a strong work ethic

• Minimum of 3 years of experience within Quality Assurance in a processing environment.

• Extremely organized with demonstrated skills administering quality and technical programs, including being able to establish and maintain a plant filing system and control of engineering documents.  

• Working knowledge of Food Safety Programs including SQF & HACCP

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 year technical degree preferred and/or military or technical experience.  Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable.

• 2-years’ experience in a manufacturing or production environment with chemical processing or petrochemical preferred

• An associates degree in Process Technology or Engineering is advantageous and may be considered in lieu of experience

• Industrial plant operations experience is a plus 

Recruiter:  Tami Morgan / Tami.Morgan@airgas.com 

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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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Equal Employment Opportunity Information
 

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. 

Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.

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Salary : $38 - $42