Generator Technician

R10060881 Generator Technician (Open)

Location:

Chicago, IL (RDA) - Welding equipment rental

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Under the direction of the Branch Manager, the incumbent repairs, refurbishes, and maintains engine driven welding equipment and generators and ensures a safe working environment.

Essential Functions

• Ensures a safe work environment by following Airgas/Red-D-Arc’s health and safety guidelines.

• Repairs and refurbishes all Electric and Engine Drives.

• Assembles electric, diesel, gas, and propane equipment for rental.  Tests and calibrates machines to see if they are functional for rent or sale.

• Repaints parts, touches up paint, and puts decals on welders to maintain general appearance.

• Replaces defective parts and completes preventative maintenance required.

• Orders parts as required in order to complete repairs.

• Inspects returned equipment for proper operation and/or damage by the customer.

• Operates a forklift, pallet jack or other necessary equipment to stock required parts in the shop.

• Ensures a clean and organized work environment at all times.

• Prepares and completes paperwork for all machine repairs.

• Occasionally required to service equipment and customers off-site.

• Maintains communication with all branch personnel.

• Occasionally advises customers regarding best equipment for their projects.

• Performs field work as needed.

• Performs other related duties.

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Are you a MATCH?

Qualifications

Education

• Post secondary education equivalent to a one year Technical College or equivalent is an asset.

Experience

• 2-3 years of related technical experience.

• Working knowledge of power generating and welding equipment, welding application and equipment is an asset.

Licenses/Certifications

• Must have a valid Driver’s License

Skills and Abilities

• Attention to detail and solid organizational skills.

• Ability to multi-task and work independently with little supervision.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment.

• Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.

• Ability to act proactively or find a solution with work-related problems.

• Adaptable to set and prioritize work with varying exceptions.

• Ability to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds.

• Communicates with clarity, verbally in one on one or group situations, and over the telephone.

• Communicates well in writing by composing clear documents.

Major Activities

• All Apprentice Activities

  • BST Training

  • BST Score

  • Factory or OEM Training

• Technician 1 Activities

  • Electric Welding Equipment

    • Use load bank

    • Complete Setups (Stick, MIG, TIG)

  • Wire Feeder Systems

    • Set up system for different wire sizes

    • Test feeder

    • Prepare MIG gun

    • Test Flow Regulator and gas hoses

  • Plasma Cutting

    • Set up for use with electrical wall power, torch parts and cutting capabilities

    • Set up for use with diesel welder/generator system

  • Engine Drives

    • Test equipment using load bank

    • Set up stick, MIG and TIG welding

 

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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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