Operations Technician

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.

**Reimagine What’s Possible**

We are seeking a highly motivated and safety-conscious **Operations Technician** to join our operations team in **Nanticoke, ON**.

As an Operations Technician you will be responsible for controlling and monitoring the Air Separation process for our highly automated plants (e.g. steam system, compressors, distillation equipment, and DCS operation), as well as working alongside the Maintenance and Instrument/Electrical Technicians to maintain equipment. Additional duties will include taking field readings, performing equipment inspections and performing preventative maintenance tasks as assigned.

**What's In It for You**:
At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below
- Onsite training
- Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (on day 1 of employment)
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Life Insurance (Basic Life - Paid for by Air Products) & Optional Life Insurance plans
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP) at 4% of base pay
- Company matched RRSP plan
- Healthcare Spending Account

**Required Skills / Abilities**:

- A strong mechanical aptitude
- A strong commitment to safety, working as a team, and operational excellence.
- A self-starter with a strong work ethic.
- Ability to read and interpret piping schematics/ diagrams.
- Utilizing written procedures for starting and stopping equipment.
- Isolating systems for maintenance using work permits and lock out tag out process.
- Performing water chemistry testing.
- Operating manual and pneumatic valves.
- Operating systems from remote location via Distributed Control System.
- Standing rotating watches outside normal working hours.

**Key Job Responsibilities**:

- Controlling and monitoring the continuous manufacturing processes to produce industrial gases and liquids.
- Operation of motors, compressors, pumps, distillation columns, distributed control system and process valves and taking field readings.
- Performing equipment inspections and preventative maintenance.
- Contribute at plant turnarounds as required
- Ability to work in Confined Space situations which includes being responsible for people working in a confined space, or as an attendant logging people in and out, plus monitoring the atmosphere of a confined space.
- Prepare and submit documentation, including Standard Operating Procedures, internal/external audits, management of change documents.
- Monitor activities of external contractors and conduct safety training for the contractors.
- Follow Lockout Tag Out Procedures and issue Safe Work Permits for any jobs being completed at the plant.
- Ability to travel to the US for training purposes and/or to support other plants for shift coverage in remote areas, as well as plant turnarounds.

**Minimum Hiring Requirements**:

- 3rd or 4th class operating engineer’s certificate
- High school diploma or equivalency
- 5+ years of experience in plant operations preferred
- Mechanical aptitude
- Instrumentation/electrical aptitude would be an asset
- Ability to read blueprints/schematics
- Track record of success on safety, environmental, and quality programs
- Computer skills required for distributed control systems operation as well as basic computer skills in data-processing (MS Office)
- 24/7 operation, however scheduled shifts are 8 hours Monday through Sunday with a requirement to work beyond normally scheduled shifts as required.
- Must have the ability to work after hours and weekend shifts on their own
- Flexibility to work required shifts during plant outages

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We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.

At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.

Air Products offers a competitive salary, extensive health benefits package, company paid pension and company matched RRSP plans.

We strive to be inclusive of the diversity of our employees, invest in their development and foster a collaborative and respectful work environment where all employees feel like they belong and matter.

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