Veterans Preferred - Welder Repair Tech

Company: Airgas
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

Military Veterans are Encouraged to Apply. -R10065382 Welder Repair Tech (Open)

Location:
Vancouver, WA - Harney - Retail shop

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Under the direction of the Director of Advanced Fabrication, the associate repairs, services and maintains engine driven welders and other related equipment while ensuring a safe working environment.

The hourly range for this role is $26.66- $30.66
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
--- Responsible for adherence to company policies including safety and the use of personal protective equipment. Ensures a safe work environment by following Airgas 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, touch 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 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.
--- All employees are expected to perform any reasonable work request that falls within the qualifications but not specifically described.

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Are you a MATCH?

To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Required Education:
--- Post-secondary education equivalent to a one year Technical College or equivalent is an asset.
Required Length and Type of Experience:
--- At least three years of related technical experience.
--- Working knowledge of positioning equipment, welding application and equipment is preferred.
--- SAP or similar software system experience. Intermediate skills operating a computer in Windows based environment is recommended.
--- Working knowledge of generators, light towers and mechanical equipment is preferred.
--- Valid Driver's License.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's):
--- Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
--- Ability to act proactively or find a solution with work-related problems.
--- Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.
--- 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.

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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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