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How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? Apply engineering expertise and project management skills to plan, design, and execute complex projects while ensuring safety, quality, and sustainability throughout the project lifecycle. (TAR = Turn Around) Airgas is Hiring a Zone Maintenance Planner in Houston, RX!

• Pay Range: $105k - $115k/annually
• Bonus: 10%
• Travel: Up to 25%
• Work schedule: Mon - Fri 8am - 4pm, or normal business hours

• Accountable for safety, environmental and regulatory compliance
• Model safety behavior; enforce safety rules; establish safety culture
• Ensure effective utilization of the Turnaround (TAR) Process for ASU, CO2 and VSA locations.
• Assure roles/responsibilities regarding the TAR are clearly understood by all those involved
• Drive engagement; ensure alignment of the team with TAR objectives
• Ensure complete and timely integration of any Capital, Controls, Engineering or Operations projects scope within the TAR plan; report on its progress throughout the TAR process
• Ensure TAR development and execution is properly planned and staffed, including interfacing with Safety, Engineering, Controls & Operations to assure adequate participation
• Lead development of detailed plans/strategies for TAR execution, including HSE planning, contracting and procurement strategy, project controls, etc.
• Drive material management and QA/QC process throughout the TAR process
• Drive optimization of the TAR schedule and resource loading
• Recommend and manage appropriate TAR organization to deliver scope, schedule and cost requirements
• Ensure all pre-TAR work is completed and materials are received prior to outage
• Manage the scope change process
• Communicate to the Steering Team in a timely manner on TAR status, issues and concerns; provide solutions for open issues
• Assure issues are resolved in a timely manner to minimize impacts
• Provide accurate and timely reporting on cost and schedule performance during the TARs. Also complete the post TAR meetings and zone forecast reports.

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5 years of TAR management or project engineering experience
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft office applications- Word, Excel, PowerPoint Project, Maximo and I-Procurement.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; demonstrated interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate proficiency in areas of procurement, evaluation and selection of contractors, contracts and negotiation
• Ability to work with all levels of personnel
• Comfortable in both corporate and field environments
• Ability to multitask, prioritize in periods of peak work volume
• Ability to work self directed, make sound decisions
• Knowledge of implementing and participating in continuous improvement procedures
• Experience supervising or managing projects from $250K to $10MM
• Willingness/ability to travel up to 25% of the time to fulfill responsibilities; can travel on short notice (2 to 10 days)
• Has full range of motion; ability to lift 50 lbs
• Able to climb ladders, work off elevated platforms/surfaces
• Able to enter confined spaces for inspection/testing, while wearing fall restraint and respirators
• Physical range of motion required to climb and descend ladders, work at heights above 50 feet

• Prior industrial gas experience.

• medical
• dental
• vision plans
• short-term and long-term disability
• life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• pre-tax commuter transportation benefit
• parental leave
• vacation
• sick time
• floating holidays
• jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave
• paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees
• 401k plan with company matching funds
• tuition reimbursement
• discounted college tuition for eligible employees’ dependents
• Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children

At Airgas, we are committed to building a 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.

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Through the passion and diversity of its 18,000 associates, Airgas fosters a culture of safety, customer success, sustainability and innovation. Airgas associates are empowered to share ideas, take initiative and make decisions. Airgas is a subsidiary of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare.

Present in 60 countries with approximately 66,500 employees, Air Liquide serves more than 4 million customers and patients.

Join us for a stimulating experience: At Airgas, you matter and so does the work you do. As a member of our team, you play an important role in the success of your team, making sure our products are created sustainably and delivered safely and efficiently.

In turn, you’ll find a welcoming workplace where you’re valued for who you are and where you can fill your potential while growing a fulfilling career — whatever path you choose.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company is a Government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Airgas 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.