Operations Technician - 3rd shift

Operations Technician - 3rd shift

• 23001881

Platinum Plating/VPA Operator

Shift: 3rd FLSA Status: Hourly Non-Exempt

Department: Pt/Al Cell Last Reviewed: July 2023

DOT/FAA: Safety Sensitive Reports To: Pt/Al Cell Team Lead

About Praxair Surface Technologies

Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc. (PST), a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., a global industrial gas company, offers a comprehensive array of high-performance coatings and technologies to the aviation, energy and other industries. By continuously advancing coatings technologies, PST helps customers improve environmental performance, decrease energy consumption, extend component life, improve productivity, minimize downtime, reduce operating costs and produce high-quality products. Additional information about PST is available at www.praxairsurfacetechnologies.com

Job Overview

Prepare and apply platinum/aluminum coatings to various aerospace, turbine, and automobile parts. Maintains the highest quality and safety standards by following Praxair Standard Practices, Procedures, and Technical Plans in all aspects of this job.

Responsibilities

• Review technical plans to confirm documented steps to part preparation, application, and curing of coatings

• Prepares parts by using fixtures, masking, or blasting

• Verifies all required tank parameters

• Monitors and maintains process solutions

• Tests solutions for proper resistance, PH, platinum concentration, and specific gravity

• Maintain process solutions within approved operating limits

• Process parts through the solutions adjusting the electroplating power supply to the correct voltage.

• Calculate process time for proper thickness of coating

• Remove parts from tanks, rinse, dry and de-mask parts according to tech plan

• Verify parts conform to required quality characteristics utilizing XRF or weight gain

• Maintain accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent

• Capable of lifting 1-40 pounds

• Frequent standing

• Occasional walking, bending, reaching, hand and finger dexterity

• You will be required to maintain a clean and hazard free work area

• Perform light preventative maintenance on equipment

• Knowledge of addition, subtraction, and units of measurement

PST is a supplier which abides by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). As such, persons considered for this position must be either a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident (green card holder) or otherwise classifiable as a U.S. person under relevant ITAR regulations

We offer a comprehensive benefits program that supports our employees’ and their families’ wellbeing and provides the tools and resources our employees need to make well-informed decisions about their physical and financial future.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.