Mechanical Technician

Mechanical Technician

Location: Fremont, CA

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 12 months
• Pay Rate: $25.00 / Hour (USD)
• Travel Requirements: Not required
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. [Export-control compliance required. See recruiter for eligibility details.]

Job Summary

This position has responsibility for operating a cryogenic Air Separation Unit (ASU). The production technician is responsible for maintaining plant production, operating efficiency, regulatory compliance, and safety.

Key Responsibilities

Operations

• Monitors and maintains the safe operation of an Air Separation Facility which produces cryogenic products. Controls flow purities, pressures, and process using SCADA/HMI/PLC system.
• Works with management to maximize production and efficiency to meet the needs of our customer base, adjusting flows and production rates.
• Reads and interprets technical drawings and manuals.
• Performs quality assurance functions associated with products to maintain quality assurance.
• Prepares and maintains accurate records in accordance with all safety, quality, regulatory, and production requirements, such as plant readings, plant maintenance, instrument calibrations, etc.
• Identifies potential problems from collected data.
• Determines if immediate maintenance action is required and acts appropriately.
• Performs complex plant functions, including DERIME and warm plant start-ups.
• Performs preventive and corrective maintenance throughout the entire plant to include compressors, pumps, turbines, valves, motors, electrical equipment, and other plant equipment.
• Responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating process and system problems to restore efficient operations, including PLC, DCS, and other computer interface stations; control valves, pneumatic and electronic control equipment, and instruments.
• Takes initiative to improve facility (i.e., operations, reliability, and costs) without direction.
• Performs administrative functions, i.e., requisitioning, purchasing, production accounting, and payroll record-keeping (closure of POs and receiving / time inputting).

Safety and Regulatory Compliance

• Requires 100% compliance with all Airgas safety policy and procedures, and cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) training and techniques to prevent lost time or serious injury to others.
• Maintain a high degree of safety by employing safe work habits.
• Promotes and develops safe work behaviors through the use of existing policies and procedures and an emphasis on safety behavior management techniques.
• Assists with safety incident investigations, including near misses, using root cause analysis leading to recommended corrective actions to eliminate recurrences.
• Ensures applicable regulatory (OSHA, EPA, Client) requirements are met, and applicable training and recordkeeping is performed to meet departmental and location requirements.

Quality/Technical Support

• Performs maintenance of instrumentation, electrical systems, compressors, pumps, turbines, valves, motors, and other plant equipment.
• Complies with maintenance of environmental, safety, quality assurance, and FDA compliance systems and programs, including spare parts, preventive, predictive, and proactive maintenance.

Required Skills

• Critical thinking ability to work independently to troubleshoot, diagnose & solve issues with process and plant equipment.
• Requires the use of considerable judgment to recognize plant process problems and interpret malfunctions to make decisions accordingly.
• Requires the ability to use common hand tools and test equipment necessary for repairing and replacing mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment.
• Commercial experience as a building maintenance technician.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Understanding of electrical protocols, regulations, and standard practices.
• Knowledge of HVAC systems, including chillers, compressors, and related commercial HVAC equipment.
• Basic plumbing knowledge.
• Strong awareness of safety procedures, particularly in hazardous environments.
• Comfortable working at heights and using ladders.

Preferred Skills

• Water Treatment Understanding the water treatment principles and equipment is a plus.
• Refrigeration A basic understanding of refrigeration systems a plus.
• Air Separation A basic understanding of air separation and associated technologies a plus.
• Work-at-Height (WAH) certification is highly preferred.

Education Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work overtime and off shifts when requested.
• Must be able to share on-call responsibilities to facilitate uninterrupted plant operation.
• Must have the ability to work alone, weekends, and holidays.
• Requires continuous mental and visual attention to operate equipment and make repairs and adjustments.
• Comfortable working in commercial or industrial environments.
• Candidates should live within 15 miles of the client's location.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a leading global industrial gases and services company operating in more than 70 countries, with over 66,500 employees representing 160 nationalities. The organization supplies gases, technologies, and services to a vast range of industries, including manufacturing, energy, healthcare, electronics, and food, and is at the forefront of the clean energy transition, particularly in green and low-carbon hydrogen. The company's work spans industrial gas production and distribution, air separation, gas applications in medical settings, semiconductor manufacturing, and emerging technologies like hydrogen fuel infrastructure an environment where chemical engineers, industrial gas technicians, research scientists, and energy transition specialists collaborate to drive innovation. With over 120 years of history and a culture of long-term thinking, safety-first operations, and global collaboration, this organization offers professionals a compelling and stable platform to work on solutions that matter across energy, health, and environmental sustainability.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-10911

Industry: Engineering