Lead Operations / Quality Technician (ASU)

Location: Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States; on-site at the ASU facility

Salary: $38–$42 per hour plus a 5% annual bonus

Company

hirify.global supplies industrial, medical, and specialty gases, safety products, ammonia products, and process chemicals across the United States.

What you will do

• Lead safe, reliable, and efficient facility operations while supporting the Plant or Facility Manager.
• Perform process troubleshooting, routine maintenance, plant start-ups and shutdowns, and cryogenic transport loading and unloading.
• Maintain operating procedures, P&IDs, process flow diagrams, work orders, and other technical documentation.
• Conduct acceptance tests and pre-startup safety reviews, coordinate maintenance activities, and manage contractor and visitor site access.
• Monitor facility KPIs, update downtime records in SAP or LIRE, and participate in safety meetings, inspections, audits, and root cause analyses.
• Provide direction, training, scheduling support, and shift coverage for Level 1–4 technicians, including rotational nights-and-weekends on-call coverage.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of related operations experience and experience in quality assurance within a processing environment.
• Technical training or equivalent experience required; an associate degree is desirable.
• Knowledge of food safety programs, process safety management, environmental compliance, HSE requirements, and applicable FDA, OSHA, EPA, and DHS regulations.
• Ability to operate ASU, NLU, LCO2, and HPN cold plants; perform VSA start-up when applicable; and understand interlocks, shutdowns, alarms, and plant process schematics.
• Experience with analyzer calibration, minor maintenance, preventive maintenance, CMMS, SAP or LIRE, root cause analysis, complex safe-work permitting, and LOTO.
• Must be willing to work rotating shifts, participate in on-call coverage, travel as needed, wear required PPE, and lift up to 60 pounds.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive workplace focused on safety, customer success, sustainability, innovation, and employee development.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short- and long-term disability, EAP, vacation, sick time, paid holidays, floating holidays, and parental leave.
• 401(k) plan with company matching, tuition assistance and reimbursement, discounted college tuition for eligible dependents, and a scholarship program.
• Regular schedule is Monday through Friday during normal business hours, with occasional overtime and night or weekend coverage.
• Approximately 5% business travel, including regional and overnight travel to hirify.global and customer sites.