Manual Machinist Millwright - 1st Shift
Air Products · St. Louis, MO
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 25 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level reliability role at Air Products (chemicals) in St. Louis, MO.
- They ask for
- 3+ years
- Tools it names
- CNC, Machining, Welding
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Maintenance Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $58k–$84k.
Median of the low and high ends of 37 live postings that list pay, out of 1616 maintenance technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Missouri plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 46 other live reliability postings in Missouri.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 64%
- PLC 55%
- ✓ Welding 36%
- EHS / safety 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Machining, New product launch, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Air Products in St. Louis
2 other open roles at this site.
- Assembly Production Manager · Production · Manager
- Manufacturing Technician · Manufacturing · Technician
Full description from Air ProductsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Required Skills / Abilities
- ✓Strong mechanical skills
- ✓Machine shop experience
- ✓Manual mill and lathe experience
- ✓CNC milling machine operation and programming is preferred but is not required
- ✓Welding experience preferred but is not required
- ✓Ability to hold close tolerances, (.0005) using milling machines and lathes
- ✓Demonstrated commitment to quality workmanship and flexibility in job assignments
- ✓Ability and initiative to complete job assignments in a timely manner
- ✓Follow safe work practices and standard operating procedures
Key Job
Responsibilities
- ◆Perform routine, and non-routine machining tasks
- ◆Assist others with design ideas and equipment improvements
- ◆Complete monthly assigned preventive maintenance tasks
- ◆Repair and refurbish production and building equipment
- ◆Complete required safety tasks and activities
- ◆Support facility operations by completing assigned work order
Requirements
- ✓A high school diploma or (GED) is required
- ✓3+ years of machine shop experience is required
- ✓Applicable military training will be considered equivalent to industrial experience
- ✓Strong mechanical skills
- ✓CNC milling machine operation and programming is preferred but is not required
- ✓Ability to lift 50 pounds and climb ladders
- ✓Able to work in a team environment
- ✓A valid driver’s license and a good driving record are required
- ✓Availability to work a 1st shift (7:00 am - 3:30 pm)
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At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.
Reimagine What’s Possible
We are expanding our St. Louis Facility!
Do you enjoy working in a plant environment? Do you like to be part of a team with a positive attitude and focused on safety? You could be a great fit for our team!
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases, currently has an immediate opening for a Manual Machinist Millwright at our Air Products Membranes Solutions facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
1st shift (7:00 am - 3:30 pm)
The successful candidate will work in the Site Services area and will work well in a team environment where priorities change rapidly.