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Astro Pak

Passivation and high-purity cleaning services

Project Technician

Equipment Field ServicePosted on Nov 13
Full-timeHouston, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Mechanical aptitude and interest in working with industrial equipment and systems.
  • Commitment to safe work practices and following established procedures.
  • Ability to understand and follow written and verbal work instructions.
  • Ability to accurately communicate and document basic project information.
  • Valid driver's license and ability to meet applicable company driving requirements.
  • Ability and willingness to travel extensively, including assignments with limited notice.
  • Ability to work varying schedules, including days, nights, weekends, extended shifts, and consecutive workdays as project requirements dictate.
  • Ability to remain away from home for extended project assignments, which may last several weeks.
  • Ability to obtain required customer or site credentials, including a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card when applicable.
  • Ability to meet applicable pre-employment and customer-site requirements.
  • Willingness to obtain a Class A commercial driver's license within the required timeframe if the position requires commercial vehicle operation.
  • Ability to frequently stand, walk, bend, reach, climb, and work around industrial equipment.
  • Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull equipment and materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
  • Ability to work indoors and outdoors in varying weather and environmental conditions, at heights and in confined spaces when properly trained, equipped, and authorized.
  • Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and respiratory protection when applicable.
  • Ability to work extended shifts and physically demanding project schedules.

Responsibilities

  • Set up, operate, monitor, and tear down specialized industrial equipment and temporary systems.
  • Support high-velocity flushing, chemical cleaning, filtration, decontamination, fluid transfer, and other industrial service projects.
  • Work with pumps, hoses, piping, valves, fittings, filtration equipment, tanks, and related equipment.
  • Assist with pipe-fitting, equipment inspections, fluid sampling, basic field testing, and project documentation.
  • Learn to read and apply piping and instrumentation diagrams, procedures, permits, job safety analyses, safety data sheets, and other technical and safety documentation.
  • Participate in project mobilization, site setup, equipment monitoring, teardown, and demobilization.
  • Inspect and properly care for company tools, vehicles, and equipment.
  • Identify and promptly report safety concerns, equipment issues, project risks, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Maintain safe, clean, and organized work areas.
  • Communicate professionally with customers, subcontractors, supervisors, and fellow team members.
  • Follow all company and customer safety, environmental, quality, and operating requirements.

Desired Qualifications

  • Industrial or mechanical maintenance experience.
  • High-velocity flushing or chemical cleaning experience.
  • Experience with pumps, piping, hydraulics, filtration, or machinery lubrication.
  • Experience with plant outages, turnarounds, commissioning, or industrial construction.
  • Industrial field service experience.
  • Confined-space work experience.
  • Class A commercial driver's license or commercial vehicle experience.
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10-hour or 30-hour training.
  • HASC or equivalent industrial safety training.
  • Forklift certification.
  • TWIC card.
  • Mechanical, industrial, technical, or vocational education.

About the Company

Astro Pak

Passivation and high-purity cleaning services

Astro Pak offers passivation, precision cleaning, and high-purity chemical cleaning for cleanliness-sensitive parts and assemblies across pharma, biotech, aerospace, laser, semiconductor, water treatment, and industrial markets. It performs tailored chemical cleaning either on-site at customer facilities or in its cleanrooms, followed by passivation or surface finishing to improve corrosion resistance and equipment longevity, all with validated, regulator-aligned processes. The company combines decades of experience, a broad service portfolio, and an on-site capability model with in-house cleanrooms to meet stringent industry standards. Its goal is to help customers achieve high cleanliness and surface reliability while ensuring regulatory compliance and minimizing downtime.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Costa Mesa, CA
Founded
1959

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