Praxair Employer Reviews

My work day at Praxair consisted of processing DME orders that came from different doctors offices. I learned to process these orders fast and effectively so that the patient could received their product in time, as well as what the different equipment is used for. The managemet was great as well as the co-workers.

The hardest part of the job was attending – more... to the drivers needing new work order tickets when only one customer service person was on duty. I did enjoy my co-workers and the work environment was not stressful at all. – less

It's a privilege to work in this company. The job offered was very hard but the procedures company followed made it easy and at end of day it offered more satisfaction.

Time is flexible based on your manager. While there is always the potential to get a micro-manager, clock-watching is not the norm. You end up working more than your fair share of hours anyway.

Advice to Senior Management – There is a breaking point to all changes that are made and you have exceeded that point.. Accountants run the Company based on – more... numbers and make adjustments according to those numbers without looking at how it is going affect your company long term as well as your customers.. – less

Great benefits and paid well. Autonomy granted to employees. As a plant technician I was always on the road and working alone. I needed more interaction with other people on a daily basis. I changed careers. For the right person this is a dream. I stayed 5 years and don't regret it for one moment.

Nice place to work. Good work/life balance and safety culture. Would like to work there again.

Very easy going personnel. Great team environment. Very safety conscious.

Praxair is a world leader company with excellent values and ethics. They encourage employee development and career success. They will show you different company areas where you will learn about process management and operation, as well as, inventory and finance control. Good workplace and disciplines from peers and supervisors.

Work intensive company. – more... Will require a lot of hours. – less

A typical day would consist of working in a plant environment working in engineerinig as a support to operation.

Praxair was a good company to work for, for the short time I was there.

prepping parts to be powder coated, operated grit blaster.
I learned how to run the grit blaster. The management was good considering work was slow and they were under a lot of stress. My co-workers were great. The hardest part of the job was when we needed to work 19 days without a day off. Doing the job correctly and trying to beat my own goals. Being – more... with a group of hard workers that care about each other. – less

This company was a good start for me to learn the industrial side of the medicdal field.

A company that preaches safety but doesn't back it up. The pay is at the low end of the industry.

Am a hard worker, fill tanks, load them on truck, learn to work alone and use my time wisly

Safety - Maintained good overall safety program with Zero Accidents objective, Implemented successfully tools and processes that met company ZERO ACCIDENT and local strategic objectives, including
maintaining a safe workplace, Developed and Implemented (with assistance from Corporate HSE) annual HSE plan, Followed without exception Praxair's standard – more... operating procedures, including compliance to all recordkeeping requirements, Maintained site's compliance with FDA, DOT, OSHA, EPA and any other
regulatory agency, Led and attended monthly plant safety meetings.
•Employee Development - Provided opportunities for on-going training through LMS.
Technical Expertise: - Possessed Technical degree or equivalent experience in an applicable fill plant
operation and cylinder distribution processes, Possessed supervisor and employee management skills,
Extensive working knowledge of FDA, DOT, OSHA, EPA and other government regulations, Knowledge of "Best Practices", and Knowledge of how to apply principles of root cause analysis during Quality Incident Report closures.

Additionally, refer to Customer Service, Plant Efficiency, Accounting and Quality sections below under Airgas. – less

I worked for 1 year for praxair. The Salary was great also the people.
Thank you Praxair!

Hmm let's see.
The management is a joke!
The so called senior workers treat anyone below them as just that!
Have an opinion on how to improve production? Keep it to yourself!
I worked in a winter location, requiring outdoor forklifts, what did we get to work with? Indoor lifts! Absolutely useless in the snow!
Employees like to talk behind your back, – more... like a junior high environment.
Management would constantly tell you one thing and do the opposite.
When you bring your concerns up, safety or otherwise, your basically shunned for doing so.
Great pay, if your willing to sacrifice your dignity, otherwise, stay away!
This place is an accident waiting to happen. – less

I applied to the night shift position, as I was already employed at another job, the night shift seemed ideal.
The first two weeks went well.
Training was a fairly simple process, as anybody can move cylinders from point A to point B.
Within 2 weeks of doing very well, on the night shift, I was moved to the morning shift, against my will.
I expressed – more... to the management my concerns about this, as it would conflict with my other job.
Management assured me I had nothing to worry about.
I was then placed on a 3 week trial period, where once again I was assured a secure position. (management shook my hand on this!)
During those 3 weeks I felt a general sense of disdain from other employees.
I enquired to my manager as to what would happen after the 3 weeks were up.
He said "come in Monday, we'll work something out".
Upon returning from my first break on Monday, I was released, with no explanation as to why.
This is a great job to have one foot out the door!

This all my personal experience and opinion. – less

its ok....but not a lot of future opportunity outside of Houston

Praxair was a very good company to work for until Sept. 11, 2001. After the 911 tragedy, the company started the process of selling our part of their busuness which is the Aviation Component Repair Services.

This is the place where I was given a chance as a new driver. Started off as a temp but finally got hired several months later when the opened the new plant in Pittsburg.