Process Engineer

Location

Air Liquide Large Industries provides our customers with industrial gas and energy solutions that are vital to their own industrial production. We own and operate over 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipelines in the U.S. supplying mainly oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas in large quantities from multiple production sources to major customers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and steel industries. Our pipeline operations and industrial gas production facilities are closely monitored 24/7 within our leading-edge operations control center located in Houston, Texas. Our operations control group monitors over 89,000 data points and assists with product supply and coordination. We are constantly optimizing our supply network to provide high reliability and energy efficiencies allowing Air Liquide to adjust supply needs more quickly and effectively enabling growth to our customers.

Safety and Environment:

• Interpret regulatory requirements, Group Industrial Policy, and IMS documents in order to implement and maintain compliant operations. Support the preparation of CTE Guidance Documents for selected Group documents (GTs and GEs)

• Review selected RCA reports for both Process Safety and Reliability incidents. Lead and/or participate in selected incident investigations

• Provide leadership and guidance to drive continuous improvement for ASU process safety

• Support the development of selected risk assessments for new and existing assets and in the implementation of subsequent action plans

• Support selected entity and Group level LI IMS audits in the Americas Hub as technical auditor for ASU technology area. Provide technical assistance to resolve IMS audit findings

• Participate in the Group level working groups developing GTs in the ASU technology area

Design:

• Provide ASU process engineering and technical support for the Plant Projects group. Serve as ASU Technology design authority as required

• Review and provide risk assessments for proposed changes to existing ASUs via the Management of Change (MOC) process

• Support the Quality Advanced Process Controls (QAPC) initiative as ASU process expert

• Support CI (Capital Implementation) for the execution of new capital projects. Act as owner's representative for the design reviews as required

• Support CI for commissioning of the new ASUs including planning of the pre-commissioning and commissioning activities

• In cooperation with E&C, develop standard equipment specification and engineering practices for ASU equipment

• Ensure subsidiary compliance with directives from AL Group related to ASU technology

Operations:

• Provide operations support to ASU facilities

• Respond to urgent ASU process problems as required

• Recommend process and cost savings improvement opportunities. As required, support the design and implementation of these cost saving ideas

• Perform ASU efficiency evaluations per established procedure

• Provide ASU advanced process control expertise and troubleshooting to facilities implementing the QAPC initiative

• Actively drive the optimization and maintenance of the QAPC initiative following implementation

• Work closely with entity Engineering disciplines to assure latest technology is identified and deployed

• When requested, review plant level operating procedures (SOP) for scope, technical accuracy and best practice identification

• Be aware of Group initiatives for the ASU technology domain as these are provided. Provide interpretation to entities for implementation and participate in the development of such programs

• Provide support for Group programs for ASU technology including developing the implementation plan together with the entities and monitoring compliance status

• Participate strongly in Americas ASU Technology KNOE and if assigned, participate in WW CoP

Training:

• Build a documented knowledge base of ASU technology operational expertise

• Provide ASU process training and develop ASU process knowledge of APC engineers and operations employees implementing QAPC initiative

• Provide technical content and training for ASU technology with the CTE LEAP training program

• Mentor and support developing employees to expand knowledge sharing; disseminate rather than protect information. Act as Coach for LEAP proteges

Business Development:

• Attend and contribute to selected Review A and B meetings

• Provide technical support to CI during the development and execution of new ASU capital projects

• Lead and /or participate in ASU due diligence assessments

Requirements:

• BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering required

• 5-10 years ASU engineering and plant operations / support experience required

• Strong knowledge in advanced process controls is desirable

• Professional Engineer registration desirable

• Ability to communicate and document ASU technology domain knowledge

• Solution-oriented, with excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Technical expertise in operation and maintenance of ASU plant and equipment

• Good verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to perform under stress and time constraints

• Comfortable in both corporate and field environments

• Ability to effectively work within a diverse, international organization

• Can be consulted 24/7 by Plant Managers and Maintenance personnel

• Able to wear FRC clothing and other PPE

• Advanced skills with Google suite of tools (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, etc.)

• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail

• Ability to understand, perform, and retain various job-related operational and safety trainings

• Up to 25% domestic travel

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.