What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Engineer position at Air Liquide USA LLC?
Location
Geismar, LA - 36183 LA Hwy (Utilities) - Water plantAir 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.
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative.Comprehensive Family Benefits: Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.
Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
Early Access: Your benefits start day 1.
The main goal for this role is to partner with operational teams by suggesting opportunities for process improvement as well as refurbishment projects in production plants, while respecting safety, reliability and efficiency of equipment. In this role, you will help ensure that projects are properly executed to meet production objectives, while promoting ALC's quality and safety objectives.
Safety & Compliance Leadership
Provide visible HSE leadership to site technicians and actively support and promote the Life Critical Safety system (LCS)
Support and maintain all aspects of Health, Safety, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance
Operates facility in compliance with all Air Liquide policies
Work to achieve our goal of "Zero Accidents" by taking a proactive, guiding role in safety.
Keep plant hazard analysis current and display thorough knowledge of possible hazards and associated safeguards. Compliance with EIS requirements.
Ensure all incidents are reported and investigated and corrective actions are completed
Complete assigned action items from audits
Approve critical work permits (hot work, confined space, etc.)
Key contributor to site Safe Work Permit (SWP) and Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) Programs
Operational & Engineering Support
Support the operations of 2 production units at the Port Neches facility producing nitrogen, oxygen and argon to ensure safe, reliable, high quality, and efficient supply of product to the customer
Perform process troubleshooting. Identify and recommend process changes and plant projects to improve plant HSE, reliability and efficiency
Support the operations with engineering support ranging including MOC creation, small project management, and action item completion.
Provide regulatory training and maintain required regulatory documentation (ISO documentation, RMP, MOC, etc)
Guide and maintain Key Operating Documents. Maintain updated red-lines at all times. Display detailed understanding of content and significance of each document
Ensure GT's are understood and followed by the plant staff
Ensure operating procedures are followed and updated as needed
Maintenance & Project Management
Partner with the Reliability Center to execute predictive and preventive maintenance to safeguard plant continuity and eliminate unplanned maintenance
Partner with the Reliability Team to execute planned maintenance and unexpected events.
Coordinates, schedules, and delivers certain maintenance activities for the site.
Foster and maintain high housekeeping standards
Assist in developing plant budget needs
Develop cost and economic justification for capital projects
Develop and execute capital project scope, cost, and schedule as assigned within time and budget requirements
Identify and implement opportunities to reduce costs within delegated authorization
Utilize national purchasing agreements and frame agreements
Professional Development & Administrative
Assist with training new technicians
Provide thoughtful, constructive input to management decisions and actively support those decisions.
Promote and ensure adherence to administrative and operational policies and procedures.
Complete Personal Development System goals as defined in annual review
On call nights, weekends and holidays as required
Occasional travel - typically 1 to 4 trips per year
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering required
Must be able to wear personal safety equipment, including hardhat, safety glasses, safety shoes, and flame resistant clothing
Preferred Qualifications
2 years of experience in an industrial production facility in the role of plant engineer or other similar plant operations role; utilities, air gas, chemical, or refinery production experience preferred
Advanced project management and interpersonal skills to create cross-functional alignment.
Exceptional communication skills, specifically in developing action plans to ensure accountability and follow-through.
Strong project management abilities and the ability to manage plant personnel
Experience with root cause analysis and troubleshooting engineering issues within a plant operations environment
Trainable on Distributed Process Control (DCS) operation/troubleshooting
Able to deliver/explain training material to operating personnel
Familiarity with google Office products, Smartsolve, Maximo, Oracle Cost Reporting, Oracle Purchasing is a plus
Able to maintain a plant filing system and control of engineering documents
Ability to read/red-line key operating documentsDisplay mechanical and electrical aptitude for equipment operation/troubleshooting
General understanding of accounting principles; ability to learn plant operating budget
Organized, effective at time management; ability to work with minimal supervision
Strong verbal and written communication skills, team leadership skills
Ability to interact effectively with all levels in an organization
Ability to work extended hours/shift work as business needs dictate
On call nights, weekends and holidays as required; occasional 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.
We are an equal opportunity employer. Everyone will be considered for employment, promotions, transfers, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental handicap, age, Vietnam era veteran status, disabled veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law.