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.
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
Process engineering support for Hydrogen/Syngas (HyCO) plant operations for Large Industries in North America. Technologies to be supported include Steam Methane Reforming, Hydrogen purification, Amine CO2 removal systems, Pressure Swing Adsorption, and Partial Oxidation processes related to Hydrogen/Syngas production.
Safety and Environment:
Interpret regulatory requirements, industry codes, Group Industrial Policy, and Industrial Management System (IMS) documents in order to implement and maintain compliant operations.
Understanding of typical operating permit requirements and methods utilized to ensure compliance.
Review selected Root Cause Analysis reports for both Process Safety and Reliability incidents. Participate in selected incident investigations and aid in troubleshooting for process upsets.
Provide leadership and guidance to drive continuous improvement for HyCO process safety
Support the development of selected risk assessments for new and existing assets and in the implementation of subsequent action plans
Provide technical assistance to resolve findings from IMS, HSE, and regulatory agency audits.
Design:
Provide HyCO Process Engineering and technical support for development and implementation of capital and opex projects
Provide development and implementation support for changes to existing HyCO facilities via the Management of Change (MOC) process
Provide technical assistance to production facilities for compliance with directives from AL Group related to HyCO technology
Operations:
Provide operations support to HyCO facilities
Respond to urgent HyCO process problems
Apply process understanding in order to improve reliability and/or efficiency
Recommend process and cost savings improvement opportunities, and lead the design and implementation of these cost saving ideas
Assist Experts in completion of HyCO efficiency assessments
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
Desire to participate strongly in the Americas HyCO technical community
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Are you a MATCH?
BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering required; Professional Engineer registration desirable
3+ years engineering and plant operations / support experience required
Solution-oriented, with excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
Good verbal and written communication skills
Ability to perform under stress and time constraints
Comfortable in both corporate and plant 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.