Process Controls Engineer; Baton Rouge, LA - hybrid

At Air Products, we reimagine what's possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together - where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter - we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

We have an immediate opening for a Process Controls Engineer working hybrid out of Baton Rouge, LA
. This position will be part of Air Products' Americas Operations Central Engineering - HyCO Process Controls Engineering group and will preferably be based in Baton Rouge, Geismar, or Gonzales, Louisiana, but consideration will be given to other locations. Travel is mostly local within the Baton Rouge / Geismar area, but infrequent travel may be required to other Air Products locations in North America;

the incumbent should expect to travel ~ 5% of the time outside the region. We offer flexible hybrid remote/onsite work accommodation.

Process Controls Engineers work closely with our operating facilities as the authorities in DCS, SIS, and PLC automation system build and support. They provide expertise in instrumentation and control devices to keep our plants operating safely and providing product to our customers. They work on industrial process control and safety instrumented systems in support of capital projects, standards, plant production initiatives, and reliability improvement efforts.

The individual will work closely with regional process controls engineers, plant process engineers, area managers, site supervisors and operating staff.

At Air Products we develop a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
• 401k with 100% vested company matching & core contribution Paid Vacation, holidays, flexible holiday + sick time
• Paid Parental leave (Up to 8 weeks for both parents)
• Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Life Insurance (AD&D
  - Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
• Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Many more supplemental benefits available

• Supports daily operation of control systems in the context of overall facility operation, builds and implements changes to improve safety and operability, and conducts root cause analyses internally and with automation vendors.
• Identifies, complete, and supports improvement projects related to DCS & SIS systems.
• Responsible for the long-term planning and lifecycle support of control systems with respect to programming, preventive maintenance, and upgrade migrations.
• Addresses instrumentation and automation system obsolescence.
• Implements changes to the control logic, HMI, database, and prepares documentation of these changes.
• Aligns with local I&E technicians, providing support and leadership for instrument-related fixing.
• Supplies to the improvement and optimization of existing assets.
• Drives improvements in plant reliability, cyber security, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Meets organizational goals for safety.

The successful candidate will provide process control systems engineering support for our HyCO production facilities in the Baton Rouge / Geismar, Louisiana area.

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