Process Engineer

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Air Liquide Large Industries provides customers with industrial gas and energy solutions that are vital to their industrial production. Air Liquide owns and operates over 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipelines in the U.S. supplying oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas in large quantities from multiple production sources to major customers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and steel industries. Operations are monitored 24/7 within a leading-edge operations control center located in Houston, Texas.

Over 89,000 data points are monitored and product supply is coordinated. Air Liquide continuously optimizes the supply network to provide high reliability and energy efficiencies, allowing supply needs to be adjusted quickly and effectively, enabling growth for customers.

In the domain of ASU Technology process engineering, support plant operations and commissioning of new plants within the perimeter of the CTE (Center for Technical Expertise) in the NAM Cluster as well as AL Electronics and Airgas business lines.

• Interpret regulatory requirements, Group Industrial Policy, and IMS documents 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 and 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 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 and provide technical assistance to resolve IMS audit findings.
• Participate in group level working groups developing GTs in the ASU technology area.

• Provide ASU process engineering and technical support for the Plant Projects group and 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 and 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.

• Provide operations support to ASU facilities.
• Respond to urgent ASU process problems as required.
• Recommend process and cost savings improvement opportunities and 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 and 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.

• 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…