Plant Engineer

R Plant Engineer (Open)

Location

Taft, LA - ASU

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.

Air Liquide is hiring for a Plant Engineer in Taft, LA!

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

• Work Schedule - Monday - Friday

• Recruiter:
  Jacob Jac Phone:  Call Or Text

• Provide visible HSE leadership to site technicians and actively champion the Life Critical Safety system (LCS) Works to achieve “Zero Accidents”

• Operate plant safely, reliably, efficiently and in compliance with Air Liquide policies; maintain health, safety, environmental and regulatory compliance as directed by local/corporate personnel, safety departments

• Provide regulatory training and maintain required regulatory documentation (ISO documentation, RMP, MOC, etc)

• Support/comply with all process safety management and risk management plan practices (EIS, PSM, MOC, ARA IMS, etc)

• Ensure all plant incidents are reported, investigated and corrective actions are completed

• Keep plant hazard analysis current and display thorough knowledge of possible hazards and associated safeguards. Compliance with EIS requirements.

• Own key operating documents (P&'s, PFD's, Electrical One-lines); maintain updated red-lines at all times; display detailed understanding of content and significance of each document

• Leader in site Safe Work Permit (SWP) and Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) Programs

• Ensure GT’s are understood and followed by the plant staff

• Support operations with engineering support including MOC creation, small project management, and action item completion

• Ensure operating procedures are followed/updated as needed

• Ensure operating rounds are completed each shift consistently, actions are taken as required

• Perform process troubleshooting; make plant/process decisions to meet plant production needs

• Identify/recommend process changes; implement plant projects, as required, to improve plant HSE, reliability, efficiency

• Partner with Reliability Center to execute predictive/preventive maintenance to eliminate catastrophic failures/unplanned maintenance

• Set/maintain high housekeeping standards

• Act as plant manager during their absence

• Complete assigned action items from audits and other sources on time

• Understand, monitor, optimize operating costs within authorized budget

• Participate in maintenance and capital planning process

• Develop cost/economic justification for capital projects; execute capital projects within time/budget requirements

• Continuously monitor/improve efficiency, availability

• Utilize national purchasing and frame agreements

• Assist with training new technicians on the process

• Provide candid constructive input to management decisions; actively support those decisions

• Insist on adherence to administrative and operational policies/procedures

• Complete Personal Development System goals as defined in annual review

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required (Chemical or Mechanical preferred)

• 2+ years of process industry experience

• Technical/working understanding of ASU plant process/rotating equipment

• Familiarity with regulatory requirements for operating plants (Process Safety Management, EPA…