Operations Support Engineer

The Woodlands, TX, United States | req
28569

• Provide expert monitoring, troubleshooting, and analysis to resolve technical issues across the full Helium and Rare Gases production process, ensuring safe, reliable, and optimized plant performance.
• Advise on process design, equipment selection, engineering specifications, and applicable industry and internal standards.
• Identify performance gaps or emerging risks and recommend corrective actions, process improvements, or design changes.
• Maintain and update internal engineering, quality, and operational standards based on industry developments, lessons learned, safety events, and new technologies.
• Ensure alignment of internal guidelines with evolving regulatory requirements and best practices.
• Lead or contribute to technical reviews, hazard assessments, and improvement initiatives to support operational excellence.
• Support Linde Engineering and Global Helium & Rare Gases teams throughout project development and execution by:
• Providing accurate and complete process information.
• Sharing internal lessons learned and operational insights.
• Ensuring key technical requirements, specifications, and documentation are delivered on time.
• Participate in design reviews, commissioning activities, and readiness assessments to ensure new assets meet safety, quality, and performance expectations.

• Actively support He & RG facilities with equipment troubleshooting, maintenance planning, turnaround execution, and spare‑parts strategy development.
• Collaborate with operations teams to improve equipment reliability, extend asset life, and minimize unplanned outages.
• Coordinate with central groups and suppliers to address technical issues related to critical equipment and process systems.
• Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of SHEQ guidelines and standards across Helium and Rare Gases operations.
• Assist sites in understanding and applying safety, quality, and compliance requirements in daily operations.
• Participate in internal and external SHEQ assessments, audits, and compliance reviews; follow up to ensure corrective actions are completed.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, and regulatory compliance in all activities and interactions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• You have 5+ years of experience in process engineering, operations support, or technical roles within industrial gases, petrochemicals, LNG, cryogenics, or specialty gas processing environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in process design, troubleshooting, and optimization across complex, continuous production facilities.
• You have a strong working knowledge of air separation, HyCO or Helium & Rare Gases processing preferred, including purification, liquefaction, compression, cryogenic systems, and product quality control, is considered a plus for the candidate.
• Proven experience supporting operating plants, including reliability improvement, maintenance planning, turnarounds, and management of unplanned outages.
• You have a solid understanding of SHEQ principles, including participation in hazard analyses (HAZOP, LOPA), incident investigations, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Experience contributing to or maintaining engineering standards, specifications, and internal technical guidelines.
• Ability to effectively support capital projects, including design reviews, commissioning, startup readiness, and interface with engineering contractors and vendors.
• You have a strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills, with the ability to identify risks and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to advise operations, maintenance, engineering, and leadership teams across multiple sites.

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