Quality Advance Process Control Program Manager

R Quality Advance Process Control Program Manager (Open)

Location

Houston, TX (HO) - Support functions - Industrial Direction

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 Large Industries U.S. LP belongs to the Air Liquide Group, a world leading supplier of industrial gases. Present in 75 countries, Air Liquide provides industrial and medical gases and related services. The Group offers innovative solutions based on constantly enhanced technologies. These solutions, which are consistent with Air Liquide’s commitment to sustainable development, help to preserve life and enable our customers to manufacture many indispensable everyday products.

Requisition Number: R

Job Title:

Quality Advance Process Control Program Manager

City & State/Province/Country:
Houston, TX, USA

Job Description:

Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP seeks Quality Advance Process Control Program Manager to complete the job duties below. Must put job code R on resume and cover letter.

• Manage and drive the multi-year plan for quality APC program.

• This includes prioritizing projects for maximum impact and reporting on the resulting efficiencies and savings.

• Collaborate with global teams to develop new tools and share best practices.

• Implement and maintain PACE and feed forward logic designed for Air Separation and Steam Methane Reforming units.

• Work with advanced process controls for ASU (Air Separation Unit) and HyCO processes.

• Continuously develop new skills and maintain a high level of technical proficiency in a minimum of two technical areas, including loop tuning, instrumentation, and computer networking.

• Experience with implementing feed forward logic in Delta V, Foxboro and Yokogawa controls systems.

• Work closely with the Industrial Direction Process Control team and other global organizations to align on standards, share lessons from quality assessments, and influence the creation of new tools and processes.

• Serve as the technical lead for APC, coaching and mentoring team members in the SIOC (Smart Innovative Operations Center) and operations departments.

• Provide technical support and advanced troubleshooting for low-performing APC systems.

• Manage a team of APC engineers that support over 25 assets.

• Proactively identify and resolve plant efficiency gaps. Use digital tools and data models to analyze system performance and advise teams on actions to improve economic performance.

• Build stakeholder acceptance and understanding of APC applications by training and communicating with operations, plant management, and other key stakeholders.

• Maintain project documentation, including scope descriptions and control narratives.

• Utilize various digital tools, data models, and communication protocols (DOE, OPC, Suitelink) to perform job duties.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

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