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Plant Engineer

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Air Liquide

On-site

On-site

Regular employment

1 - 5 years of experience

Full Time

Hamilton, Canada

Responsibilities

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The primary objective and goal of this position is to provide technical support to operational teams by suggesting opportunities for process improvement as well as refurbishment projects in production plants, while ensuring safety, reliability and efficiency of equipment. The incumbent ensures that projects are properly executed to meet production objectives, while promoting ALC's quality and safety objectives.
  • Provides technical and process support to production units: Solves operating problems. Assists in plant start-up and optimization. Implements planning and control techniques. Helps identify production problems, develop specifications for production procedures and revise existing procedures. Informs employees of company procedures and policies.

  • Optimizes and innovates plant processes and systems: Anticipates production needs and identifies, recommends and implements changes in plant processes, equipment and systems to improve plant safety, reliability and efficiency. Analyzes new equipment. Optimizes resources to be used. Improves and develops individual contributions and new working methods.

  • Monitors activity: evaluates industrial performance. Proposes objectives based on production priorities and direction. Ensures the success of the project and the sustainability of the results obtained. Evaluates and improves performance in the following areas: safety, environment, production quality, profitability, equipment reliability, production capacity and process improvement.

  • Plans and manages plant projects: Responsible for local plant projects and acts as facilitator for major projects managed by the project team. Follows up projects from planning to commissioning, using project management processes. Ensure that change management processes (MOC) and documentation control are properly executed.

  • Process improvement: Works in cooperation with his/her team and cross-functional teams to continuously improve work processes. Analyzes the operation of the business, identifies the causes of malfunctions and proposes appropriate corrective measures.

  • Quality / Safety: Contributes to the definition and implementation of recommendations and procedures. Teaches others about risk management. Carries out audits and preventive actions to improve safety/quality. Identifies potentially risky situations and implements the necessary corrective actions. Ensures regulatory requirements and deadlines are met. Includes prevention of future risks at the design stage. Ensures plant site safety and quality.

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Are you a MATCH?

REQUIRED EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

  • This position requires a Bachelor of Engineering degree (preferably in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering).

  • 1-5 years of engineering experience (preferably in an industrial plant setting).

ESSENTIALS - Be Act Engage

  • Promoting and Achieving Safety

  • Committing to AL’s Performance and Responsibility

  • Innovative Thinking

  • Anticipating and Dealing with Changing Environment

  • Solution focused 

  • Communicating with Impact

  • Managing Personal Efficiency and Competing Priorities

OTHER COMPETENCIES

                                                                                                                                                     

  • Ability to communicate technical and complex problems effectively to various stakeholders.

  • Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret piping isometrics, P&IDs, and electrical schematics.

  • Demonstrate the ability to explain and identify hazards present in an energy isolation procedure. 

  • Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of control panel and operations of operator interface consoles.

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • The job is within an industrial plant environment and you may be required to work within various areas of the facility including working at heights, confined spaces and/or in loud and hot spaces. 

  • Ability to work on call nights, weekends and holidays as required; occasional travel 

  • Safety is our highest priority, and safety procedures and guidelines must be adhered to at all times. This includes wearing personal protective equipment, such as hard hats, eye protection, hearing protection, flame retardant clothing and safety shoes at all times during a work shift. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond to process upsets.

  • Agility: The ability to navigate different areas of the plant, including climbing stairs and ladders, and moving around barriers.

  • Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move, and react.

  • Physical Labour: Ability to lift, move or carry heavy weighted (>50lbs) valves, tools and equipment. Working in physically challenging positions when required.  

Our Differences make our Performance


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

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

Required skills

Engineering
Problem Solving
Process Improvement
Project Management
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Technical Communication Skills
English
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