Plant Engineer

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The main purpose and goal of this position is to provide technical support to operational teams by suggesting process improvement opportunities as well as refurbishment projects in production plants, while respecting equipment safety, reliability and efficiency. The incumbent ensures that projects are properly executed to meet production targets, while promoting ALC's quality and safety objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 ● 1. 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.

 ● 2. 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.

● 3. 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.

 ● 4. 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.

● 5. 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.

● 6. 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.

 ● 7. Certification and process engineering projects: The engineer must be able to design, approve and sign off new designs, plant modifications and other technical changes in the plant. This includes legal responsibility and accountability for these changes from a safety and operability perspective, in accordance with professional engineering guidelines.

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Skills/Knowledge/Expertise

● Ability to communicate and document ASU knowledge

● Solution-oriented, with excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills

● Technical expertise in the operation and maintenance of air separation

air separation units

● Good oral and written communication skills

● Ability to work under stress and time constraints

● At ease both in the company and in the field

● Can be consulted 24/7 by plant managers and maintenance personnel

Education required

● Bachelor's degree in engineering

● 3 to 5 years' operational or engineering experience

● Process engineer with the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec

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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.