Zone Production Engineer

Location:

Airgas USA LLC belongs to the Air Liquide Group, a world leading supplier of industrial gases. Present in 78 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: R10066620

Job Title: Zone Engineer Production

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

Job Description:

Airgas USA LLC seeks Zone Engineer Production to work in Houston, Texas to complete the job duties below. Must put job code R10066620 on resume and cover letter.

• Provide engineering support to the zone production plants.

• Promote compliance with all applicable regulations and Group directives. Champion company safety, technical and quality procedures.

• Assist Plants with implementing and following Group, Division and Entity specific procedures.

• Assist Plant Managers in the resolution of technical and operational issues.

• Assist Plant Managers in the investigation of operational incidents, the development of corrective and preventive actions.

• Participate in the creation, updates and reviews of PHAs, P&IDs, MOCs and SOPs. Active participation in plant reliability teams.

• Work on plant efficiency evaluations and monitoring to drive down production cost or increase throughput.

• Monitor plant performance and drive improvements.

• Assist with equipment component repair specifications necessary to improve efficiency and reliability.

• Work on minor projects (upgrades and retrofits as well as plant improvements and expansions) at existing locations.

• Develop designs, cost estimates, and economic justifications to facilitate the decision-making process at the plant and zone levels.

• Generate authorization for capital requests and follow-up on the approval process.

• Participate in project execution with the Plant Manager so that the end result meets the original requirements, in a timely manner and within budget.

• Participate in a collaborative work effort and balance financial goals with support for the organization.

• Serve as Operations Representative, participate in the design and execution phases of new Corporate level projects to ensure that operational concerns are addressed during design, construction and commissioning.

MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Science Chemical.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: 2 years of operational or engineering experience working with operation and maintenance of Air Separation Units, Carbon Dioxide, VSA or Oxygen/Nitrogen Generation plants.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: 20% domestic travel.

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We are an equal opportunity employer. Everyone will be considered for employment, promotions, transfers, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disabilities, age, Vietnam era veteran status, disabled veteran status, separated veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, other protected veterans, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law.

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We care about and support our Airgas Families. This is evident not only through our competitive compensation but also through a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision plans, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, and paid holidays for full-time employees.

We provide a progressive parental leave package for our eligible Airgas parents, offering generous paid time off for the birth or placement of children, including 14 weeks of paid child birth benefit for birth mothers on leave, as well as paid parental leave benefits for other associates.

Additionally, we offer our employees a 401k plan with company matching funds, tuition reimbursement, discounted college tuition for employees' dependents, and an Airgas Scholarship Program for dependent children.

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Your differences enhance our performance

At Airgas, we are committed to building 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 race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or any other protected characteristic. 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.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Information

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Please click here to view the EEO Know Your Rights poster and here to view the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination poster. Airgas, an Air Liquide Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company's written Affirmative Action Plan or Policy Statement. This plan or policy statement is available for inspection upon request.

Airgas, an Air Liquide Company and its group of companies does not discriminate against qualified applicants with disabilities and is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to the known disabilities of such individuals so as to ensure equal access to benefits and privileges of employment. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact us by email at us-accommodationrequest@airgas.com.

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