The Operations & Maintenance Engineer is responsible for supporting daily site activities in production and maintenance. The Engineer participates in preventative and corrective maintenance activities (eg - M1 tasks) whilst ensuring occupational safety, process safety and security protocol are observed and enforced around the plant. Working within an ‘on call’ environment, he/she contributes to site reliability through the effective collaboration with other on-site employees, regional experts, central maintenance teams and the SIO centre (SIOC). The Engineer strives to maintain safety, asset availability, health and compliance within the plant and positively represents Air Liquide during any routine interactions with customer representatives. Leveraging Air Liquide’s network and systems, the Operations & Maintenance Engineer ensures customer demands are met and profitability is maximized.

Safety

Responsible for site emergency management issues; ensures he/she is trained and qualified for proper implementation of the emergency response plan and plant security plan

 

• Coordinates with contract and in-house maintenance teams on the safe handover of equipment; performs proper isolation of the system, energy control and isolation
• Contributes to the development and observation of site safety standards and compliance (eg - work permits); works to identify and implement preventative/corrective actions after near misses are reported
• Actively contributes towards the compliance of all regulations applicable to his/her domain(s) of competency including participating in inspections and audits
  
  
   

Operations Management

Coordinates with SIOC to optimize facility performance by focusing on the efficiency and reliability of production and processes; implements energy sourcing strategies

 

• Follows SOP and participates in SOP writing and continuous improvement, in order to ensure the plant and its network reaches their best operating point
• Supports the facility’s unattended control room model by monitoring and responding to alarm conditions when ‘on call’; uses DCS and other available systems and platforms to troubleshoot issues; mobilizes and visits the site to attend escalated alarm issues as required.
• Investigates operations issues arising within his/her domain(s) of competency with an aim of reducing the lead time between trouble detection and clearance
• Safely operates the plant in specific non-standard modes
• Using the automated loading systems, coordinates with material and bulk product drivers to ensure the safe and efficient loading and unloading of raw materials and products
• Competently starts up and shuts down plant equipment safely and in compliance with applicable SOPs