At Air Products, we reimagine what's possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together - where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter - we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.
Reimagine What's Possible Air Products is seeking a dynamic individual to join our team in Martinez, California. The successful candidate will provide process engineering support as part of an operations organization that pursues outstanding performance for the Air Products hydrogen plants in Martinez. This engineer will also provide occasional support to other HyCO plants in California and the western region of North America.
Responsibilities of the position include:- Primary contact for Plant Process Engineering support of 2 large-scale hydrogen plants. Monitor and/or review their performance (e.g., efficiency, reliability) and proactively identify and troubleshoot operating issues.
- Support for plant safety, health, and environmental performance. Responsibilities include adherence to management of change (MOC) procedures, execution of project hazard reviews, engineering support for environmental compliance, and regular participation in safety programs and training.
- Identify, evaluate, and implement productivity projects that improve reliability, efficiency, costs, and/or capacity. Define work scope, generate project requests, work orders, MOC's, etc. as required to execute these projects.
- Prepare for and support efforts during hydrogen plant turnarounds, including project execution, catalyst changeouts, and investigation of inspection discoveries.
- A key area of responsibility is plant efficiency tracking and control, including analysis of plant efficiency and performance, ensuring the plants operate optimally.
- Assist in the resolution of significant reliability and maintenance issues involving unusual corrosion, steam quality concerns, fouling of heat transfer surfaces, premature catalyst degradation, and other chronic equipment and performance problems as they arise.
- As opportunities arise, the individual will be requested to provide support to other HyCO facilities within the US and Canada.
Qualifications:- B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering strongly preferred; other disciplines will be considered based on experience.
- 3 - 5 years of experience in an engineering role (or roles); operations engineering support and/or operations experience with troubleshooting experience are beneficial.
- Experience with large scale hydrogen/syngas production or other high temperature process gas facilities is desired.
- Project development and execution experience is a plus.
- A basic understanding of process engineering related disciplines such as process controls, process safety and equipment/plant design.
- The ability to make safe and balanced decisions weighing operability, reliability, capital costs, and operating costs.
- The ability to foster an environment of open communication, innovation, trust, personal, and professional growth.
- Experience using Aspen Plus and MS Office tools (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc.) is preferred.
- Some travel is required, estimated at 10%.
In California, the anticipated pay range is $110,050 -$145,500 plus bonus. Its important to note that individual compensations packages are determined based on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to experience and qualifications
What's In It for You: At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees.
Check out some of our benefits below!
- Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
- 401k with 100% vested company core and match
- Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time
- Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
- Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
- Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
- Many more supplemental benefits available
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Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what's possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.
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