What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Process Engineer position at US10 Air Products and Chemical?
At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.
Reimagine What’s Possible
We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Plant Process Engineer to join our innovative team at our HQ in Allentown, PA or at our office in Houston, TX. In this role, you will be responsible for optimizing plant processes to improve efficiency, safety, and productivity. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and monitor improvements, ensuring that our production systems operate at peak performance.
The Plant Process Engineering (PPE) position in the Industrial Gases Americas Cryogenic team is responsible for supporting our ASU, LHY, LCO2, LHe production facilities across the Americas.
This role will require travel 25-30% of the time to covered sites.
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
- Paid Parental leave (Up to 8 weeks for both parents)
- Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
- Adoption assistance
- Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
- Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
- Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- Many more supplemental benefits available
Required Skills / Abilities:
- Technical knowledge and experience of Cryogenic equipment, controls and processes preferred.
- Strong analytical skills to evaluate problems/opportunities and drive cost-effective solutions.
- Effective interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills.
- Strong organization skills to prioritize workload.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Plant process engineering technical support to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations for several stand alone and onsite ASU plants in the Americas region.
- Identify performance gaps, troubleshoot problems, and develop solutions to resolve plant operating issues.
- Interface effectively with Operations/PDO technical functions and Line and Site Managers.
- Provide technical support for developing and driving productivity improvements to meet our financial targets.
- Collaborate with operations functional engineers (e.g. Controls, Process Safety, Machinery, Pressure Vessels).
- Support scope development and execution for contract extension and asset re-life projects.
- Support KPI development and Plant Assessment activities to leverage improvement projects.
- Approximately 25%-30% travel expected in this position.
Minimum Hiring Requirements:
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, or related field.
- 10 years of experience in Engineering, Operations or related functions preferred.
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We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.
At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.
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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