R10094710 Production Technician (Open)

Location

Taft, LA - ASU

Air Liquide Large Industries provides our customers with industrial gas and energy solutions that are vital to their own industrial production. We own and operate over 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipelines in the U.S. supplying mainly oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas in large quantities from multiple production sources to major customers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and steel industries. Our pipeline operations and industrial gas production facilities are closely monitored 24/7 within our leading-edge operations control center located in Houston, Texas. Our operations control group monitors over 89,000 data points and assists with product supply and coordination. We are constantly optimizing our supply network to provide high reliability and energy efficiencies allowing Air Liquide to adjust supply needs more quickly and effectively enabling growth to our customers.

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We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative.

At Air Liquide, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

Air Liquide is Hiring for a Production Technician in Taft, LA!

We are looking for you!

• Comprehensive Family Benefits: Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.

• Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.

• Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.

• Early Access: Your benefits start after just 1 day of employment.

Recruiter: Adrienne (Adrienne.Ogletree-Adrien-SC@airliquide.com)
 

The Production Technician position is responsible for day to day operations of the ASU plant located in Taft, LA.

Job Duties:

• Day-to-day safe and reliable operation of the Air Separation Unit (ASU).

• Demonstrate an overall understanding of plant safety rules, regulations, and company safety policies/procedures.

• Operational checks of equipment, monitoring performance, making and logging equipment rounds, safety and other equipment inspections as assigned, monitoring and permitting maintenance work, equipment isolation, preventative maintenance as assigned, troubleshooting operating issues, reporting process and equipment deviations, log entry, manual control of equipment, and writing and following procedures.

• Learn and follow standard operating procedures (SOPs), corporate procedures; read and interpret flow charts, process piping ISOs, simple schematics, P&IDs, electrical schematics; perform basic math operations.

• Perform operator rounds, sampling, truck loading, operations PM's.

• Partner with contractors, visitors, co-workers and others to uphold company safety policies/procedures.

• Support and comply with all safety, health, and environmental procedures as defined by site and corporate personnel.

• Demonstrate knowledge & understanding of control board and operator interface computer consoles.

• Keep accurate records and be diligent in documentation and record retention policies and procedures.

• Foster and champion high housekeeping and organizational standards.

• Able to multi-task during emergency situations in a collaborative yet self-reliant environment.

• Contribute insights to advance plant safety, efficiency and quality.

• Operate the ASU plant in a safe, efficient, and reliable manner.

• Develop equipment purging and isolation plans (LOTO) as required.

• Prepare equipment for maintenance activities in a safe manner.

• Enter work orders into CMMS (Maximo) as required.

• Bring a constructive, professional mindset and have the ability to align with operational guidance.

• Provide on-call assistance or work additional shifts when required.

• Actively participate in training programs.