Process Engineer

The Global Markets & Technologies (GM&T) World Business Unit delivers technological solutions (molecules, equipment and services) to support the new markets of energy transition, maritime logistics and scientific exploration, in order to accelerate Air Liquide sustainable growth. To support the energy transition, GM&T brings environmentally friendly solutions to the clean energy market with hydrogen energy and Bio-Natural Gas for vehicles, refrigerated transport using nitrogen, but also the treatment and injection of Biogas into the energy grid as a local power source.

Air Liquide Biogas team embodies the ambition of the Air Liquide group, developing global solutions for biomethane upgrading. We are present across the biomethane supply chain: production from organic and farm wastes, purification, liquefaction, packaging, transportation and distribution. Using Air Liquide's innovative membrane technology, we are able to separate methane and carbon dioxide to generate high quality biomethane.

The Process Engineer works independently or in conjunction with others to analyze performance, identify key improvement opportunities, develop action plans, and execute improvement in support of achieving the organization's objectives in quality, delivery, and cost.

Working closely with a Sr. Processing Engineer, Engineering Manager, and other cross functional groups, this role supports one of the fiber production processing areas with primary responsibilities of day-to-day support and oversight for spinning and coating processing equipment.

Responsibilities:

Process Engineering

• Recommend and implement solutions to drive continuous improvement

• Design and conduct process improvement tests in the plant

• Monitor, analyze and report on process performance through trends of Key Process Input and Output Variables

• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards and quality system requirements

• Own selected work instructions, ensuring clarity and effectiveness

• Lead and participate in troubleshooting, as needed

• Lead problem solving for issues escalated from the operators. Analyze to determine possible causes, act to verify the cause, provide immediate solutions, and implement preventive actions to eliminate recurrences.

• Execute assigned continuous improvement projects that drive quality, delivery, or cost objectives. Develop and own action plans to deliver performance results

• Assist in the training of operators, enabling them to generate improvement ideas and to sustain the improvements

• Participate in the design, debug, and commissioning of capital projects.

• Interface and maintain relationships with the Operations, Maintenance, Technology, HSE, ATS, and R&D functions

• Will work on US Government projects

Product Engineering

• Monitor and analyze performance data for selected product lines

• Identify opportunities for prevention and for improvement through analyses, study, observation, and operator interactions

• Lead and participate in Incident Investigations for low yield, high scrap, rework, or job variance issues

• Report on selected product line performance frequently in morning production meetings and monthly engineering meetings

Requirements

• B.S. Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

• 1-2 years manufacturing experience

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Ability to work effectively in teams and individually

• Strong command of English language - verbal and written

• US Citizen or Green Card Holder - The candidate must have valid unrestricted employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred

• Understanding of and experience with 5S / LEAN principles

• Hands-on mechanical skills

Salary / Annual Bonus

• Salary range for this position in Newport, DE is $85k - $95k with an additional annual target incentive of 9% based on performance

Benefits offered:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

• For more information you can go to Air Liquide Benefit Offerings

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build 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 background. 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.