Plant Production Engineer
Air Products
- België
- Vast
- Voltijds
As part of the Gent operations team, you will be responsible for the daily operations of the satellite plants, and provide assistance to the Gent operations with operational support in troubleshooting, optimization and project commission and start-up.Specifically, the successful candidate will be expected to:
- Assume day-to-day responsibility for safe, efficient and reliable operations of the Gent satellite plants.
- Provide production support to the Gent site, through evaluation of plant productivity improvements, either theoretically or through plant testing and development/implementation of the solution. You will work with the ops team and engineering disciplines to troubleshoot and resolve critical plant issues.
- Support identification of plant underperformance and drive resolution to ensure on target operation.
- Support the ops team and plant process engineer in design, review and execution of changes to the plants, including Operational Readiness Inspections and commissioning.
- Support specialist onsite process and non-standard activities including defrosts and cooldowns.
- Provide process support to maintenance activities, energy isolation and plant shutdowns.
- A high level of technical expertise ideally suited to someone with a Chemical Engineering or related degree with 4+ years relevant experience.
- Practical, onsite plant experience with a ‘hands-on’ approach.
- Discipline to work to a schedule and manage competing priorities.
- Self-motivation with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to work productively, both unsupervised and as part of multi-discipline technical teams.
- Provide guidance to the satellite plant technicians.
- Although based in Gent, flexibility to travel to satellite plants on regular basis. As part of the development and gain relevant experience, participation in operational process engineering support during shutdown work at other plants in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany or France. Limited to short multiple day assignments, based on priorities and opportunities.
- Local language capability (Dutch) and English is required at minimum, French is a plus. You will be part of the Gent site team, but working within the European engineering community.
- Flexibility - we understand everyone has commitments outside of work and offer flexible work arrangements to help you manage all those commitments. Depending on your job or location, several options are available.
- Learning and development opportunities – providing resources and tools to help you realize your full potential.
- A competitive salary – that recognizes the experience, skills, and abilities you bring to the company.
- A committed approach to sustainability – giving you peace of mind that you are working for a business that cares deeply about the environment and has set related performance goals.
- A positive experience – from recruitment to onboarding, development, and retirement. You will know you belong and matter at every stage.