Filling & Handling Operator

BE10207-ALBENEL L'Air Liquide Belge; Aalter; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide Aalter, a specialised production site, offers hands-on training in field operations and a pathway to control-room duties as you grow. You will work in a two-person shift with a focus on safety, quality control, and efficient distillation and reactor processes.

The role requires a completed technical diploma and strong Dutch language skills, plus English. A forklift certificate is advantageous and mobility within 1 hour of Aalter is expected.

Qualifications

• Technical secondary diploma (TSO/BSO) in electromechanics, electronics or chemistry.
• Experience in an industrial production or process environment.
• Fluent in Dutch with good English.
• Forklift certificate is an asset or willingness to obtain one.
• Willingness to commute within ~1 hour from the Aalter site.
• Strong safety culture and teamwork mindset.

Responsibilities

• Start hands-on in the field within a 2-person shift team with progression to control room operations.
• Safely sort, pick, label and fill gas cylinders following procedures and weight targets.
• Operate and monitor distillation columns and reactors for hydrocarbon production.
• Perform field tasks including forklift operation and basic maintenance on valves and fittings.
• Inspect deliveries, prepare delivery notes and transport documents, and support invoicing with cylinder status.
• Conduct monthly and annual inventory checks and maintain records.
• Perform routine lab testing on raw materials and products, ensuring QA documentation.
• Promote safety objectives and manage permits, LOTO, and on-site contractor oversight.

Skills

Industrial production

Dutch language

English language

Safety mindset

Team player

Problem solving

Education

Technical secondary diploma (TSO/BSO) in electromechanics, electronics or chemistry

Tools

Forklift certificate

Gas chromatography

Job description

To ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant execution of daily hydrocarbon production, cylinder filling, and testing operations at the Aalter site, while actively promoting safety objectives as the top priority. How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? AIR LIQUIDE AALTER Air Liquide Aalter is a specialized production facility producing high-purity hydrocarbons for the Air Liquide Group. Key production processes utilize distillation columns and a reactor. Our on-site laboratory handles quality control for raw materials and final products. To maintain operational excellence, our production plant is currently undergoing an upgrade and automation transformation to become a state-of-the-art, highly efficient, and reliable facility. With new distillation units under construction, joining during this commissioning phase offers an exceptional, hands‑on learning environment.

MAIN ACTIONS, TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Production Management & Field Operations:
   • Start hands‑on in the field within a 2‑person shift team (one in the field, one in the control room), following a step‑by‑step training trajectory to progressively learn all operations, with future potential to operate the control room.
   • Safely sort, pick, label, and fill gas cylinders in strict accordance with specific filling procedures and weight targets.
   • Operate and monitor distillation columns and reactors for hydrocarbon production.
   • Perform field tasks including cylinder flushing, loading and unloading trucks using a forklift, and carrying out first‑line maintenance on valves, fittings, and calibrations.
2. Stock & Transport Coordination:
   • Inspect and oversee incoming and outgoing gas cylinder deliveries.
   • Prepare essential documentation: delivery notes, ADR/IMDG transport documents, SAP production orders, and certificates of conformity and analysis.
   • Report delivery details and cylinder rental status to invoicing teams.
   • Conduct monthly and annual inventory checks.
3. Laboratory Management & Quality Control:
   • Perform routine laboratory testing on raw materials, in‑process products from distillation units, and filled cylinder end products.
   • Maintain accurate laboratory documentation and quality assurance reporting.
4. Safety & Site Support (IMS):
   • Promote safety objectives as the absolute top priority at all times.
   • Support project execution and safety protocols: manage work permits, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures, and task risk analyses.
   • Supervise contractor activities on site.
   • Actively identify anomalies, participate in IMS work, and contribute to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and emergency plans.

Are you a MATCH?

• Education: Minimum a completed technical secondary diploma (TSO/BSO) in electromechanics, electronics, or chemistry. Candidates must be eager to commit long‑term and complete a step‑by‑step hands‑on training trajectory.
• Experience: Proven experience in an industrial production or process environment (chemical or food industry experience is an asset) with a versatile skill set.
• Language Skills: Fluent in Dutch with a good working knowledge of English.
• Technical & Practical Skills: Comfortable handling administrative tasks and computer applications. A forklift certificate is an asset (or willingness to obtain one via the site). Knowledge of process automation or gas chromatography is a plus.
• Mobility & Proximity: Living within a maximum 1‑hour drive from the Aalter site (strict requirement for on‑call duty).
• Safety First: Unwavering commitment to safety rules, procedures, and personal leadership.
• Flexibility & Team Spirit: Highly collaborative team player with a flexible mindset.
• Operational Focus: Practical, hands‑on mindset with an eager‑to‑learn attitude.
• Stress Resilience & Problem Solving: Calm and effective under pressure when solving operational challenges.

Our Differences make our PerformanceAt AirLiquide, 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.

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Through the passion and diversity of its people, AirLiquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment. Discover what your professional journey at AirLiquide could be here!