Process Technician

MY01 Air Products Malaysia Sdn; Pengerang; On-site; MYR 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Products is seeking a hands-on ASU Plant Operator in Pengerang, Malaysia, to safely operate and monitor day-to-day plant activities, including start‑up/shut‑down, production rate adjustments and quality assurance. You will perform shift work, record readings, generate production reports, and support maintenance, safety permits, and audits to ensure compliant, efficient plant operations on site.

The role requires a technical diploma, at least two years in process operations, and computer

Qualifications

• Technical Diploma in mechanical/chemical or SPM with minimum 2 years of process operation experience.
• Computer literate with basic MS Windows and MS Office knowledge.
• Safety minded and able to issue Safe Work Permits when required.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor ASU units, including startup, shutdown, and process adjustments.
• Record plant readings, report abnormalities, and take corrective actions.
• Generate daily and monthly production reports for traceability.
• Support maintenance, parts inventory, and plant turnaround activities.
• Ensure safety and housekeeping, and participate in audits as required.

Skills

Plant operation

Safety compliance

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Education

Technical Diploma in mechanical/chemical

SPM/Vocational

Tools

MS Windows

MS Office

Job description

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What’s Possible POSITION SUMMARY Purpose

This position is responsible for the safe, efficient hands-on day-to-day operation and monitoring of ASU units including process plant control, production rate/product mix adjustments, safe start-up/shutdown of plant, cryogenic tanker loading and product quality assurance. Primary duties also includes process plant operation and plant maintenance. Nature and scope The job holder will be working in shifts pattern round the clock, inclusive of general Malaysia /State public holidays where applicable to operate the ASU and related facilities in the Pengerang site.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

The job holder oversees smooth day-to-day operation, which includes startup, shutdown, plant capacity adjustment and optimize the plant operation to meet the business requirement. He/she requires to assist plant engineer and plant manager on the plant troubleshooting. The job holder is to record plant equipment, control room reading and to report and elevate if there is any abnormality and take appropriate corrective action as required. He / She is to generate daily production reports and monthly production reports for traceability. The job holder is required to be safety minded, ensure safety requirements are adhered to by everybody, perform the tasks as per the (Basic Safety Process) BSP definition and ensure the ASU plant operates and maintains in a safely manner. The job holder is required to be qualified as safe work permit issuer. He/she requires to issue permits when there is a requirement. The job holder is required to fill in the cryogenic tankers or any mobile storage units on day‑to‑day basis. The person requires to perform documentation work and necessary transaction on the cryogenic tankers where applicable. The job holder is required to be qualified as safe work permit issuer. He/she requires to issue permit when there is a requirement. To support the HIRARC review during the SWP issuance if applicable. The job holder is required to support PM or any other maintenance job as required; inclusive but not limited to parts inventory management and to participate in plant turnaround maintenance activities. The job holder is responsible for overall housekeeping in the plant. He/she needs to work with internal staff or contractors to ensure plant housekeeping is always maintained at satisfactory condition. The job holder is responsible for full compliance to all SWIM, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO45001 and FSMS procedures if applicable. The job holder is required to support audits processes to assess the compliances of AP On site operations activities against to AP’s standard or relevant applicable standards and to close the findings (i.e., ISO standards, AP Corporate EHS audits, Halal recertification audits, customer audits). The job holder is also to support maintaining the health of quality control devices; i.e. to ensure all span and zero gases cylinders at the manifold station are available and within expiry date He/she is required to carry out other duties/assignments that may be assigned by he/her superior deemed appropriate.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Technical Diploma in mechanical/chemical or SPM (Vocational/Technical School) with Minimum 2 years working experience in plant process Computer literate with basic MS Windows and Office knowledge

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world‑leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.

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