Plant Engineer

Air Liquide; Secunda; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 600 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Plant Engineer to lead operational excellence initiatives and energy efficiency improvements. This role involves collaborating with teams to optimize plant performance, develop rigorous processes, and ensure a safe work environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical or chemical engineering, with extensive experience in plant operations and project management. Join a diverse and inclusive workplace that values innovation and fosters a culture of continuous improvement. If you are passionate about driving operational success and sustainability, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in an industrial environment with a focus on plant operations.
• Strong knowledge of ASU technology, operational efficiency, and digital tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in operational excellence and energy efficiency improvements.
• Contribute to troubleshooting and development of efficiency monitoring systems.

Skills

Project Management

Energy Evaluation

Operational Troubleshooting

Engineering Processes

Operational Efficiency

ASU Technology/Operation

Digital Tools

Smart Maintenance

Industrial IT/OT

Education

B.Eng./B.Sc. Eng. Degree Mechanical/Chemical Engineering

Government Certificate of Competency

Tools

SCADA

Navision

Google Suite

Job description

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The Plant Engineer within the ALLISA organisation, under the supervision of the Facility Manager, provides leadership and direction in his domain of expertise.

The incumbent provides direction and expertise to the operating teams by promoting the LI WBL & HUB reliability strategies, deploying industrial legacy programs, managing continuous and sustainable improvement, developing rigorous processes and work standards that ensure consistent levels of quality and improved performance, and ensures the roll out of new initiatives to accompany the transformation of the Operations to the next step improvements in Operational Excellence for ALLISA, especially with the Facility initiative, in close cooperation with the Facility Manager and other key stakeholders within the primary production.

Perform ASU energy evaluations to analyse energy consumption, compare actual performance to design and/or historical performance, identify opportunities to optimize energy efficiency, reduce CO2 emission and operating costs, and develop action plans and procedures for operational improvement. Identify and develop Advanced Process Control (APC) projects for plant running mode optimisation and plant controller fine tuning or implementation of additional control features, when required. Contribute to the development of the Efficiency Monitoring System (EMS) for early detection of efficiency loss, process deviation, valve malfunction or instrumentation drift with the long-term objective to enhance the reliability of the plant. Contribute to complex troubleshooting, in collaboration with the Reliability Manager to ensure that incidents (S1/S2 – L1/L2) are analysed. Contribute, in collaboration with the operating teams, to the follow-up of recurrent and minor incidents (L3). Develop/replicate identified GYM and perform AEP projects, in coordination with the Project team, to ensure improved operation of assets and to reach a new performance step of the plant (deriming extension, production debottlenecking, cooling water circuit, anti surge adjustment, O2 recovery, etc.).

Ensure professional communication, behaviour and actions. Develop the right expertise for better information, faster feedback, collaboration and management decisions. Develop a spread of knowledge, collective commitments, sharing of best practices, capitalisation on technical events and standards knowledge improvement. Approve MOC’s as per competency level and encourage experimentation and learning on rapid cycles. Establish and maintain a positive impact on employee engagement by influencing the mindsets, behaviors, and thinking required to sustain a lean enterprise culture.

Participate in the assessment of new technologies, new products or new suppliers. Contribute to new ideas, thinking and approaches, e.g the deployment of the SIO program, as supported by business.

Support and execute the ALLISA SHE strategy to achieve zero harm. Ensure that plans are executed and team objectives are achieved consistently in a safe work environment.

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Are you a MATCH?

1. B.Eng./B.Sc. Eng. Degree Mechanical/Chemical Engineering
2. Government Certificate of Competency is advantageous
3. A minimum of five (5) years experience in an industrial environment
4. Proven track record of experience in plant operations and/or maintenance
5. Must have a strong knowledge and understanding of Project Management, Energy Evaluation, Operational Troubleshooting and Engineering processes and Operational efficiency
6. Must have a strong knowledge and understanding of ASU Technology/Operation, Digital Tools, Smart Maintenance and Industrial IT/OT
7. Must have a strong knowledge of SCADA, Navision and Google suite products

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.