Senior Plant Engineer

About the role

Air Liquide Canada is hiring a Senior Plant Engineer in Hamilton, Ontario, with a salary range of $100,000 - $120,000. The role provides technical support to operational teams by suggesting process improvements and refurbishment projects in production plants, while ensuring safety, reliability and efficiency of equipment. It also includes Capital Project Manager responsibilities, leading end-to-end CAPEX projects, budgets, timelines and cross-functional teams from initiation to closeout. On-call nights, weekends and holidays, and occasional travel are required.

Key responsibilities

• Solve operating problems, assist in plant start-up and optimization, and implement planning and control techniques.
• Identify production problems, develop and revise production procedures, and keep employees informed of company procedures and policies.
• Anticipate production needs and recommend changes to processes, equipment and systems to improve safety, reliability and efficiency.
• Evaluate industrial performance and propose objectives based on production priorities, covering safety, environment, quality, profitability, equipment reliability and capacity.
• Manage local plant projects and act as a facilitator for major projects, following standard project management processes from planning to commissioning, and ensure Management of Change (MOC) and documentation control are followed.
• Manage capital project portfolios and budgets, and lead procurement, vendor negotiations, engineering design reviews, contractor oversight and financial reporting.
• Improve work processes, analyze operations, identify root causes of malfunctions and propose corrective measures.
• Contribute to safety and quality procedures, coach others on risk management, perform audits, conduct preventive actions and integrate risk prevention early in design.
• Uphold safety at all times, including wearing PPE such as hard hats, eye and hearing protection, flame-retardant clothing and safety shoes, and working at heights, in confined spaces and in loud or hot areas.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Engineering degree, preferably in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
• 7-10 years of engineering experience, preferably in an industrial plant setting.
• 2-5 years of project management experience.
• Ability to lift and move heavy equipment, tools and valves (over 50 lbs) and work in physically challenging positions.
• Agility, manual dexterity and quick reaction to navigate plant environments and respond to process upsets.

Preferred qualifications

• P.Eng registration and PMP certification.
• Ability to read and interpret piping isometrics, P&ID diagrams and electrical schematics.
• Knowledge of control panel operations, operator interface consoles and process control systems.
• Ability to identify hazards in energy isolation procedures and communicate technical problems to stakeholders.