Plant Operator / Technician

Air Liquide Australia is a market leader Gases, Technologies and Services for Industry in Australia. Air Liquide Australia provides innovative, responsive and customer focused services to our product range, which improves the performance of our customers while helping protect the environment.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

• Operate the plant and equipment at the ASU safely and efficiently from DCS (Distributed Control System)

• Meet customer requirements for products (i.e. purity, pressure and flow), within safety limitations, by controlling and operating plant equipment 

• Maintain and improve plant efficiency and integrity by monitoring and analysing equipment and reporting faults and improvement opportunities

• Perform plant stops and start and trouble-shooting as directed by the Facility Manager 

• Coordinate with contracted and in-house maintenance staff while handling over/taking over equipment to/from them to ensure safety in work – carry on proper isolation of the system and do LOTO (Lock out, tag out ). 

• Complete daily plant logs, raising any issues with the Plant Manager

• Maintain site security by monitoring and controlling access to the site

Are you a MATCH?

• Trade qualified (electrical, instrumentation or mechanical)

• Mechanical/ Electrical Engineering considered advantageous

• Knowledge of applicable standards and regulations such as dangerous goods/substances handling and OHS

• Process Operation experience

• Proven fault finding skills

• Computer literacy

• Knowledge of PLC Controls, Analysers and Plant Instrumentation

• Experience of planned maintenance

• Ability to understand process operations and mechanical equipment

• Experience working in a 24/7 continuous shift roster

• Experience with computerised maintenance management systems

We OFFER?

• Full-time permanent role in Port Pirie, SA

• On-site parking

• 14 weeks paid parental leave

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Stock Purchase Plan options

• Comprehensive onboarding program

• Local and global opportunities

• Health and wellbeing initiatives

• Retail discount programs with over 350 retailers

• Long-term career development opportunities nationally and/or internationally across the Air Liquide Group

About Air Liquide

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

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.