Senior Process Engineer

About the role

Air Liquide Singapore Private Limited, the largest industrial gas company in south-east Asia, is looking for a Senior Process Engineer to supervise the operations of its unit. The role organises the plant workflow and coordinates with Industrial, Maintenance and other teams, covering startup and commissioning, daily plant operations, health, safety and compliance, team leadership and training, and acting as the site's IMS representative.

Key responsibilities

• Draft and review commissioning test procedures, take part in FAT and SAT, and lead technicians and junior engineers through commissioning checks, troubleshooting and punchlist resolution.
• Support the Facility Manager with manpower allocation during startup, and oversee plant performance, shutdowns and turnaround maintenance.
• Drive continuous improvement, process redesign and 6S workplace organisation.
• Enforce legal regulations and Air Liquide IMS safety standards, lead risk assessments, set up LOTO and job pack procedures, and act as an authorised Permit-to-Work approver/assessor.
• Supervise, coach and evaluate technicians and junior operations engineers, and train engineers on the job while assessing technicians.
• Act as Acting Facility Manager during the manager's absence or vacancy.
• Roll out new or revised Group IMS standards, archive superseded versions and coordinate with the IMS Review Team on compliance action plans.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the chemical industry.
• Experience in cryogenic air separation units (ASU) and steam methane reformer units (SMR) is an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills, organised and detail-oriented, able to lead a team of technicians and engineers and coordinate cross-departmental work under tight deadlines.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills.

Required skills

• Good knowledge of process safety risk management tools such as FMEA and HAZOP.
• Ability to propose optimisation plans for continuous production processes.
• Experience implementing Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing projects is an advantage.

Candidates are asked to submit a detailed resume, including reasons for leaving past employment; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.