SIO Efficiency Performance Analyst

Air Liquide Large Industries provides our customers with industrial gas and energy solutions that are vital to their own industrial production. We own and operate over 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipelines in the U.S. supplying mainly oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas in large quantities from multiple production sources to major customers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and steel industries. Our pipeline operations and industrial gas production facilities are closely monitored 24/7 within our leading-edge operations control center located in Houston, Texas. Our operations control group monitors over 89,000 data points and assists with product supply and coordination. We are constantly optimizing our supply network to provide high reliability and energy efficiencies allowing Air Liquide to adjust supply needs more quickly and effectively enabling growth to our customers.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The role of the Centralized Efficiency Performance team within the NAM SIOC is to provide targeted focus on the optimal operation of the LI NAM asset fleet with a focus on identification of performance/efficiency improvement opportunities. Optimal performance includes understanding the performance capabilities of assets, and where constrained, ensure a resolution path is clearly defined (scoped), funded, scheduled and that it delivers its intended improvement. The prioritization of these projects is critical to ensure that resources are deployed in the most effective way. Centralized Efficiency Performance team works in close collaboration with the Operations teams and Centralized Execution team to ensure visibility on efficiency and operational performance metrics and leverages global tools (e.g., Prism, Perform, Optim) after careful review of their applicability and value proposition for LI NAM in whole, or a subset of operational facilities.

The SIO Performance team closely collaborates with Operations, CTE, Centralized Execution team, Energy Management and Plant Projects. They will leverage industrial gas process knowledge, energy management optimization strategies, and various tools to identify and value performance opportunities.

The SIO Efficiency Performance Analyst is a member of the SIO Performance team and reports to the Manager, Efficiency Performance Support. The position is located in Houston, TX.

Subject Matter Expertise

• Has strong technical knowledge in the area of one or more production areas - ASU technologies, Hydrogen/Syngas, Cogen/Boiler.  Expectation to continue to develop technical awareness, if not independent competencies, in a minimum of two technical areas, with support from other Experts.  

• Project Management experience, including the ability to identify and execute high impact projects, assess impact and align key stakeholders to receive funding with assurance of delivering results for scope defined.

Strategy 

• Be a technical resource in developing a leading efficiency metric like SPO (Site Production Optimization) and roll out the Perform 2.0 program. 

• Work effectively with the World Industrial Management Organization and other SIOCs to sharing best practices and leverage global support as the NAM cluster identifies leading indicators for Operational KPIs.

• Work in close collaboration with the Industrial Direction Process Control APC team to support the implementation of new Quality APC projects, and ensure the prioritization of sites matches the organizational needs. 

• Actively participate in a leadership role within either a KNOE WG or WW COP WG.

Performance Monitoring

• Proactively identifying the gaps related to the SIO.Perform stream (plant efficiency) and leading or advising relevant members to take proper and timely actions to operate at best economical performance.

• Leading or advising relevant members to take proper and time actions to address the constraints related to SIO.Optim stream (system efficiency : pipeline network or liquid supply).

• Recognizing opportunities to reconcile  constraints inside the plants and being able to, without assistance, quantify the financial  impact on  the site efficiency and/or pipeline networks to improve baseline efficiency. 

 

Efficiency Tool Deployment and Strategy

• Assist in calculating efficiencies/savings generated by efficiency tool deployments

• Be the technical leader for SIOC/Operations personnel regarding efficiency topics 

• Assist in the development of KPIs to ensure the utilization and effectiveness of EMS, Perform V2 and SPO deployments, that will assist in identifying efficiency improvement opportunities.

• Build value/acceptance of SIO. Perform applications and tools within Operations, Zone and Plant Management and Operators, through discussion, training and demonstrated success.

• Continue to develop practical ASU and Hyco process experience and understanding of the pipeline network. 

• Ensure proper documentation when executing model deployment; including but not limited to training internal SIOC personnel and operations.

• Foster the relationship with operations teams to ensure buy-in of the programs and be able to extract new efficiency project opportunities from the operations teams.

• Participate actively in the weekly/monthly  meetings with regards to efficiency tools and opportunities.

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Are you a MATCH?

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering required 

• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.

• 3+ years of process industry experience in either cryogenic air separation process technology, distillation process technology or Hyco technology.

• Internal Candidates: Enrollment or Graduation from LEAP is highly preferred. 

• Internal Candidates: Members of the Local Technical Community Leaders (TCL) Program  are highly preferred. 

• Familiarity with data science and statistics knowledge (regressions, linear programming, machine learning)

• Proficiency in R or Python programming

• Familiarity of SIO analysis and optimization tools (Perform V2, Optim, SEEQ, …)

• Experience in documentation including write-up of project proposals, estimates

• Knowledge of Google Office Productivity Suite (Drive, Doc, Sheets, etc). 

• Strong communication skills, written and oral. Able to effectively interface with other engineering disciplines/organizations, plant operations and senior management. 

• Strong analytical and organizational skills, able to multi-task with changing priorities according to operational requirements.

• Solid project management skills

• Ability to travel as needed.

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.