About the role
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
Air Liquide is seeking a full-time Plant Operator for our 35-tonne Oxygen Plant at the Cariboo Pulp Mill. The successful candidate will oversee daily operations and ensure proper plant maintenance and functioning.Responsibilities:
Uphold Air Liquide’s safety standards and practices.
Operate the vacuum separation adsorption (VSA) process, ensuring safe start-up, operation, and shut-down.
Comply with Air Liquide Canada/AMG management system procedures.
Conduct plant performance tests as required.
Oversee and perform equipment maintenance, including annual turnaround activities.
Recommend improvements based on equipment observations and ensure periodic monitoring.
Demonstrate familiarity with industrial gas properties and oxygen service cleaning methods.
Supervise subcontractors as needed and respond to equipment breakdowns.
Undertake small maintenance projects with supervisor approval.
Troubleshoot equipment issues.
Collaborate with multi-functional teams on process improvement, analyze plant activities, identify problem causes, and implement corrective measures.
Adhere to lock-out and safe work procedures.
Participate in maintaining plant emergency procedures, act as a first responder where applicable, and initiate appropriate communications.
Report safety issues to the supervisor.
Know and comply with all procedures in the plant's Quality Manual.
Complete daily production reviews, equipment rounds, HSE, and other regulatory inspections.
___________________Are you a MATCH?
Requirements:
Minimum 3-5 Years Of Industrial Experience. High school diploma with relevant experience, or a college diploma in a relevant field (e.g., electrician, instrumentation, industrial mechanic).
Power engineering, electrical, refrigeration, or instrumentation ticket is an asset.
Strong mechanical aptitude, and hands-on experience with tools
Work independently and under pressure. Strong communication skills.
Knowledge: Previous experience with facility operations and CMMS (Maximo/SAP), rotating equipment troubleshooting, low/high-pressure gas systems. Knowledge of cryogenic, refrigeration, and/or other operations experience is a strong asset. Proficiency with computerized systems, MS Office, Google Suite.
Problem-Solving: Proactively investigate and identify problem situations, develop and analyze alternative solutions, and prioritize and implement effective actions..
Planning skills: Organize contractor schedules and oversee the safe execution of work under the Air Liquide Management System.
Availability: Required to be on-call for plant emergencies, including evenings and weekends.
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.
About Air Liquide
Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 72 countries with 67,800 employees, the Group serves more than 4 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 Group’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Taking action today while preparing the future is at the heart of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for 2025, Air Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining financial and extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new markets, the Group benefits from major assets such as its business model combining resilience and strength, its ability to innovate and its technological expertise. The Group develops solutions contributing to climate and the energy transition—particularly with hydrogen—and takes action to progress in areas of healthcare, digital and high technologies.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 27.5 billion euros in 2023. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX 50, FTSE4Good and DJSI Europe indexes.
About the role
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
Air Liquide is seeking a full-time Plant Operator for our 35-tonne Oxygen Plant at the Cariboo Pulp Mill. The successful candidate will oversee daily operations and ensure proper plant maintenance and functioning.Responsibilities:
Uphold Air Liquide’s safety standards and practices.
Operate the vacuum separation adsorption (VSA) process, ensuring safe start-up, operation, and shut-down.
Comply with Air Liquide Canada/AMG management system procedures.
Conduct plant performance tests as required.
Oversee and perform equipment maintenance, including annual turnaround activities.
Recommend improvements based on equipment observations and ensure periodic monitoring.
Demonstrate familiarity with industrial gas properties and oxygen service cleaning methods.
Supervise subcontractors as needed and respond to equipment breakdowns.
Undertake small maintenance projects with supervisor approval.
Troubleshoot equipment issues.
Collaborate with multi-functional teams on process improvement, analyze plant activities, identify problem causes, and implement corrective measures.
Adhere to lock-out and safe work procedures.
Participate in maintaining plant emergency procedures, act as a first responder where applicable, and initiate appropriate communications.
Report safety issues to the supervisor.
Know and comply with all procedures in the plant's Quality Manual.
Complete daily production reviews, equipment rounds, HSE, and other regulatory inspections.
___________________Are you a MATCH?
Requirements:
Minimum 3-5 Years Of Industrial Experience. High school diploma with relevant experience, or a college diploma in a relevant field (e.g., electrician, instrumentation, industrial mechanic).
Power engineering, electrical, refrigeration, or instrumentation ticket is an asset.
Strong mechanical aptitude, and hands-on experience with tools
Work independently and under pressure. Strong communication skills.
Knowledge: Previous experience with facility operations and CMMS (Maximo/SAP), rotating equipment troubleshooting, low/high-pressure gas systems. Knowledge of cryogenic, refrigeration, and/or other operations experience is a strong asset. Proficiency with computerized systems, MS Office, Google Suite.
Problem-Solving: Proactively investigate and identify problem situations, develop and analyze alternative solutions, and prioritize and implement effective actions..
Planning skills: Organize contractor schedules and oversee the safe execution of work under the Air Liquide Management System.
Availability: Required to be on-call for plant emergencies, including evenings and weekends.
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.
About Air Liquide
Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 72 countries with 67,800 employees, the Group serves more than 4 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 Group’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Taking action today while preparing the future is at the heart of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for 2025, Air Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining financial and extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new markets, the Group benefits from major assets such as its business model combining resilience and strength, its ability to innovate and its technological expertise. The Group develops solutions contributing to climate and the energy transition—particularly with hydrogen—and takes action to progress in areas of healthcare, digital and high technologies.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 27.5 billion euros in 2023. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX 50, FTSE4Good and DJSI Europe indexes.