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. A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders. Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment. Discover what your professional journey at Air Liquide could be here! We want to ensure a safe experience for everyone interested in joining Air Liquide. Please be aware of fraudulent job offers that are circulating, falsely using the Air Liquide name and brand. These scams often involve individuals or organizations impersonating Air Liquide recruiters or employees through fake emails, social media, and websites. They may attempt to request personal information or, critically, ask for payment for various reasons like application fees, training, or visa processing. Please be advised that Air Liquide and our authorized recruitment partners will never ask you for money at any stage of the recruitment process. You may verify job postings through our official global careers website at any time. If you receive a suspicious job offer or request for payment/sensitive data, we strongly advise that you do not respond or click on any links. We encourage you to verify the source carefully and only interact through our official channels. We appreciate your interest in Air Liquide and are committed to combating these fraudulent activities to protect job seekers. If you wish to report an incident, please contact us via this form
