World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3,6 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide’s ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term performance and acting responsibly.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

• Provides support of HSE activities to location(s) and acts as a liaison between HSE other functional areas and business operation stakeholders.
• Obtains assistance and support for field locations from other Air Liquide HSE personnel and/or other Air Liquide support services.
• Responds and provides direct HSE assistance to sites in emergency situations.
• Participates in MOC review, HAZOP, and FMEAs for processes and products as required.
• Act as the technical HSE focal point for local Emergency Action Plans and Hazard Communication Programs.
• Mentors and develops site safety champions.
• Represents Air Liquide during agency inspections, including but not limited to EPA, OSHA, fire department, and county.
• External customer (commercial or regulatory) contact is an expected part of the role.
• Understands customer requirements and can address moderately complex requests independently.
• Provides HSE support during plant turn-around and start-up projects
• Facilitates and assists with root cause analysis using industry standard methodologies.
• Provides HSE support during plant turn-around and start-up projects.
• Develops and articulately communicates business cases for proposals and recommendations using data and validated information.
• Analyze EHS data and report trends. Recommend plans for correction of gaps.
• Interprets and provides direction and options for pragmatic application of HSE procedural, technical, and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluates alternative HSE solutions to problems, considers different perspectives and recommends the best path forward.
• Conducts HSE assessments and audits.
• Manages self, time, priorities, and schedule to accomplish goals and objectives.
• Forms, leads, and actively participates in teams and efforts to achieve HSE department goals with impact.
• Thinks critically and influences others to foster shared HSE ownership.
• Creates a positive impression in communicating with stakeholders. Employs effective techniques to make key points, tightly and coherently.
• Share opinions in a straightforward respectful manner, even when it is difficult or unpopular. Adapts communication style to different situations and audiences.
• Actively seeks internal stakeholder feedback for proposed solutions.
• Performs contractor safety management pre-work reviews, site contractor work overview, and post contractor work assessments.
• Provides technical and mentor assistance with peer HSE Specialists.
• Review plans and specifications for new machinery and equipment to ensure safety, health, and environmental requirements are met.
• Fosters relationships with operational and support services stakeholders for HSE systems interface and deployment.
• Actively seeks continuous improvement projects and utilizes continuous improvement methodologies / tools to develop solutions.
• Consistently evaluates HSE processes in alignment with strategic objectives to identify waste and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Contributes and co-authors HSE standards.

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Are you a MATCH?

• Bachelor’s degree in HSE or STEM discipline required.
• Advanced understanding with application of compliance standards; Advanced understanding with application of risk assessment methodologies and tools.
• Confined space entry; Energy isolation; Fall protection; Process safety experience.
• Certifications in field of expertise preferred (CSP, CIH, OHST, REM, REP, etc)
• Prefer 4+ years HSE operations experience working in industrial gas, energy, manufacturing, or construction operations. Advanced degree may be substituted for experience.
• On-site time and/or travel is expected to be 50%, with majority travel being in the Mississippi river area.

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.