Process Support Engineer (Secondary Production)

About the role

Air Liquide France Industrie is looking for a dynamic, highly technical supervisor to take accountability for production and product delivery within its Secondary Production scope (site, region or country). The role coordinates cross-functional teams covering operations, maintenance and product compliance, bridging operational management and hands-on technical optimisation while ensuring efficiency, safety and quality across cluster and country facilities.

Key responsibilities

• Provide on-site technical support to the production department to optimise equipment performance and reliability, and stay present on site to monitor plant performance, diagnose faults and correct process deviations.
• Monitor and adjust critical variables in distillation and purification processes to ensure product purity and minimise losses.
• Supervise product transfer facilities.
• Design specifications for new installations or modifications, develop and update P&ID diagrams and PFDs, and draft functional analyses for PLC configuration.
• Draft and update standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Carry out risk analyses and tests, and take part in HAZOP and FMEA reviews and process safety compliance.
• Work with the HSE department on process modifications (MOC) and with the quality team on root cause analysis of product deviations.
• Oversee commissioning and start-up of new equipment, and coordinate the industrialisation and validation of new products.
• Collaborate with production and maintenance teams on shutdown planning, equipment reliability and fault resolution, and liaise with projects and development teams on new products and equipment.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Chemical Engineering.
• More than 3 years of relevant experience in a chemical manufacturing or production environment.
• Fluent in French and English.
• Strong leadership, cross-functional communication, analytical troubleshooting and a proactive approach to safety and quality.

Required skills

• Knowledge of distillation processes.
• Understanding of fluid dynamics networks, including pressure drop estimation, pump selection and sizing, and control valve and pipework sizing.