Senior Instrumentation Engineer
Company Description
Messer is the largest privately held industrial gas business in the world, and a leading industrial and medical gas company in North and South America. Messer offers over 120 years of expertise in industrial, medical, specialty, and electronic gases and safely delivers quality gases, related services and technology via an extensive production and distribution network.
The Messer Group GmbH is a supplier of industrial gases. Business is focused on 30 European and Asian countries. The company headquarters are located in Bad Soden. Messer is selling gases for industrial use like oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, shielding gases and gases for medical use.
Job Description
Job Summary:
Messer owns and operates a large portfolio of industrial gas plants, including ASU, CO2, H2, He, as well as on-site plants, serving customers within a wide range of industries. Instrumentation and automation are key components required for operation of these industrial gas plants. This position will report to the Area Maintenance and Reliability Hub Team, supporting the Area Operations Teams, providing technical engineering support and SME recommendations for all instrumentation, analytical, and controls equipment utilized within the facilities in the area.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Provides technical, troubleshooting and maintenance support to all ASU, CO2, H2, and He plants within the area for all instrumentation equipment including PLC/DCS hardware, control wiring, I/O, transmitters, positioners, control valves, pneumatic systems, metering systems, and analytical equipment.
- Provides day to day plant instrumentation and associated low voltage electrical support where qualified; to operations and assists with execution of small improvement projects.
- Experienced with redlining, maintaining, and developing necessary electrical and instrumentation documentation including wiring schematics, elementary drawings, layout drawings, I/O drawings, cable and conduit schedules, panel schedules, & loop drawings.
- Supports plant instrument technicians with troubleshooting and repair of failed instrumentation, including MOC guidance, plant/equipment outage decision making, repair plan, and root cause analysis
- Identify, define, estimate, develop, and execute instrumentation turnaround maintenance activities including instrument replacement, upgrades, new installations, calibrations, and functional checks. Provide supervision and oversight for Instrument technicians and external contractors
- Manage and provide technical support to instrument contractors to ensure accurate scope completion, proper documentation updates, standards compliance, and applicable code compliance (ISA, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, etc.).
- Complete area instrumentation technical reviews of MOCs and provide supplemental engineering data, drawings, analysis as necessary.
- Supports the certification process of all area Instrumentation Technicians in regard to ISA CCST (Certified Control Systems Technician) Level I, Level II & Level III
- Provides guidance and supports required training for the ISA certification process of all area technicians, ensuring proper knowledge and practical training around utilization of instrumentation equipment within each Messer plant in the area.
- Travels as required.
Qualifications
Required Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant Engineering discipline required.
- 10 years of experience with at least 5 years in an operational and engineering environment working with electrical and instrumentation equipment.
Other Required Skills:
- Demonstrates exceptional operational safety leadership
- Self-starter and self-directed with ability to manage multiple activities at once and achieve results with minimal supervision
- Excellent technical and clear communication skills with solid interpersonal skills
- Proven experience in the installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of PLC/DCS systems, I/O devices; including transmitters, positioners, control valves, and analytical equipment.
- Proven experience with plant process instrumentation including a wide variety of pressure, temperature, and flow devices; including control valves, actuators, limit switches, measurement devices, analog and digital indicators.
- Proven effectiveness at troubleshooting control loop issues, identify problem components and interfaces, and execute effective and efficient solutions to restore critical and needed plant control functions
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Messer, the world's largest privately held industrial gas company, is seeking a Senior Instrumentation Engineer to join our team in Bethlehem, PA! In this dynamic role, you'll be a critical part of our operations, ensuring that the instrumentation and automation systems in our industrial gas plants run smoothly and efficiently. With over 120 years in the industry, Messer prides itself on delivering quality gases and innovative solutions across a variety of sectors. Your expertise in PLC/DCS hardware, control wiring, and analytical equipment will be key in providing technical support to our area operations teams. You'll be tasked with troubleshooting and maintaining instrumentation equipment across various plants including ASU, CO2, H2, and He. Collaborate with talented plant instrument technicians, oversee maintenance activities, and assist in executing small improvement projects. We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is detail-oriented, equipped with a Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline and at least ten years of experience in the field. If you possess exceptional operational safety leadership and strong communication skills, we want to meet you! Join Messer today and help us create solutions that matter in the world of industrial gases.
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