Area Instrument Engineer

Locations:

Birmingham, AL 35222, USA

Houston, TX 77084, USA

Nashville, TN, USA

Atlanta, GA 30328, USA

Job Title: Area Instrumentation Engineer

Job Summary:

Messer owns and operates a large portfolio of industrial gas plants, including ASU, CO2, H2, He, as well as on-site plants, spread across the globe serving customers within a wide range of industries. Instrumentation and automation are key components required for operation of these industrial gas plants. The Area Instrumentation Engineer 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.

Why Messer?

Messer is the world's largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.

The true strength of Messer is our people-at every level and in every role.

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter.

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, and analytical equipment.
• Provides day-to-day plant instrumentation and associated low-voltage electrical support where qualified for operations and assists with execution of small improvement projects.
• Assists 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, and 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.
• Identifies, defines, estimates, develops, and executes instrumentation turnaround maintenance activities including instrument replacement, upgrades, new installations,

calibrations, and functional checks. Provides supervision and oversight for Instrument technicians and external contractors.
• Manages and provides technical support to instrument contractors to ensure accurate scope completion, proper documentation updates, standards compliance, and applicable code compliance (ISA, IEEE, NEC, NFPA, etc.).
• Completes 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, ensuring proper knowledge in instrumentation theory and practical training around utilization of instrumentation within each Messer plant in the area.

Required Skills:
• Demonstrates exceptional operational safety leadership.
• Self-starter and self-directed with ability to manage multiple activities.
• Good technical and clear communication skills with solid interpersonal skills.
• Experience in the installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of PLC/DCS systems; I/O devices including transmitters, positioners, control valves, and analytical equipment. Create bulleted list and outline necessary skills and experience required for the role.
• Experience with plant process instrumentation including pressure, temperature, and flow devices; including control valves, actuators, limit switches, measurement devices, analog and digital indicators.
• Experience at troubleshooting control loop issues, identify problem components and interfaces, and execute effective and efficient solutions to restore critical and needed plant control functions.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant Engineering Discipline required.
• 7 years of experience with at least 5 years in an operational and engineering environment working with electrical and instrumentation equipment.

About Messer: Messer's safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level

of our organization - the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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