How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
Modernize production tools: lead local initiatives to replace outdated technical tools with cutting-edge solutions, directly enhancing operational efficiency with the support of the engineering team.
Boost Reliability: Implement new preventive & analytics maintenance methodologies and advanced engineering practices to significantly improve the reliability of our production assets.
Optimize performance: Identify and address both technical and process related bottlenecks leading to inefficiencies (waste of time, suboptimal design, unreliability…) using the Continuous Improvement methodologies.
Drive innovation: Be instrumental in integrating new and emerging technologies to maintain our leadership in the industrial and medical gas section.
Establish a clear visualization of the current technical solution and process by gathering information through investigation, shop-floor observation and interviews.
Analysis of the root causes leading to the inefficiencies.
Define the new process, assess the impact on the production (new way of working, new equipment, change of lay-out…) and the expected efficiencies (business case).
Implement projects together with the production team and monitor the adoption.
Ensure compliance with current legislation, safety, quality and environmental standards
You will contribute to this mission by:
Collaborate with the colleagues of the different AL BeNeLux filling sites and the Air Liquide NCE cluster.
Bringing a pragmatic and technical approach towards practical problems
Navigating through a complex organization by proactively reaching to colleagues
Having a ‘can do’ mindset and not being afraid to get ‘on the field.
You will join a dynamic team focused on improving our ways of working and making an impact within the organization. You will be trained to use the continuous Improvement methodologies and tools in combination with a hands-on approach. This position is a unique opportunity to build strong transversal competencies (technical, soft skill, project management…) while learning more about the production of industrial and medical gases.
Are you a MATCH?
Education:
Master degree in engineering, specialized in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent fields (Technical/ Digital background)
Drivers license
Soft and Hard Skills:
Technical appreciation (for example to understand how cylinder filling works) with a digital mindset
Continuous improvement, LEAN or change management experience (nice to have or willingness to learn)
Resilient and highly motivated: able to work with competing priorities in a complex organization
Languages:
English fluency is mandatory
French
Additional information
Position based in Zaventem, Belgium for a period of 24 months.
A car sharing system will be made available for the candidate to travel towards the different filling plants.
Position open only for candidates eligible to the VIE program. Therefore, only the applicants meeting the requirements of the French V.I.E program will be taken into consideration. Please visit this website for more information about these requirements:
https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/en/what-is-the-vie-french-international-internship-program
The V.I.E., an international young graduate program, enables young professionals who are less than 28 and European Union nationals to work for a French company in any country of the world. Becoming part of this program means going abroad to carry out a professional assignment for up to 24 months whilst benefiting from social care coverage and an interesting salary, which depends on the host country.
Business France, the French agency for international business development, is in charge of all the administrative procedures of your assignment. For further information, please visit the following link: https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/en
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.