Facilities Engineer

Air Liquide Electronics innovative electronic materials respond to increasingly challenging customer demands for improved mobility, connectivity, computing power and energy consumption. We offer ultra pure carrier gases, a wide range of specialty gases and advanced precursor molecules, enabling equipment for safe distribution, purification and on-line purity control. On site, manufacturers rely on our expertise in providing full management of these gases, advanced molecules and equipment and in helping to continuously improve production processes.

Balazs Nanoanalysis is a contract analytical laboratory owned by Air Liquide Electronics is world-wide leader in supplying gases, specialty chemicals and services to a wide variety of industries. Balazs Nanoanalysis operates analytical labs around the world serving both internal and external clients. We support clients in a wide array of industries including semiconductor, biotechnology, aerospace/defense industry, solar, energy storage, automotive and many others. Our highly-skilled chemists assist other scientists and engineers from companies in these fields to support a wide array of activities such as quality assurance, contamination studies, R&D and failure analysis.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

Balazs is seeking a Facilities Engineer to oversee the site operation, including maintenance and repairs, project management, improvement implementation and continuous operation of all facility and building equipment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensures that all facilities are operated and maintained in a cost-effective, reliable, and safe condition.
• Primary point of contact for the facility security issues and site emergency plan management.
• Follow all Air Liquide and regulatory safety and quality rules and regulations and ensure all contractors do the same.
• Responsible for completion of all Air Liquide required permitting paperwork for facility work.
• Complete MOC (management of change) process for all facility work as required.
• Responsible for safe and in-compliance execution of all facility related projects.
• Ensures all on-premise customer requirements are fulfilled and maintained per contractual obligations.
• Coordinates work with the facility manager for the neighboring Air Liquide site as necessary.
• Maintains all infrastructure and compliance documentation including building drawings and specifications, and permits.
• Maintains and develops SOPs to ensure compliance with established ISO, OSHA, Fire Dept., building, and electrical codes.
• Actively participate in audits of the facility including Air Liquide internal audits, and external authority inspections and auditing bodies.
• Conduct regular inspections of facilities to identify potential hazards, report to management and implement solutions as appropriate.
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs for all facility equipment.
• Manages scheduled and unscheduled repairs, preventative maintenance, and calibration using an electronic maintenance management system.
• Identifies and implements improvement opportunities to reduce facility equipment downtime and energy efficiency programs to reduce operational costs.
• Generates reports on facility and instrument related non-conformances, discrepancies, out of tolerance reports, corrective actions, incident reports and near misses.
• Works with all lab departments to identify and prioritize facility related projects.
• Generates purchase requisitions for all facility work and performs receiving to ensure on time payment of vendors.
• Works with FSS to identify and qualify new facility vendors.

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Are you a MATCH?

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical or industrial engineering.
• Facility Management or AFE certification, or equivalent.
• 5+ years facility management/coordination experience (technical operations, health, safety, environmental and quality).
• Hands-on experience of facility system operation (equipment PMs, calibration and repair, planning and scheduling, management and administration of the federal, state, and local regulations).
• Project management experience, including scheduling, budgeting and supervision of contractors and vendors.
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems.
• Clean room and UPW system maintenance experience.
• General construction experience, including using hand and power tools.
• Flexibility and ability to pivot focus and cope with several tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to operate under pressure.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Availability during off hours, including weekends.
• Six Sigma Lean expertise at the Green Belt Level preferred

The Salary rate range for this position in California is $105,000.00 to $115,000.00

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

For more information you can go to Air Liquide Benefit Offerings

The candidate must have valid unrestricted employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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.