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East Amherst, NY, US

Tonawanda, New York, United States

Oversee global SHEQ compliance programs in Environmental, Quality, Standards, Medical Vigilance, SHEQ internal assessment and electronic tools/systems.

United States

Tonawanda, NY

• Manage the worldwide Safety, Health & Environmental and Medical Compliance assessment processes across Praxair. Plan and conduct worldwide operational and compliance audits to evaluate the effectiveness of internal.
• Manage the corporate assessment process to monitor business unit compliance with SH&E and Medical policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Provide recommendations to resolve identified issues.
• Recruit… Show more Manage the worldwide Safety, Health & Environmental and Medical Compliance assessment processes across Praxair. Plan and conduct worldwide operational and compliance audits to evaluate the.
• Recruit, train and develop assessment team leaders, with representative subject matter expertise and assessment skills.
• Coordinate business unit participation in assessments through solicitation of assessment team members, program schedule and coverage.

Tonawanda, NY

Lead process safety programs for Praxair Air Separation technologies including the development and implementation of global policies and standards, ensuring safe design and operation of process units globally and to define and implement process safety best practices. Investigate and track resolution of significant process safety events at ASU (and some.

Tonawanda, NY

• Develop, implement, and oversee global process safety and compliance programs for capital projects in Praxair Corp Eng group (GSS). Provide leadership and support to identify and mitigate gaps in construction and.
• Lead integration of process safety and compliance considerations into the design, engineering, and construction of capital projects. Guide project teams in development of alternate safety measures to compensate for.
• Lead integration of process safety and compliance considerations into the design, engineering, and construction of capital projects. Guide project teams in development of alternate safety measures to compensate for.
• Provide central review and oversight of all process safety activities to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance.
• Develop and implement specific processes to ensure continuous improvement of process hazard prevention programs and requirements in the engineering, design and construction phases of project work. Co-developed.
• Assisted in development of Facility Siting policy for GSS/GH, and ongoing development of formal guideline for facility siting and training materials.

Tonawanda, NY

Manage group of 3-12 process engineers (plus external resources as required) in support of worldwide Carbon Dioxide production projects and Electronics industry projects including Bulk Specialty Gas Delivery systems, process gases handling and onsite gas production and separation systems. Coordinate department engineering and design activities including.

Tonawanda, NY

• Responsible for Process Engineering functions on multiple U.S. and international cryogenic plant projects. Responsibilities include process design, P&ID development, material balance calculations, control valve.
• Groves, TX: addition of Booster Nitrogen compressor and nitrogen product backup vaporizer system to provide uninterrupted supply to… Show more Responsible for Process Engineering functions on multiple U.S. and.
• Groves, TX: addition of Booster Nitrogen compressor and nitrogen product backup vaporizer system to provide uninterrupted supply to critical customer.
• Shanghai, China: new plant construction to support semiconductor wafer fab facility. Responsible for design of UHP Oxygen production system including control system design to produce product < LDL of best available.

Niagara Falls, NY

• Full production management responsibility for operation of eight semi-independent organic and inorganic chemical production units including activities of 2-3 process supervisors, 4 shift supervisors and 29 unionized.
• Responsible for performance reviews for salaried supervisors, Union/Management labor relations, hourly and salaried employee discipline and grievance resolution.
• Co-Chair (with Union Representative) area safety and area advisory committees to provide leadership in improving Health, Safety & Environmental performance, including compliance with applicable Federal, State, local.
• Ensure that ISO 9000 covered processes remain in compliance with applicable guidelines.
• Act as liaison with R&D personnel and plant support groups to develop and implement improvements on several processes. In one case this effort increased monthly production of a critical process from 39 tons per month.

Niagara Falls, NY

• Responsible for all technical support activities for seven semi-independent organic and inorganic chemical production units. Evaluate processes for reliability, safety and efficiency including downtime tracking and.
• Lead investigation teams in determining root… Show more Responsible for all technical support activities for seven semi-independent organic and inorganic chemical production units. Evaluate processes for reliability.
• Lead investigation teams in determining root cause and preventative solutions for accidents and incidents.
• Participate in area advisory committee and area safety committee.
• Support Process Safety Management efforts including proper documentation, training and closeout.
• Provide guidance to junior engineers assigned to other processes. Show less

Niagara Falls, NY

• Evaluate production capabilities of plant process units, identify process bottlenecks and develop designs to eliminate. Develop preliminary project scope for chlorinated organic isomer distillation capacity expansion..
• Development of operating and safety manuals, training, P&ID… Show more Evaluate production capabilities of plant process units, identify process bottlenecks and develop designs to eliminate. Develop preliminary project.
• Development of operating and safety manuals, training, P&ID verification, commissioning, coordination of tie-ins to existing processes and system startup.
• Directly manage startup coordinator and 8-12 startup engineers and support staff. Coordinated activities with Corporate Engineering, plant operations and maintenance personnel and marketing groups to meet all project.
• Startup was completed with zero significant safety and environmental incidents.Plant Project Engineer responsible for coordinating plant requirements on a $70MM multi-purpose chlorinated organic production facility..

Niagara Falls, NY

Provide process, project and field engineering services on multidisciplinary chemical plant projects including: development of material and energy balances and P&IDs, equipment and pipeline sizing and specification, capital cost estimates, cost and schedule control, procurement of material/equipment/installation services via competitive bidding and field.

White Springs, Florida

Monitor plant operations and assist in troubleshooting activities. Design and run plant scale and bench scale tests to improve processes in assigned processes. Supervise 4 person crew in operation of 24 hr phosphoric acid production unit including responsibility for maintaining production rates, quality, housekeeping, human resources issues and safety..