UIG is currently seeking a Field Service Technician located in Lexington, NC. As the sole UIG teammate responsible for this location, the successful candidate is required to be proficient in air separation plant technology and have knowledge/aptitude in mechanical systems, electrical systems, instrumentation, and process operation controls. The Field Service Technician must be self-motivated and demonstrate initiative in resolving issues, planning, completing required maintenance, and managing site operations. This position requires 24/7 on-call availability. Occasionally, overnight travel may be required for training and/or plant support activities.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain all safety, quality, and compliance activities at each plant location.
• Perform routine maintenance and manage maintenance schedules on process equipment.
• Perform calibrations on a variety of process equipment including centrifugal, screw, and reciprocating compressors, gas analyzers, instruments/transmitters, electrical/PLC equipment, and pneumatic control valves.
• Manage own time to accomplish operations and maintenance tasks for assigned plants, which includes troubleshooting, diagnosing, and solving plant problems.
• Coordinate contractors and resources, both internal and external to UIG, to support activities, audits, and all administrative requirements for the plant.
• Maintain plant production and optimize efficiency. Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.
• Responsible for managing the plant’s operating budget.

UIG is currently seeking an Air Separation Unit (ASU) Assistant Plant Manager for our Nucor Steel West Virginia ASU located in Apple Grove, WV. This role will involve overseeing the operations, maintenance, and safety of all plant systems, ensuring production targets are met, and contributing to the continuous improvement of plant performance. The Assistant Plant Manager will work closely with the Plant Manager and other key stakeholders to ensure reliable operations, efficiency, and safety compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that safety is a core value for all team members by promoting a safe work environment and safe work practices through leading by example.
• Assist the Plant Manager in overseeing the daily operations of the ASU, ensuring that production goals and safety standards are consistently met.
• Supervise, train, and mentor plant operators and other staff, fostering a collaborative and productive team environment.
• Support the Plant Manager in the execution of plant projects, including upgrades, equipment installations, and process optimization.
• Interpret engineering drawings, such as HMB, PID’s and PFD’s as they relate to the air separation process.
• Act as the lead member of the Quality Control Unit. Responsible for training all facility personnel on QMS and process related procedures.

The Process Engineering Manager is responsible for providing overall technical direction for the Process department. Reporting to the VP of Engineering, the Process Engineering Manager will lead a team of disciplined engineers to execute Air Separation Industrial Gases projects safely and efficiently throughout the proposal, engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup phases. This position will be based in Bethlehem, PA but will require travel to plant locations throughout the region.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the design, optimization, and performance of world-scale cryogenic air separation plants supporting critical industries.
• Organize and manage the daily activities of the process engineering and process system discipline group and steward continuous improvement in quality and technical excellence.
• Review customer inquiries and analyze costs and benefits of various process solutions and select optimum design cases for the system and the equipment.
• Perform process simulations, develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), Heat and Material Balances (H&MBs), calculate pressure drops, power and utility consumptions, and products estimates.
• Size Air Separation Process Equipment (e.g., distillation columns, heat exchangers, compressors, pumps, PPU, tanks, cooling towers, etc.) and develop process data sheets and specifications.

UIG is currently seeking an experienced and dedicated Instrumentation & Electrical Technician (I&E Technician) at our Nucor-Yamato Steel ASU. This position requires 24-hour on-call responsibility and occasional travel within the UIG operations region, including visits to the UIG corporate office, vendors, and customer facilities. The I&E Technician will work closely with the Plant Manager and other key stakeholders to ensure reliable operations, efficiency, and safety compliance.

• Oversee the maintenance, upkeep, and diagnostics of MV/LV electrical systems. Ensure the electrical switchgear operates efficiently and meets safety standards.
• Lead lifecycle management of plant control systems, including new and upgraded HMI and control systems.
• Oversee and troubleshoot HMI/PLC and SCADA systems to ensure they are functioning properly and integrating smoothly with plant operations and provide guidance on mechanical system maintenance.
• Conduct testing and calibration for key process instruments including analyzers, flow totalizers, transmitters, motor protection relays, and associated controls.
• Ensure precise data acquisition for key process parameters related to production rates, product quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage instrumentation and equipment that measure production rates, product quality parameters, on-stream performance, and environmental KPIs.
• Work in close collaboration with quality and regulatory compliance teams to ensure adherence to all applicable standards.

• Actively monitor and assess plant performance to ensure optimal efficiency, functionality, and safety standards.
• Conduct rounds, surveying plant operations, grounds, and equipment.
• Take readings on critical systems, observe functionality, and document any abnormalities for corrective action.
• Use calibration standards, including inspection, testing, and measurement equipment, as well as calibration gas cylinders.
• Perform routine analytical calibrations and adjustments.
• Read and interpret technical drawings, P&ID’s, manuals, and documentation to support plant operations and maintenance.
• Safely execute planned maintenance tasks, ensuring equipment and systems are functioning optimally and safely.
• Ensure adherence to FDA/QMS(Quality Management System) compliance programs, following cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices), applicable procedures, and UIG’s internal quality systems.

• Actively monitor and assess plant performance to ensure optimal efficiency, functionality, and safety standards.
• Conduct rounds, surveying plant operations, grounds, and equipment.
• Take readings on critical systems, observe functionality, and document any abnormalities for corrective action.
• Use calibration standards, including inspection, testing, and measurement equipment, as well as calibration gas cylinders.
• Perform routine analytical calibrations and adjustments.
• Read and interpret technical drawings, P&ID’s, manuals, and documentation to support plant operations and maintenance.
• Safely execute planned maintenance tasks, ensuring equipment and systems are functioning optimally and safely.
• Ensure adherence to FDA/QMS(Quality Management System) compliance programs, following cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices), applicable procedures, and UIG’s internal quality systems.

UIG is currently seeking a VPSA Process Engineer. The Process Engineer will be primarily responsible for developing process engineering designs and specifications for UIG Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption (VPSA) projects and commercial proposals. The Process Engineer will also provide Process support for the start-up and ongoing operations of the VPSAs. Responsibilities include:

• Analyze costs and benefits of various process solutions and select optimum design cases for the system and the equipment.
• Perform process simulations and calculations, write process specifications, and provide accurate process data to support compressors, air chiller, adsorption systems, distillation columns, cold boxes, control valves, relief valves, manual valves, pumps, heat exchangers, tanks, pipeline measurement equipment, analyzers, silencers, cooling towers, and other air separation equipment components specifications and purchasing.
• Develop Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), and Heat and Material Balances (H&MB).
• Participate in P&IDs development, HAZOP, plant commissioning and start-up, technical risk analysis, safety and environmental assessments and documentation, ASU troubleshooting and investigations.
• Review technical aspects of vendor equipment proposals.
• Keep current with state-of-the-art industrial gas tools, design practices, methods and concepts.