About this role
Plant Engineer-1
The Plant Engineer is responsible for providing day-to-day technical support to plant operations, troubleshooting equipment and process issues, and supporting the safety, reliability, and efficiency of production. This role partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to execute improvement and capital projects, support process safety initiatives, maintain technical documentation, and identify opportunities to improve equipment performance, plant availability, and overall operational effectiveness.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for providing plant support related to process troubleshooting, new product introductions, process safety management systems, CAPEX, and OEE.
- Acting as project manager or project responsible for plant related projects, both large and small up to $500,000 value.
- Position has full technical responsibility for the care and condition of plants in cooperation with operations.
- Assures the defined technical availability of the production plants according to the production requirements, and in conformance to changing requirements in respect to economics, safety and care for the environment.
- Works with other departments such including site engineering, external engineering contractors, and maintenance to plan and secure the resources necessary to execute process trials and projects.
- Uses experienced engineering judgment, creativity and foresight to initiate studies, projects and new developments and to anticipate and solve unprecedented problems with a focus on long term technical solutions.
- Provides plant specific technical expertise in the areas of process engineering on equipment innovations and on state-of-the-art process and project techniques.
- Support and participate in audits and engage in improvement activities such as 5S, KPIs, Root Cause analysis, etc
- Ensures regulatory compliance of technical installations, maintenance practices and the technical documentation.
REQUIREMENTS
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with 3+ years of engineering experience (preferred in a chemical or oil & gas manufacturing environment)
- Experience with OSHA CFR 1910.119 PSM and EPA RMP regulations and compliance is a plus
- Working knowledge with SAP, Emerson Delta-V, ASPEN IP21 is a plus Skills & Competencies
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills; comfortable working with operations, maintenance, engineering,
- quality, and safety teams in a plant environment.
- Ability to work independently with strong initiative and self-starting skills.
- Ability to manage a heavy workload, establish priorities, and adjust based on site and business needs.
- Strong planning, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Strong computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office 365
Summary Compensation & Benefits:
- Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. (Specific rate to be determined, but not limited to, geographic location, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data).
- Pay Range: $94,600-$157,700
Evonik offers a comprehensive benefit package, subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. Benefits included, but not limited to:
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Medical, dental, and vision benefits
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Paid time off plan
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401(k) savings plans
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Health Savings Account (HSA)
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Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
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Employee Assistance Program
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Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
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Disability benefits
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Life Insurance
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Parental leave
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Tuition Reimbursement
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The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.