Plant Engineer

Nalco Water has an immediate need for Plant Engineer to support our equipment manufacturing in Glenwood, IL. If you have a strong technical background with a proven track record of success working in a manufacturing environment, we invite you to apply. This is your opportunity to join a large growing company offering a competitive base salary and excellent benefits.

The Plant Engineer will be responsible for supporting the Glenwood production of commercialized equipment, and maintenance or improvement to plant infrastructure. This will include technical support and troubleshooting, acting as a liaison between Production and Corporate Engineering / R&D on equipment specifications, quality testing parameters, and both technical and financial management of plant’s capital budget.

What You Will Do:

• Supports fabrication and testing of all equipment to ensure compliance with the specifications provided by Corporate Engineering.
• Point-of-contact for production associates on any equipment specification issues; communicate with Corporate Engineering as needed; ensure document changes are communicated and implemented.
• Creates and maintains manufacturing specific documentation, such as internal specifications, work instructions, or job-aids.
• Troubleshoots quality issues during fabrication and quality testing; documents failures and performs root-cause analysis.
• Plant’s mechanical point-of-contact for Engineering Change Management process, ensuring proper approval and implementation of change.
• Conducts feasibility studies on production activities and plant improvements to promote lean manufacturing and meet Glenwood’s annual savings goal. Leads projects as approved.
• Works closely with Innovation Engineers on New Product Introduction as it pertains to manufacturing; manage prototype builds and provide feedback to Design team; coordinate plant activities to prepare for production release.
• Leads design and execution of capital projects,