Plant Engineer

Job Overview

As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the plant's compliance with Process Safety Management requirements. This includes ensuring all environmental regulatory requirements are met and reporting is in compliance. You will also direct and monitor maintenance activities and capital projects, providing engineering support to production, maintenance, warehousing, and laboratory areas.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead overall activities in support of Evonik's Mechanical Integrity program and maintenance strategy.
• Responsible for overall Process Safety Management including Process Hazards Analyses and Management of Change procedures.
• Responsible for site-wide environmental compliance, including air permits, stormwater, hazardous waste management, aboveground storage tanks, etc., and provide required training of employees in these areas.
• Plan and participate in the budgeting process for maintenance and capital projects, manage small projects (< 500K), prepare detailed cost estimates, and actively control project costs.
• Prepare and maintain project schedules, ensure optimal project success with commonality of spare parts, use of similar equipment (if applicable), and training performed for new equipment installation.
• Provide technical expertise for capital projects, maintenance activities, and production operations, responsible for selection of best-suited process equipment during upgrades or replacement projects.
• Ensure accurate documentation of manufacturing operations, including procedures, P&IDs, JSAs, equipment data, and other related items.
• Support ISO Programs on site (50001, 9001, 14001).
• Identify site-wide opportunities for improvement, including cost reduction, process optimization, waste minimization, etc., provide expertise during root cause analysis in case of production problems or incidents, make proposals for problem solving, and implement proposals in coordination with production teams.
• Assist in the management of spare parts inventory to minimize production downtime while controlling the overall cost of inventory and make recommendations for improvements.
• Conduct bids with Procurement to identify, select, and manage external resources best suited to perform required work, ensure quality work is completed in a timely and safe manner by supervising contract workforce and performing housekeeping and safety inspections.
• Assist with training and development of hourly employees and other staff, including production operators and maintenance personnel, may need to act as supervisor during periods of absence of regular supervisors.
• Support pilot plant scale experiments and trials, assist in identifying concerns which could hinder scale-up to production quantities.
• Provide input for long-range objectives related to manufacturing operations, capital spending, maintenance activities, etc.

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering - Preference for Mechanical Engineer.
• >5 years chemical manufacturing experience desired.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements (i.e., OHSA, EPA, DOT, etc.).
• Ability to provide solutions to complex process problems requiring ingenuity and creativity.
• Strong environmental and OSHA compliance experience a plus.
• Experience with equipment reliability a plus.
• Human relations skills with emphasis on oral and written communication are essential.
• Ability to influence groups without having direct supervisory responsibility.
• Strong computer skills (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and SAP).