Location: Mapleton,IL, USA
What we offerExplore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork. Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.Click on the link below to learn what our employees have to say about Evonik: position is within the Care Solutions business segment and has responsibility at the Mapleton Plant; which is a multi-user site producing amine based compounds. This position will support primarily the Mapleton site, and occasional regional support within Care Solutions. This position is full time on site. The Plant Engineer is to ensure safe, compliant and economical production, operation, control, and monitoring by automation technology. The main focal areas of a plant engineering are maintenance, guarantee plant safety, occupational safety, and environmental protection. The Plant Engineer is responsible to ensure from a technical viewpoint that the operation of the units is in compliance with permits and implement other legal requirements and internal technical safety stipulations. Through the use of predictive and preventative maintenance along with repair the Plant Engineer ensure on-line equipment availability of the unit assigned. Other job requirements include continuously optimize the maintenance process, technical changes, optimize production units by assisting/ cooperating in process developments and plan and process capital investment measures. The working knowledge of a Plant Engineer requires competencies mechanical integrity, assets lifecycle management and OEE; the Plant Engineer will advance his/her unit in these areas. This position will provide support of the elements of OSHA PSM (MOC, PHA, PSSR, PSI, Mechanical Integrity, etc.) and is a key member of incident investigations. This position will support procedure development, commissioning, and startup new equipment. The position is also responsible for job related KPI's. The position will utilize technical skills in troubleshooting, specifying replacement equipment, strategic planning, and supporting the overall mechanical integrity process.RESPONSIBILITIESPlant Maintenance* Maintenance Gatekeeper and manage maintenance costs.* Oversee plant maintenance day-to-day topics and manage turnaround / shutdown maintenance.Asset Management and Technical Compliance* Provide day-to-day technical engineering support to plant operations including troubleshooting efforts.* Implement Asset management strategy to maximize asset performance and life such as risk based maintenance, mechanical integrity program, preventive maintenance & predictive maintenance program, etc.* Participate in Process Hazard Analysis, Layer of Protection Analysis and Hazard and Operability Study and fulfill engineering action items as assigned.Technical Improvement & Small Capital Projects* Lead and manage technical improvement activities to optimize plant performance and increase technical plant availability such as Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Bad Actor Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Weak Point Analysis, etc.* Manage small capital projects and ensure successful implementation.* Provide liaison and oversight of Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) implementation of the responsible unitREQUIREMENTS* B.S or M.S. in Mechanical (preferred) or Chemical Engineering.* More than 3 years of relevant engineering experience in a manufacturing environment .* Experience with OSHA CFR 1910.119 PSM and EPA RMP regulations and compliance is a plus. Able to work independently with a high level of initiative and self-starting skills.* Chemical equipment design, sizing, and specification experience desired. · Relief system design, sizing and specification experience desired.* DCS control system knowledge or experience is a plus. · Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma and Total Plant/Process Management training and experience a plus.* SAP knowledge and understanding is a plus. Experience with Aspen Plus or other simulation software is a plus.* Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills. Comfort working plant environment and on teams comprised of operations, maintenance, engineering, quality and safety* Capable of handling a heavy workload, establishing priorities, and adjusting priorities as dictated by site and business needs.* Strong planning and organizational skills; strong written and verbal communication skills. Strong computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office 365.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.Your ApplicationTo ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.Your Talent Acquisition Manager:Emma Martinez [C]Company isEvonik Corporation