Mechanical Maintenance Engineer III

Covestro AG; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Covestro AG in Baytown, TX seeks a Maintenance Engineer to monitor daily activities and ensure the reliability and safety of process equipment. You will support the planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance with Asset Engineers to drive improvements and cost control.

The role requires a strong background in mechanical or chemical engineering and hands-on experience with maintenance of rotating and static equipment, emphasizing safety and collaboration to achieve asset optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree with 3+ years’ experience.
• Master’s in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree with 2+ years’ experience.
• Experience with rotating and static equipment used in chemical processing and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily maintenance activities and ensure timely completion.
• Ensure compliance with safety and engineering standards and procedures.
• Collaborate with Asset Engineers on planning and maintenance execution.
• Evaluate equipment failures and support defect elimination activities.
• Prepare monthly reporting of major jobs, costs, and safety incidents.

Skills

Rotating equipment

Static equipment

Troubleshooting methods

Planning scheduling

Safety compliance

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Master’s in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

SAP

RBWS

Job description

We are Covestro. We are curious. We are courageous. We are colorful. We refine chemical material solutions with game-changing products. Let us empower you to push boundaries. Join us and our 18,000 colleagues now and together we will make the world a brighter place.

What We Offer Major tasks and responsibilities of position

• Monitors daily maintenance activities
• Ensures compliance with safety and engineering standards
• Responsible for timely job completion as agreed on in RBWS
• Monitors area backlog, notifications, and work orders in SAP
• Perform as Subject Matter Expert for PCT equipment and repair methods
• Support the planning, maintenance execution organization, and asset owners in this capacity
• Evaluate equipment failures and provide information to Asset Engineers for defect elimination activities
• Take corrective actions when failures are deemed to be caused by maintenance processes
• Responsible for monthly reporting of major jobs and repairs, costs, achievements, and safety incidents
• Closely collaborate with Asset Engineers to jointly improve the asset performance by becoming a "Learning Organization"
• Closely collaborate with Asset Engineers in Asset Strategy optimization
• Makes decisions with designated assignments
• Produces anticipated results to business or technical goals with supervision of results
• Shows proven competency in the application and decision-making in those work processes

What You Offer Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree with 3+ years' experience or Master's in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree with 2+ years' experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Maturing knowledge of rotating and static equipment used in chemical processing
• Maturing analytical and problem-solving skills
• Awareness of different troubleshooting methodologies
• Understanding of general Maintenance Procedures/Work processes (i.e. Planning, Scheduling, Execution)
• Basic knowledge of repair methods and techniques, and best practices (including but not limited to vessel and pipe repair, pump maintenance, lifting techniques, and welding)
• Awareness around work planning and management for work involving toxic chemicals (i.e. Phosgene, CO, Cl2, and NH3)
• Ability to ensure application and compliance with HSEQ policies and procedures while performing engineering activities
• Good Oral and Written Communication Skills
• Ability to communicate effectively within the organization and with site management
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to be a productive member of a team

Preferred Qualifications

• Six Sigma Green Belt Trained #LI-AD1

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