Plant Engineer

4142 Evonik Corporation_4142; Blair (NE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik is seeking a Plant Engineer in Blair, Nebraska to support continuous operation areas and back up other Plant Engineers. You will assist maintenance and engineering activities to deliver quality products safely and efficiently, ensuring high plant availability and stable operations for Omega‑3 and Biolys plants.

You will work with other engineers, supervise and coordinate tasks, and develop maintenance plans while adhering to Evonik regulations and GPS contractor management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or similar degree.
• 5+ years of experience preferred; capex projects, production, and/or maintenance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for a multi-site environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Be the asset owner for maintenance budget, spares inventory and management, equipment lifecycle management, technical optimization, preventive and predictive maintenance, gatekeeping and shutdown management.
• Provide technical support on equipment issues, develop scopes for technical or capex changes, execute MOCs and follow up on investigations, non-conformances and PHA.
• Fulfill requirements for GPS‑PT3 Plant Engineering / Maintenance and GPS‑PT6 Contractor Management.
• Keep plant documentation up to date.
• Supervise, coordinate, and check quality of work.
• Develop, maintain and optimize maintenance plans.
• Implement new regulations and Evonik requirements, consider all relevant laws and binding requirements.
• Align maintenance topics with other AN sites and colleagues.
• Participate in creation of SOPs for production, health & safety, maintenance.
• Create PORs, goods receipts, and other admin in SAP; follow up on invoices.

Skills

Strong communication

Collaboration

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Job description

What we offer

Explore 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.

Responsibilities

The Plant Engineer is responsible for supporting the continuous operation areas and backing up other Plant Engineers. They support the maintenance and engineering activities to ensure the delivery of quality product in a safe, efficient and timely manner. They support the Plant Managers and their team to ensure high plant availability and stable operations for the Omega‑3 and Biolys plants. It is essential that the Plant Engineer works together as a team with the other engineers.

• Be the "asset owner" for maintenance budget, spares inventory and management, equipment lifecycle management, technical optimization, preventive and predictive equipment maintenance applications, gatekeeping and shutdown management concept.
• Provide technical support on equipment issues, develop scopes for technical or capex changes, execute MOCs and follow up on incident investigations, non-conformances and PHA.
• Fulfill the requirements for GPS‑PT3 Plant Engineering / Maintenance and adhere to the GPS‑PT6 Contractor Management.
• Keep plant documentation up to date.
• Supervise, coordinate, and check quality of work.
• Develop, maintain and optimize maintenance plans.
• Implement new regulations and Evonik requirements, consider all relevant laws and other binding requirements.
• Implement measures derived from risk assessments, identify deviations and set up corrective measures.
• Align maintenance topics, improvements, and failures with other relevant AN sites and colleagues.
• Participate in creation of operational guidelines (e.g., SOPs) for production, health & safety, maintenance.
• Create PORs, make good receipts (open package inspection) and other administrative work in SAP, follow up on invoices.

Requirements

• Require a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or similar degree.
• 5+ years of experience preferred; prior experience with capex projects, production, and/or maintenance.
• Strong communication and demonstrated collaboration skills, as this role has the complexity of managing capex projects, supporting production & maintenance and process improvements for a multi‑customer site including a joint venture partner.
• Excellent problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills.

EEO Statement

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.