Plant Engineer

INEOS Styrolution; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

INEOS Styrolution is seeking a Plant Engineer in Decatur, Alabama. This role provides day-to-day mechanical engineering support to Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and Capital Projects, driving safety, reliability, and cost efficiency across plant assets.

You will lead capital projects, coordinate with multiple stakeholders, and oversee turnaround planning while ensuring compliance with ASME, API, ASTM, and NFPA standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of engineering, project, maintenance, reliability, or chemical manufacturing experience.
• Experience in chemical, petrochemical, refining, polymer, or other process manufacturing environments preferred.
• Strong understanding of mechanical equipment, piping systems, plant facilities, and industrial construction.
• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management principles.

Responsibilities

• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with life-saving rules and standards.
• Lead capital and maintenance projects from concept through startup and closeout.
• Provide day-to-day mechanical engineering support to Operations and Maintenance teams.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues, lead root cause investigations, and drive reliability improvements.
• Develop turnaround scopes and coordinate engineering, inspection, and field execution.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with contractors and vendors.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Project management

Reliability engineering

Maintenance planning

Safety awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

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INEOS Styrolution is the number one producer of high-performance styrenics, offering a broad portfolio that comprises styrene monomer, polystyrene, ABS, and advanced styrenics. The company delivers customized solutions for customers across automotive, healthcare, electronics, household, construction, packaging, toys, sports and leisure sectors. With more than 90 years of innovation in material science and production sites worldwide, INEOS Styrolution combines global reach with local expertise to meet the evolving needs of its customers. This includes bringing safe, sustainable, and high-performing products to market and supporting their efforts toward meeting their sustainability targets. INEOS Styrolution is fully owned by INEOS Group.

Job Title:Plant EngineerLocation:Decatur, Alabama

The Position:

The Plant Engineer is a key technical resource within the Decatur Maintenance & Engineering organization and is responsible for providing day-to-day engineering support to Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and Capital Projects. The position provides strong mechanical engineering leadership for plant assets, capital projects, maintenance activities, turnaround planning and execution, and mechanical integrity programs. The Plant Engineer is expected to identify opportunities to improve plant reliability, safety, operating performance, and cost effectiveness while ensuring compliance with applicable engineering standards, company requirements, and regulatory obligations

What you will do:

Safety, Health, Environment & Process Safety

• Champion a strong safety culture by promoting process safety, behavioral safety, and compliance with company life-saving rules and standards.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate engineering and equipment-related risks while ensuring safe and reliable operation of plant assets.
• Support incident investigations, risk assessments, Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), Management of Change (MOC), and implementation of corrective actions.
• Ensure engineering, maintenance, and project activities comply with all applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and company requirements.

Capital Projects & Engineering Execution

• Lead capital and maintenance projects from concept development through startup and closeout.
• Develop project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, FEL packages, equipment specifications, and contractor bid packages.
• Coordinate engineering firms, contractors, vendors, and internal stakeholders to successfully execute projects.
• Provide field engineering support during construction, commissioning, startup, and project execution.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, expenditures, and reporting while identifying opportunities to improve cost, schedule, reliability, and lifecycle performance.

Mechanical Reliability & Asset Integrity

• Provide day-to-day mechanical engineering support to Operations and Maintenance teams.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues, lead root cause investigations, and implement sustainable reliability improvements.
• Support mechanical integrity programs for pressure vessels, piping systems, rotating equipment, tanks, heat exchangers, heaters, and other critical assets.
• Develop equipment repair, replacement, and improvement strategies while ensuring compliance with applicable ASME, API, ASTM, NFPA, and related industry standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety, reliability, maintainability, and operational performance.
• Serve as a key engineering leader for site turnaround planning and execution, providing continuity and technical oversight for major outage activities.
• Develop turnaround scopes, prioritize reliability and capital work, and coordinate engineering, inspection, maintenance, operations, contractors, and vendors.
• Support turnaround estimating, scheduling, budgeting, work package development, field execution, startup, and post-turnaround reviews.
• Resolve technical issues during outages and drive lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives.

Operations Support & Leadership

• Provide technical support for plant operations, maintenance planning, shutdown activities, and equipment reliability improvements.
• Support recurring failure elimination efforts and equipment repair-versus-replacement evaluations.
• Serve as a technical leader within the Maintenance & Engineering organization, fostering collaboration across Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, and SHE teams.
• Mentor less-experienced engineers and co-op students while building strong relationships with contractors, vendors, consultants, and corporate engineering resources.
• Assume additional engineering leadership responsibilities as required to support business and site objectives.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from an accredited institution or equal.
• Minimum 8 years of engineering, project, maintenance, reliability, or chemical manufacturing experience.
• Experience in chemical, petrochemical, refining, polymer, or other process manufacturing environments strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of mechanical equipment, piping systems, plant facilities, and industrial construction.
• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management principles.
• Knowledge of Safety, Health, and Environmental requirements applicable to chemical manufacturing.
• Ability and willingness to develop a strong understanding of Decatur's manufacturing processes and equipment.
• We offer a competitive benefits package to support employees and their dependents, including:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life and disability insurance.
  • A 401(k)-retirement plan with company contributions and matching.
  • Paid time off and additional wellness, financial, and lifestyle benefits.

The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge and skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. Compensation decisions are carefully made based on the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

The Location:

This opportunity is located in Decatur, Alabama.

We work closely across international teams in a collaborative environment built on trust, openness, and mutual respect. Employees are encouraged to take initiative, contribute ideas, and grow their careers through new experiences and opportunities.

We welcome people from different backgrounds and experiences and foster a culture where everyone feels valued and supported.