Plant Engineer

Evonik; Hopewell (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik is seeking a Plant Engineer in the Hopewell, VA area to deliver day-to-day technical support for plant operations, troubleshoot equipment and processes, and boost safety, reliability, and efficiency of production lines.

The role partners with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to execute improvement and capital projects, maintain technical docs, and drive performance improvements across plants.

Qualifications

• BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with process engineering and project execution.
• Familiarity with engineering standards and codes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide plant support for process troubleshooting, new product introductions, process safety management systems, CAPEX, and OEE.
• Act as project manager for plant-related projects up to $500,000.
• Maintain technical documentation and ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency of production.
• Collaborate with operations, maintenance, and site engineering to plan trials and resource needs.
• Ensure regulatory compliance of installations and documentation.

Skills

Process engineering

Project management

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Emerson Delta-V

Aspen

PIMs

Job description

What We Offer

At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed.

Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special!

Find out more about the many benefits we offer: https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html

Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik: https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

The Plant Engineer is responsible for providing day‑to‑day technical support to plant operations, troubleshooting equipment and process issues, and supporting the safety, reliability, and efficiency of production. This role partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to execute improvement and capital projects, support process safety initiatives, maintain technical documentation, and identify opportunities to improve equipment performance, plant availability, and overall operational effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing plant support related to process troubleshooting, new product introductions, process safety management systems, CAPEX, and OEE.
• Acting as project manager or project responsible for plant related projects, both large and small up to $500,000 value.
• Position has full technical responsibility for the care and condition of plants in cooperation with operations.
• Assures the defined technical availability of the production plants according to the production requirements, and in conformance to changing requirements in respect to economics, safety and care for the environment.
• Works with other departments such including site engineering, external engineering contractors, and maintenance to plan and secure the resources necessary to execute process trials and projects.
• Uses experienced engineering judgment, creativity and foresight to initiate studies, projects and new developments and to anticipate and solve unprecedented problems with a focus on long term technical solutions.
• Provides plant specific technical expertise in the areas of process engineering on equipment innovations and on state‑of‑the‑art process and project techniques.
• Ensures regulatory compliance of technical installations, maintenance practices and the technical documentation.

Requirements

• BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• SAP, Emerson Delta‑V, Aspin, PIMs, etc is a plus
• Ability to maintain good communication, good relationships with colleagues and manage priorities
• Knowledgeable with codes and other Engineering standards is a plus

Summary Compensation & Benefits

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. (Specific rate to be determined, but not limited to, geographic location, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data).

Pay Range: $87,000-$98,000 annual salary

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.