Plant Engineer

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

Job summary

Evonik Group in Hopewell, VA is seeking a Plant Engineer to provide day-to-day technical support for plant operations. You will troubleshoot equipment and processes, participate in safety initiatives, and collaborate with operations, maintenance and engineering on improvement projects.

The role involves project management for plant-related efforts, ensuring regulatory compliance and maintaining technical documentation.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and prioritization abilities.
• Experience in process troubleshooting and plant support.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day plant technical support and troubleshoot equipment/process issues.
• Support safety, reliability and efficiency of production.
• Lead or assist capital projects up to $500,000.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance and engineering.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SAP

Emerson Delta-V

Aspen

PIMs

Job description

## Plant EngineerApplylocations: Hopewell, VAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R50606**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.htmlThe 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.***Your Application**To 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 www.evonik.com/en/careers.html.Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.