Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Bayer (Schweiz) AG; Muscatine (IA); Hybrid; USD 97,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Vision and dental

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Sick leave

Job summary

Ruveon in Muscatine, IA is seeking a Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer to oversee reliability of plant equipment and processes. You will analyze data, implement reliability-centered maintenance, and drive improvements across cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s in electrical engineering (Master’s preferred) with six+ years of experience; familiarity with 480V–13.8kV systems and NFPA 70E is advantageous. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Six years of progressive engineering experience or a Master’s degree with four years.
• Experience with DC/AC up to 13.8 kV is a plus.
• Knowledge of NFPA 70E safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Understand and uphold Ruveon electrical norms, standards, and safety procedures.
• Provide equipment support for maintenance of area process operations and select assets.
• Ensure operability and reliability of assigned assets and infrastructure.
• Lead root cause analyses and reliability studies to improve plant uptime.
• Coordinate plant safety inspections and participate in capital projects.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

Asset management

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

NFPA 70E knowledge

SAP knowledge

Job description

## Job Description**RuveonTM is America's dedicated glyphosate company — the U.S. home of Roundup and the weed control American agriculture is built on. We're building a focused, fast-moving team, and we'd like to hear from you. At Ruveon, we’re a new company with deep roots, and we’re building a culture to match. That means we look for people with agility and tenacity who possess a customer-first mindset. Everyone here is dedicated to a single mission: doing US glyphosate exceptionally well. If you’d like to be part of a team that offers flexibility and support to deliver results, open and timely communication and a climate that fosters motivation and clarity, you’ve come to the right place****Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer** **Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer (A-Unit)**Senior Electrical Maintence Engineer on ensuring the consistent performance and reliability of systems and equipment within the organization. This role involves analyzing data to identify potential failures, implementing reliability-centered maintenance strategies, and developing improvement plans to enhance operational uptime. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to establish metrics, conduct root cause analysis, and integrate best practices that promote long-term reliability and efficiency.**TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:**Responsibilities of the Senior Electrical Maintenance Engineer are included, but are not limited to the following:* Understand, follow and participate in the upkeep of Ruveon electrical norms, practices, standards, guidelines, and procedures staying current with industry standards, technology and improved safety methods;* Provides key equipment support for the maintenance of area process operations; identifies, evaluates, specifies, and selects process equipment to ensure the reliable and safe operation of the assigned assets;* Ensure the operability, reliability, and integrity of the assigned assets;* Provides support for electrical distribution systems and infrastructure projects within the Muscatine facility including switchgear, transformers, transmissions, arc flash and monitoring;* Understanding of electrical infrastructure voltages ranging from 480V to 13.8KV;* Manage larger, complex turnarounds of the assigned assets;* Support the coordination and scheduling of assigned plant safety and reliability inspections;* Review results and support plan, design, and execution of necessary repairs and/or modifications to resolve discrepancies identified by the Electrical Reliability group;* Leads and participates in root cause analysis, asset criticality analysis and failure mode and effect analysis studies to improve reliability of the area equipment;* Evaluate and provide electrical engineering and/or project management services with respect to electrical infrastructure ensuring the achievement of project and operational objectives within the full life cycle of the project;* Responsible for identifying, evaluating, and implementing equipment and process modifications to eliminate deficiencies, bottlenecks, and process problems including motors, instrumentation, control and heat-trace systems, networking and SAP;* Works with OEM suppliers, local vendors and the stores warehouse to develop appropriate spare strategies, while effectively utilizing Ruveon resources;* Ensures compliance with safety and environmental requirements and engineering standards regarding equipment and NFPA70e;* Complies with site safety rules and actively works to improve safety through coaching or engineered improvements;* Develop and maintain the following equipment documentation: equipment descriptions, spare parts, equipment lists, histories, manuals, flow sheet documentation, drawings, etc.* Provides equipment-specific technical training on the operation and maintenance of process equipment in process operations; supports start-up of equipment and unit operations; improves equipment performance to enable best practices in site operations;* Fosters experience exchange and promote knowledge transfer with other Plant Engineers;* Promotes continued development of self and area personnel through peer coaching and providing constructive feedback;* Provides technical support necessary to ensure safe, compliant, and reliable operations;* Helps plant adapt to change and drive continuous improvement and reliability;* Measures of success include short- and long-term plant performance, individual and team accomplishments;**Required Qualifications:*** Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.**Preferred Qualifications:*** Six years of progressive engineering experience OR Master’s degree with four years of engineering experience;* Experience with DC/AC voltage up to 13.8kV (a plus)* Working knowledge of National Electrical Code (NFPA 70 and 70E)This posting will expire on October 12, 2026.*Employees can expect to be paid a salary of $96,560.00 - $144,840.00per year. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. If selected for this role, the offer may vary based on market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.*