Staff Plant Engineer

Bayer AG; Saxonburg (PA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

health care

vision

dental

retirement

PTO

sick leave

Job summary

Bayer in Saxonburg, PA is seeking a Staff Plant Engineer to optimize production technologies and lead engineering teams delivering safer, more efficient, and sustainable processes. You will ensure compliance with industry standards and drive continuous improvement across assets.

The role covers maintenance, reliability, turnarounds, investments planning, and collaboration with cross-functional groups to deliver technically sound solutions while maintaining safety and regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required.
• 7+ years of progressive engineering and plant operations experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge of engineering tools and maintenance practices.
• Understanding of operations and maintenance support for a production plant.

Responsibilities

• Ensures operability, reliability, and functional integrity of assets.
• Manages large turnarounds of assets.
• Plans and monitors budget investments and major area investments.
• Troubleshoots asset and process problems.
• Identifies and implements equipment/process modifications to reduce bottlenecks.
• Ensures compliance with technical standards, policies, and regulations.
• Maintains technical documentation and records.
• Coordinates internal and external service providers.
• Executes smaller projects from planning to start-up.
• Collaborates with site management and other plant functions daily.
• Works with architects, engineers, and contractors on maintenance projects.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Related Field

MS in Engineering or MBA

Job description

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At Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We're doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining 'impossible'. There are so many reasons to join us. If you're hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there's only one choice.

Staff Plant Engineer

PURPOSE

Focuses on optimizing and advancing process technologies within production facilities. This position is responsible for leading engineering teams to develop and implement innovative solutions that enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability. By collaborating with cross-functional teams, the role ensures that processes are compliant with industry standards and continuously improved to meet operational goals.

The Staff Plant Engineer is responsible for the technical availability of assigned assets including, but not limited to, maintenance/reliability (including turn around) activities, planning and execution of investments, and identification and implementation of process technology improvements. They also ensure equipment / process safety and regulatory compliance of assigned assets.

No sponsorship is availale for this position.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures the operability, reliability, and functional integrity of the assigned assets;
• Manages larger/complex turn arounds of the assigned assets (break/fix);
• Plans, executes, and monitors multiple basic budget/mid-sized investments; participates in the planning and execution of major investments in his/her area of responsibility;
• Takes responsibility for troubleshooting asset and process problems;
• Takes responsibility for identifying, evaluating, and implementing equipment / process modifications to eliminate deficiencies and bottlenecks;
• Assures compliance with technical rules and regulations as well as with company policies, statutes, and operational excellence practices;
• Keeps and updates technical documentation and records;
• Coordinates internal and external service providers;
• Execution of smaller projects from planning to start up;
• Identifies, evaluates, and implements technical knowledge and best practice transfer between the plant engineers;
• Works with site management on a regular basis;
• Works with other plant functional areas and team members daily;
• Works with other plant engineers and technicians daily ;
• Works with professional companies such as architects, engineers, and contractors for maintenance and technology troubleshooting and equipment projects.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Related Field;
• 7 - years progressive experience in engineering and plant operations with direct experience in automated production processes, equipment support, and technical good practices;
• Demonstrated leadership skills including strong communication, interpersonal, collaboration, and relationship building;
• Demonstrated project management skills including planning, budget management, and team oversight;
• Good knowledge of engineering tools and skills;
• Good understanding of supporting processes associated with the operations and maintenance of a production plant.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• MS in Engineering or MBA;
• Knowledge of Bayer technical practices and standards;
• Knowledge of medical device process technology as well as understanding of medical device regulations.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $96,480.00 to $144,720.00.

Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation (if relevant).

Additional benefits include:

• health care
• vision
• dental
• retirement
• PTO
• sick leave

This posting will be available for application until at least 9-19-26 .

YOUR APPLICATION

To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes.

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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Location: United States : Pennsylvania : Saxonburg