Utility Engineer

Stockhausen Superabsorber GmbH; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Intensive onboarding

Pioneering work

Medical, dental, FSA, HSA, 401k

Job summary

Stockhausen Superabsorber GmbH seeks an experienced utilities engineering professional at our Greensboro facility to lead safety-driven operations and optimize plant utilities. The role emphasizes design modification, equipment reliability, and documentation compliance.

You will oversee hiring, training, and performance testing while coordinating preventative maintenance and root-cause analysis to reduce downtime. Strong teamwork and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with 3+ years in engineering fields and at least 1 year in a supervisory role.
• 5+ years of related Utility experience; an advanced degree may substitute for an engineering degree.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; familiarity with engineering software tools is desired.

Responsibilities

• Promote an efficient work environment with emphasis on personal and team safety.
• Modify design/engineering of utility equipment and support functions (boilers, steam and condensate systems, chillers, gas systems, air systems).
• Optimize plant utilities by monitoring key operating parameters.
• Maintain up-to-date utility documentation.
• Hire, train and promote personnel; set skills testing requirements.

Skills

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Grit

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Engineering software tools

Job description

WE are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of superabsorbents that keep the skin of babies and adults dry all over the world. Together in the US we work at the Greensboro, Norh Carolina location on diverse and challenging projects in a modern, innovative, and creative environment. The foundation of our success is the knowledge, dedication, and commitment of our employees. Together, WE shape our future.

Performance-based compensation, support for personal development, and professional training are a given for us. The “WE” spirit leads to success.

Your responsibilities:

Accountability

• Responsible for promoting an efficient work environment with a key focus on the employees own safety and the safety of others
• Responsible for modifying design / engineering of utility equipment and support functions (e.g. boilers, steam and condensate systems, chillers, natural gas systems, air systems, etc.)
• Optimizes performance of plant utilities by monitoring and tracking key operating parameters.
• Ensure Utility documentation remains up to date.
• Responsible for hiring, training and promoting personnel. Establishes training and testing requirements for skills testing.
• Acts as lead in root cause failure analysis for problem pieces of equipment.
• Develop, recommend and regulate down day and repair activities and equipment modifications to optimize equipment reliability and on-stream time.
• Ensure daily monitoring of water chemistry and ensure proper water treatment is being performed. Supports and ensures adherence to Utility standards and procedures
• Ensure that Utility operating areas are in a clean and orderly manner.
• Maintain proper notifications, documentation and scheduling of annual inspections of boilers, pressure vessel, tanks and other stationary equipment.
• Arrange inspections and evaluations of stationary equipment to maintain Predictive / Preventative failure analysis of primary equipment.

Other duties

• Participate in the integrated management system.
• Understand department’s ESH aspects and impacts and consequences of deviation.
• Comply with the requirements of the site’s ESHQ policy.

What you bring to the table:

• Engineering degree with a minimum of (3) years of working experience in engineering fields including at least 1 year of supervisory experience. 10 years of related Utility experience and an advanced degree may be substituted for an engineering degree.
• Must have proficiency with Microsoft office applications. Experience with engineering software tools desired.
• Must be experienced in the following Microsoft software: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Safety awareness
• Overall, grit.

What we offer:

• #Onboarding: Intensive on-the-job training
• #Pioneering work: The opportunity to actively shape our future and our success during an exciting phase in the company’s history
• #OtherGoodies: benefits and compensation package including but not limited to medical, dental, FSA, HSA, 401k