Plant Engineer

About the role

The Plant Engineer will lead the maintenance function at Kemira's chemical manufacturing facility, ensuring plant reliability, safety, and performance. This role is critical for maintaining efficient and effective maintenance activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, lead, and continuously improve a work order-based maintenance system to plan, schedule, and execute maintenance activities efficiently and effectively.
• Implement and sustain world-class maintenance practices, including preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Supervise, coach, and develop a team of skilled maintenance technicians to ensure timely, high-quality execution of all maintenance work.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, and safety teams to identify and address maintenance needs, improve equipment uptime, and drive operational excellence.
• Ensure compliance with all environmental, health, safety (EHS), and regulatory requirements, particularly those relevant to chemical plant operations.
• Utilize SAP to track work orders, equipment history, performance metrics, and KPIs.
• Lead and support capital projects, turnarounds, and equipment upgrades as needed.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement.
• Champion safety and risk management across all maintenance activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent work experience considered.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in industrial maintenance, with at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role within a chemical or process manufacturing environment.
• Experience in developing and managing work order systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team-building skills.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory and safety standards (OSHA, PSM, EPA, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, contractors, and cross-functional projects.

Preferred

• Certifications in maintenance or reliability (e.g., CMRP, CRL, PMP).
• Experience with PSM (Process Safety Management) environments.
• Familiarity with Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Reliability Engineering.

What You Can Expect From Us

• Opportunity for personal and professional growth.
• Attractive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, life/disability insurance, and a 401k retirement plan (with a company match).
• A multicultural and positive working environment.

Pay

The starting salary range for consideration for this position is $85,000 to $110,000 per year with opportunities for performance-based bonuses. The actual starting salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to relevant employment history & experience, skill set/competencies, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs.

Schedule

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