Plant Engineer

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Etowah, TN, USA
In-Office
Senior level
3D Printing • Chemical
The Role
Plant Engineer responsible for improving chemical plant availability, safety, reliability, quality, throughput, and cost performance. Supports capital and equipment projects, process optimization, debottlenecking, audits, work orders, management of change, risk assessments, contractor coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives. Collaborates with operations, maintenance, technology teams, and internal and external resources while supporting EHS and environmental compliance.
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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.html

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Ensure EH&S policies and procedures, as they related to assignments, are followed and documented. This includes strict adherence to management of change, risk assessments, contractor management and permission to perform work on site.
  • Provide technical assistance to the site (e.g. increase of a plant’s availability, reduction of investment and production costs, debottlenecking, quality improvement, etc.) Develop and implement strategies to mitigate risks or eliminate obstacles to improvements.
  • Monitor, track and report critical success factors as required to satisfy goals or assignments and management requests.
  • Regarding projects involving plant assets, work with operations and maintenance to ensure optimal project success with commonality of spares, use of similar equipment (as applicable), and ensure training is performed for new equipment installation.
  • Interface with internal and external resources to ensure specified goals are met and reported for assigned tasks.
  • Develop an understanding of the existing processes and workflows and strive to maximize the performance of the streams. Be willing to investigate other existing or emerging technologies to enhance or replace existing systems.
  • Create WO (Work Orders) for equipment needs that are not Emergencies and can be scheduled. Focus of these WO should be to improve the safety, quality, and reliability of the process.
  • Support and participate in audits and engage in improvement tools (EPS) activities such as 5S, KPIs, Root Cause analysis, etc
  • Other activities as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Minimum BS in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering
  • 5+ years of relevant experience in Chemical Industry preferred
  • Environmental, Health and Safety Impacts of Position: This position plays a key role in ensuring our compliance with environmental and environmental permit requirements. It has the potential to have significant environmental impact. It will play a key role in carrying out tasks specific to environmental compliance, may have an impact on the basis of safety of an operation classed as high risk within the facility. It is imperative that you comply with all training requirements outlined for this position as designated in the Etowah Site EHS Training Plan Matrix.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate, plan, organize and document project requirements.
  • Proven track record of success participating in or managing continuous improvement endeavors · Knowledge of plant processing and equipment, familiar with multi engineering disciplines. Excel, Word, and SAP a plus.
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts such as 5S, Kaizens, TPM, etc. a plus.
  • Understanding of integration of instrument and process control systems and their potential impacts on processes
  • Knowledge of optimization techniques
  • Able to identify opportunities for supply improvements, reliability, optimization and throughput
  • Must understand basic financial concepts as relevant to project development Must be able to integrate work with technology team Fundamental knowledge of distributed control systems (DCS), PLCs, and general instrumentation controls as well as sequencing of processes.

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.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Emma Martinez [C]

Company is

Evonik Corporation

Skills Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
  • 5 or more years of relevant experience in the chemical industry
  • Ability to communicate, plan, organize, and document project requirements
  • Proven success participating in or managing continuous improvement initiatives
  • Knowledge of plant processing and equipment across multiple engineering disciplines
  • Understanding of instrument and process control systems and their effects on processes
  • Knowledge of optimization techniques
  • Ability to identify opportunities for supply improvements, reliability, optimization, and throughput
  • Understanding of basic financial concepts relevant to project development
  • Ability to integrate work with the technology team
  • Fundamental knowledge of DCS, PLCs, instrumentation controls, and process sequencing
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing concepts including 5S, Kaizens, and TPM
  • Experience with Excel, Word, and SAP

Evonik Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Evonik and has not been reviewed or approved by Evonik.

  • Healthcare Strength The U.S. package consistently includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, supported by HSA/FSA and an Employee Assistance Program. Benefits information highlights robust health coverage alongside base pay.
  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings include a 401(k) and references to legacy pension and retiree medical for eligible groups, indicating depth beyond a basic plan. Company materials and postings emphasize retirement support as part of a comprehensive package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off, paid holidays, and parental leave are listed across recent U.S. postings. These time‑off programs appear as core elements of the package.

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The Company
HQ: Essen
13,812 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Evonik is one of the world’s leading specialty chemicals companies. While we don’t produce electric cars, aircraft, medications or 3D printers, Evonik is part and parcel of these and many other end products. That’s because we contribute the small things that make a big difference. We make electric car batteries perform better, aircraft greener, medications more effective and 3D printers more efficient. In short: We think beyond the bounds of chemistry to make the world a better place. Today and tomorrow. We are an international group with a workforce of over 32,000 people spread across more than one hundred locations. Our daily work is shaped by global concerns, such as sustainability, diversity and digitalization. In all our business decisions, we take the present and future generations into consideration. After all, being ready for tomorrow is our business. Interested in joining our global team? Our wide range of opportunities extends from creative and innovative research through international management all the way to production. Whether you’re studying, starting out in your career or a seasoned professional, come help us make the world a better place. For more information about careers at Evonik, go to: www.careers.evonik.com. #HumanChemistry Find our netiquette on: www.evonik.com/netiquette

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