Plant Engineer I

Evonik Industries - Birmingham, AL

Full-time - Entry Level

Birmingham, AL

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Plant Engineer I acts as system owner and subject matter expert (SME) for assigned area(s) to include but not limited to infrastructure, utilities, and process equipment. He/ She will ensure that the assigned systems are in a state of operational readiness by ensuring that preventive maintenance is carried out on time and in full, any issues are documented and investigated, corrective and preventive actions are implemented. He/ She provides technical expertise to maintain and continuously improve assigned areas to improve reliability, reduce downtime, minimize costs and ensure technical means for safe and high-quality operation.

Responsibilities

• Work independently or as a member of cross functional teams to represent plant engineering function to support projects and operational readiness of assigned systems.
• Identify and champion projects to support site's continuous improvement, cost control and any compliance gap remediation initiatives.
• Creates system specific training or general training to enhance knowledge of operations team use systems as per OEM recommendations and internal procedures.
• Designated system owner and SME for systems in assigned area related to infrastructure, utilities, and/or GMP process equipment.
• Ensure that systems are always in a state of operational readiness and comply with EHS and Quality requirements specified in relevant regulations, Evonik's standards, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure that preventive maintenance is carried out on time and in full, any issues are documented and investigated, corrective and preventive actions are implemented.
• Provide technical expertise to maintain and continuously improve assigned areas to improve reliability, reduce downtime, minimize costs, and ensure technical means for safe and high-quality operation.
• Work with Reliability Engineering to identify critical spare parts required for systems in assigned area.
• Monitor health of systems and proactively identify and implement measures to ensure maximum uptime of systems.
• Work with Project Engineering to create budget estimates, develop business cases and secure capital funds to implement projects to support systems uptime, increase reliability, safety and compliance, and correct systems issues.
• May serve as Project Manager for small size capital projects associated with the assigned area.
• Create and maintain life cycle documentation such as URS, system classification, system risk assessment, EAF (CMMS entry) and work with site Process Engineering and Validation teams to qualify and validate the systems.
• Maintain the qualified or validated state of systems as appropriate.
• Work with maintenance to ensure that work orders associated with routine calibration, preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance and ESH are appropriately prioritized and completed.
• Responsible for initiating and completing change controls, investigating deviations, and implementing CAPA actions for the assigned areas.
• Follow Environmental, Health, Safety, and Quality practices and procedures in accordance with current Local, State, and Federal Regulations.
• Ensure that Pharmaceutical Standards and cGxP' regulations and ICH guidelines are integrated into assigned projects as appropriate.
• Actively participate in identifying and resolving safety issues.
• Lead or participate in Safety risk assessments (PHA) and Quality Risk Assessments (QRA) for new process designs and process changes.
• Lead or participate in deviation investigations using RCA tools.
• Support implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Using TrackWise, support management of Deviations, Change Controls and CAPAs.
• Support internal and external compliance audits.
• Author and review SOPs.

Requirements

• BS/MS in an engineering field including but not limited to Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Chemical, or Biomedical Engineering with a 1-3 years of experience in plant engineering function.
• Demonstrated ability to understand technical details of design, operation, and troubleshooting systems related to infrastructure, utilities, and/or process equipment.
• Knowledge of the use of personal protective equipment and safety protocols and practices related to working with or exposure to hazardous chemicals.
• Ability to perform work utilizing a computer for extended periods of time.
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time without being able to leave the work area.
• Ability to grasp objects utilizing the fingers (fine motor manipulation).
• Ability to reach for objects above the head or below the waist.
• Ability to stoop or crouch by bending at the waist or by bending the legs.
• Ability to determine colors.
• Experienced in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software programs.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• General understanding and application of relevant engineering principles, and methods.
• Experience in managing smaller engineering projects as it relates to plant engineering activities.

Benefits

• Performance-based remuneration
• Occupational health benefits
• Hybrid and flexible working environments