Plant Engineer
May 26, 2026Plant EngineerWhat We OfferExplore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork. Bring your fresh perspective, develop your strengths, break out your mold, and find a career that fits your dreams with us.Click on the link below to learn what our employees have to say about Evonik:https://careers.evonik.com/en/about/meet-the-team/The Plant Engineer is responsible for supporting the continuous operation areas and backing-up others Plant Engineers. They support the maintenance and engineering activities to ensure the delivery of quality product in a safe, efficient and timely manner. They support the Plant Managers and their team to ensure high plant availability and stable operations for the Omega-3 and Biolys plants. It is essential that the Plant Engineer works together as a team with the other engineers.ResponsibilitiesBe the “asset owner” for maintenance budget, spares inventory and management, equipment lifecycle management, technical optimization, preventive and predictive equipment maintenance applications, gatekeeping and shutdown management conceptProvide technical support on equipment issues, develop scopes for technical or capex changes, execute MOC's and follow-up on incident investigations, non-conformances and PHA.Fulfill the requirements for GPS-PT3 Plant Engineering / Maintenance and adhere to the GPS-PT6 Contractor Management . Keep plant documentation up to dateSupervise, coordinate, and check quality of work Develop. maintain and optimize maintenance plansImplement new regulations and Evonik requirements, consider all relevant laws and other binding requirementsImplement measures derived from risk assessments, identify deviations and set up corrective measuresAlign maintenance topics, improvements, and failures with other relevant AN sites and colleaguesParticipate in creation of operational guidelines (e.g. SOPs) for production, health & safety, maintenanceCreate PORs, make good receipts (open package inspection) and other administrative work in SAP, follow up on invoicesRequirementsRequire a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or similar degree5+ years of experience is preferred.Previous experience with capex project, production, and/or maintenance experience. Strong communication and demonstrated collaboration skills as this role has the complexity of managing capex projects, supporting production & maintenance and process improvements for a multi customer site which includes a joint venture partner. Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills. 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 ApplicationTo 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 ManagerCaitlin Brennan [C]Company isEvonik CorporationApply nowApply nowJob DetailsUnited States of America | Blair, NEFull time05/26/2026EngineeringR48873Recommended JobsUnited States of AmericaBlair, NEVeramaris Process Engineer (Blair, NE)05/08/2026United States of AmericaPasadena, TXMaintenance Planner05/27/2026United States of AmericaLafayette, INProcess Engineer05/20/2026United States of AmericaPasadena, TXTechnician, I&E II05/12/2026United States of AmericaMapleton, ILMechanic Master05/11/2026View all