Cabot has an exciting opportunity for a Plant Reliability Engineer to join the team. This person will provide technical support and drive continuous improvements in manufacturing functions including production, packaging, and warehouse processes. They will help to improve capability, capacity and productivity at the site to ensure safe and optimal process utilization. They will implement capital and expense projects within scope, cost, time, and safety standards as well as identify and execute improvements in equipment reliability and process safety management.
The Plant Reliability Engineer will work on-site at the Tuscola, IL plant.
How You Will Make an Impact• Identify, recommend and implement improvements in plant performance to optimize product rates, yields, and quality in accordance with business needs and in alignment with SH&E requirements.
• Provide technical support to resolve problems. Use statistical techniques to improve process capability and control. Use failure analysis methodologies to identify root causes. Recommend and implement solutions. Work in collaboration with cross functional departments to achieve company goals.
• Provide support for the site mechanical integrity program by investigating equipment issues and eliminating the recurrence of failures that will improve plant performance and reliability. Review maintenance work plans to ensure optimum preventative maintenance scheduling and maintenance work practices. Develop Asset Care Plans to monitor the condition of plant equipment to maximize plant safety and reliability to reduce downtime.
• Assist in the design, procurement, and installation of new equipment. Recommend, develop, and coordinate capital improvements. Support and implement new product and process development. Create manufacturing Standard Operating Procedures for process and equipment operation.
• Conduct “end-of-life” assessments making recommendations for equipment repairs and replacements. Identify and implement improvements in equipment monitoring capabilities.
• Serve as Process Safety Management (PSM) custodian for manufacturing in coordination with site and regional PSM representatives in the evaluation of manufacturing process-related risks and incidents. Participate in Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) for key manufacturing and capital projects. Ensure all product and process changes are implemented in line with appropriate Management of Change (MOC) principles. Provide training as required for manufacturing personnel.
• Monitor maintenance and capital projects and external contractors in accordance with all site regulations and standards.
• Support efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification.
• Knowledge of chemical manufacturing process technologies, engineering principles, mechanical and instrumentation systems, calibration and maintenance, and local and distributed control systems.
• Knowledge of Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) methodologies and reliability analysis tools.
• Knowledge in areas such as confined space entry, lockout-tag-out, hot-work permitting, etc.
• Statistical analysis and equipment diagnostic skills.
• Project management skills including scheduling, safety oversight, and contractor management.
• Bachelor/University degree in a relevant Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in an appropriate manufacturing environment.
How We’ll Support Your Success:
• Pay and Benefits – The salary range for this role is from $86,500 to $119,000. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location. This role is eligible for comprehensive benefits on the first day of employment and an annual discretionary bonus based on company performance. Learn more about our benefits here!
• Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment – We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing really meaningful work.
• Growth –Training, great peer coaching and support, and the ability to personally grow your influence, your position, and your compensation.
• Meaningful Work that is Valued – Customers are demanding sustainable solutions without compromising quality or performance. The work we do is visible, and is helping to create a more abundant, affordable, and cleaner future. It is an awesome feeling to know you’re making a living by making a positive impact in the world; and to be able to say, “I was a part of that.”
• Feedback – we are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.
• Support – you are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.
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Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
Innovation that drives sustainability
Many of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges are fundamentally chemistry problems. We can convert the mobility sector from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, but this requires batteries with greater range and lower cost. This is fundamentally a chemistry challenge. We can have a zero-energy building, but this requires high performance insulation, efficient solar panels, and energy storage solutions. Each of these are fundamentally chemistry challenges.
At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.
Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled/RC14001
Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees’ and applicants’ disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.
Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.
Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay
This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.
Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Background Checks
Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing, quality and production positions, a pre-employment physical may be required.
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