Plant Engineer

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the Plant Engineer is a "hands on" position that supports local maintenance and operations and will lead small to medium growth and maintenance engineering projects for assigned facilities of Sterigenics in support of the business unit's strategic plan.

Responsibilities will be on the West Coast Ethylene Oxide (EO) sterilization plants.

Routine support of approximately 3 EO plants will be required on an as needed basis.

This position provides a unique opportunity to directly execute, and project manage Capex growth or maintenance-type projects or support other assigned project managers in their remote coordination of activities.

With Total productive maintenance as a strategic priority, a strong interest and involvement with plant maintenance initiatives and projects will be key.

A solid engineering education with mechanical and electrical experience will be fundamental requirements.

Familiarity with Building and NFPA codes is considered highly beneficial as is a business insight.

Experience and general knowledge of control system architecture, functionality and operations is considered desirable.

The Plant Engineer will be expected to autonomously execute on responsibilities with course directions set by the Director of Engineering.

The Plant Engineer will liaise routinely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, OpEx, Purchasing, Legal and Finance as required.

Active travel to facilities within the geographical area will be necessary.

Important: Must recognize and be willing to travel up to 20% within geographical region.

Duties and Responsibilities


* Identify and correct any unsafe work conditions or practices.


* Project design, installation, and commissioning.


* Execute delivery for small complexity projects (maintenance, continuous improvement, or regionally coordinated projects)


* Ensure safety and compliance requirements and expectations are met for facility, equipment, and emission control systems.


* Evaluate and monitor status of critical facility equipment performance (e.g., emission controls, sterilizers, and support equipment); provide recommendations for corrective/preventative actions using CMMS (EAM), ECAT, ESPED, Power BI, and other statistical analysis tools.


* Provide troubleshooting assistance for critical plant equipment.


* Support site Maintenance/Engineering shutdowns.


* Participate in relevant internal and external audits and assessments.


* Ensure proper use of our Change Control process.


* Strong technical writing skills to develop applicable test documentation to support projects; for example, Installation/Operational Qualifications; Test Plans; Functional Specifications; User Requirements.


* Ability to develop calculations in support of project design or equipment needs, and/or challenge 3rd party technical designs.


* Represent Global Engineering, drive continuous improvement, support technical training of si...