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Eastman Chemical

Specialty chemicals and materials manufacturer

Static Equipment Engineer

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeNanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree or higher in Process Equipment and Control Engineering, Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation, Chemical Machinery, Materials, or a related major.
  • At least 3 years of static-equipment management, maintenance/repair, or equipment-engineering experience in the chemical, petrochemical, energy, or a related industry. Experience managing pressure vessels, heat exchangers, storage tanks, towers, or piping is preferred.
  • Knowledge of national regulations, industry standards, and company requirements related to static equipment; familiarity with PSM, MOC, RCA, and equipment-integrity management methods.
  • Experience with static-equipment maintenance and overhauls, budget management, contractor management, and onsite safety management.
  • Ability to independently organize equipment-issue analysis, technical coordination, and corrective-action follow-through.
  • Ability to work in a production-site environment.
  • Proficiency with Office software and ability to prepare technical documents and perform basic data analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the full lifecycle of static equipment in chemical plants and ensure compliance with safety responsibilities, laws, industry standards, and company requirements.
  • Prepare, execute, and track annual maintenance, major-overhaul plans, and budgets for static equipment.
  • Develop, revise, and implement static-equipment management procedures, maintenance/repair management systems, and technical standards, and support their effective implementation under the PSM framework.
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement static-equipment maintenance, major overhauls, upkeep, and project work to support safe, stable, long-term plant operations.
  • Manage equipment integrity and improve equipment stability, reliability, and maintainability through continuous improvement.
  • Analyze and resolve static-equipment abnormalities; organize root cause analysis when needed, define corrective actions, and track them to prevent recurrence.
  • Initiate, assess, implement, and close MOC processes related to static equipment, supporting equipment technical changes, process optimization, and continuous improvement.
  • Manage contractors' onsite safety, technical coordination, and performance during maintenance, overhauls, and project implementation.
  • Participate in investigations and analysis of static-equipment accidents, near misses, and abnormal events, and implement lessons learned and preventive measures.
  • Provide static-equipment technical support for company projects, review plans, coordinate implementation, and support acceptance.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience managing pressure vessels, heat exchangers, storage tanks, towers, or piping.
  • Relevant professional certificates in pressure vessels, special equipment, welding, nondestructive testing, or related fields.
  • Basic English reading and writing ability sufficient to read technical materials and equipment standards.

About the Company

Eastman Chemical

Specialty chemicals and materials manufacturer

Eastman Chemical Company, which brands itself as Eastman, is a global specialty materials company that develops and manufactures specialty chemicals, polymers, and cellulosic fibers. Its products include copolyesters such as Eastman Tritan and Cristal, Naia cellulosic fibers, Tetrashield protective resin systems, and recycled-content materials like Eastman PET Renew, developed with customers across roughly 13 industries including packaging, consumer goods, transportation, and textiles. A central part of its operations is molecular recycling, which converts hard-to-recycle plastic waste into feedstock for new materials at plants in Kingsport, Tennessee, Longview, Texas, and France. What sets Eastman apart is this circular-economy focus—its molecular recycling capacity and "It's the feedstock" model—paired with a broad specialty portfolio. The goal is to address challenges like climate change and plastic waste while supplying sustainable materials to industry.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Kingsport, TN
Founded
1920

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