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Covestro

Global supplier of polyurethanes and polycarbonates

Maintenance Engineer - Mechanics, DSE Operations

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeDormagen, GermanyIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed bachelor's or master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a comparable field, or a technician qualification with extensive relevant professional experience.
  • Extensive professional experience in engineering, maintenance, and/or production.
  • Preferably, demonstrated experience leading projects and turnarounds in the chemical or a comparable industry.
  • In-depth knowledge of technical best practices, standards, and maintenance processes.
  • Familiarity with SAP PM and Asset Performance Management systems is advantageous.
  • Ability to develop scenarios, concepts, and strategies independently and manage complex, parallel workstreams.
  • Several years of experience in technical leadership and project management, along with mentoring skills and intercultural competence.
  • Strong cost awareness and assertiveness.
  • Very good written and spoken German and English.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure plant safety across a complex area of responsibility by conducting relevant inspections, carrying out safety reviews, and independently developing comprehensive concepts for compliance with internal and external regulations.
  • Take responsibility for all mechanical maintenance activities and key special assignments across the area.
  • Lead Category C and D plant shutdowns, including serving as the lead accountable person for central maintenance measures.
  • Manage maintenance and project cost controlling and forecasts, and initiate corrective actions in coordination with asset management.
  • Conduct the Defect Elimination process by identifying weaknesses, analyzing root causes, and independently determining and implementing corrective measures.
  • Independently lead medium-complexity projects from concept development through detailed planning and implementation, while coordinating internal operational matters for externally led projects.
  • Contribute specialist expertise, such as in pumps, extruders, or granulators, to develop technical capability across the area and shape asset strategy through criticality analyses, FMEAs, and complete asset documentation in SAP PM and Asset Performance Management.
  • Exchange experience globally, coordinate locally, and collaborate with global technology centers, research, application engineering, and the quality laboratory.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience leading projects and turnarounds in the chemical or a comparable industry.
  • Familiarity with SAP PM and Asset Performance Management systems.

About the Company

Covestro

Global supplier of polyurethanes and polycarbonates

Covestro makes high-tech polymers, such as polyurethanes and polycarbonates, that are used in everyday products like cars, building insulation, electronics, and footwear. Its materials work by forming durable plastics and foams that add strength, lightness, and other useful properties to end products. Covestro became independent from Bayer in 2015, and now operates as a standalone materials company that focuses on innovation and sustainability. It differentiates itself through its commitment to a circular economy, aiming to make its operations and products fully circular, and by forming strategic partnerships (for example with Abu Dhabi’s XRG) to accelerate growth and sustainability goals. The company’s goal is to provide advanced materials while reducing environmental impact and moving toward a fully circular materials system.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Leverkusen, Germany
Founded
2015

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