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Sherwin-Williams

Global paint and coatings manufacturer

Plant Engineer 2 - Process & Project

Process EngineeringPosted on Nov 6
Full-timeKankakee, IL, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Be at least eighteen years of age.
  • Be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
  • Have a bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering.
  • Have at least two years of work experience in an engineering or operations function.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop engineering projects and continuously improve manufacturing processes.
  • Develop solutions and manage projects addressing production equipment and facility infrastructure needs.
  • Provide production support based on understanding chemical and physical process steps.
  • Identify improvement opportunities in existing manufacturing operations and facility and safety systems.
  • Perform project engineering tasks, including understanding, developing, or updating process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, equipment and instrument lists, general arrangements, equipment and instrumentation reviews, and functional specifications as needed.
  • Prepare capital request documents and project justification information; track action items; record and distribute meeting notes; update project documents and project information-management systems, including SharePoint and OnBase.
  • Perform budget and cost activities, including maintaining commitment ledgers, tracking receipts, resolving invoices, forecasting spend, updating PFP, and tracking contingency spend.
  • Perform schedule activities, including maintaining milestones and project schedules, assessing critical paths, forecasting, and tracking slack time.
  • Understand or develop process management tools such as mass and energy balances, recipes, and quality monitoring.
  • Work with others, sometimes during emergency off-hours, to troubleshoot controls, process, and equipment issues.
  • Coordinate and assist with safety and regulatory activities, including management of change, process hazard analyses, permitting, and construction safety planning.
  • Coordinate and oversee engineering and construction contractors.
  • Manage procurement activities, including editing requests for quotation and proposals, conducting bid walks, evaluating and analyzing bids, responding to requests for information, setting up new vendors in procurement systems, managing vendors, and managing project inventory.
  • Maintain personal safety and adhere to environmental, health, and safety procedures, while promoting adherence by others.

Desired Qualifications

  • Have a bachelor's degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
  • Have at least four years of work experience in an engineering function.
  • Have at least two years of work experience in a manufacturing or distribution facility or in an operations environment.
  • Have completed formal training in continuous improvement tools, or have at least one year of work experience applying tools such as Six Sigma, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, or Transactional Lean.
  • Have knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management standard 1910.119.
  • Have demonstrated success managing capital projects.
  • Have skills and experience with AutoCAD and PLC/SCADA programming.

About the Company

Sherwin-Williams

Global paint and coatings manufacturer

Sherwin-Williams makes paints and coatings for professional, industrial, commercial, and consumer customers. It sells branded and private-label coatings for architectural, industrial, packaging, and transportation markets, distributed through more than 5,000 company-operated stores and facilities and supplying engineered coatings to over 120 countries. Its products protect and decorate surfaces in buildings, manufacturing, packaging, and transportation, and are supported by digital access and strong customer service. The company aims to maintain leadership in the paint and coatings industry by delivering high-quality products, expanding globally, and maintaining reliable access to its solutions through partnerships.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cleveland, OH
Founded
1866

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