Job Description
About us
LANXESS is a leading speciality chemicals company based in Cologne. With around 14,300 employees in 33 countries, we are an established company on the global market. Our primary expertise lies in producing, developing and marketing chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals and plastics, with annual sales of EUR 6.8 billion (2019).
We are pleased that you are interested in a career at LANXESS, one of the leading global specialty chemicals companies.
About the Role:
As part of the engineering team the plant engineer is responsible for process and mechanical duties within the assigned area for the Trafford Park site. In consideration of the current health, safety, and environmental legislations and the site and company standards you have to ensure that the inspection and maintenance routines are suitable and sufficient to enhance reliability, compliance, and safety.
- Involvement in process safety and hazard analysis (HAZOP) and process safety compliance with realisation of process safety measures within area of responsibility.
- Responsible for management of change in relation to technical and engineering facilities.
- Ensure the mechanical integrity of the plant is consistent with corporate, and UK legislation and standards.
- Responsible for the performance of all required statutory inspections (PSSR, PRV, LOLER) with approval or rectification of inspection reports and assurance that follow up work is carried out when required.
- Drive investigations into mechanical failures and implement solutions based on Good Engineering Practice.
- Take ownership of escalated maintenance issues; carrying out troubleshooting and developing technical solutions to safety, process, and reliability issues.
- Feed into maintenance and shutdown planning routine and critical tasks.
- Logging, evaluating, and controlling the maintenance key performance indicators (KPI)
- Deputy and support the Head of Mechanical Engineering, if required
- In cooperation with the Head of Projects; Identification, definition, and management of small capital plant projects within the budget and timeline.
- Carry out engineering design and specify equipment for small projects and modifications
Role Requirements:
- Qualification required: Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Degree,
- Experience in process engineering and/or project engineering
- Experience in chemical plant reliability and plant maintenance procedures
- Knowledge of the common legal requirements and technical standards
- Experience on a Lower or Upper Tier COMAH Site.
- Ability to troubleshoot and investigate equipment failures that affect plant reliability
- Knowledge of DSEAR and the management of Mechanical Equipment installed within zoned areas
- Working knowledge of SAP and competent handling of MS-Office applications
- Cost awareness and budgetary discipline
- Able to plan and priorities competing workloads
Apply today with your full CV and a member of the recruitment team will review your application and contact you should we feel you have relevant experience.
For us, talent matters, we welcome everyone who commits to our values. We strongly believe that including diverse perspectives makes us more innovative and enhances our competitiveness. Therefore, we embrace the uniqueness of every single individual and are truly committed to supporting our people in developing their individual potential.
Lanxess UK is an equal opportunities employer