Mission of the Role The Plant Engineer ensures the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of a specialty gas manufacturing facility supporting advanced industries. This role exists to protect operational continuity, drive technical excellence, and lead engineering initiatives that directly impact safety, compliance, and plant performance.
This is a hands-on engineering leadership position inside the plant—supporting daily operations while executing projects from concept through start-up.
What Success Looks Like (Performance Objectives)
Within the first 12–18 months, the Plant Engineer will:
Deliver Safe, Compliant Operations
Ensure all plant and equipment inspections, testing, and maintenance meet internal standards, regulatory requirements, and manufacturer specifications.
Actively participate in safety programs, final field inspections, HAZOPs, and FMEAs.
Execute Engineering Projects End-to-End
Develop project plans, define requirements, sequence activities, control schedules and budgets.
Lead plant-based projects from design through commissioning while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.
Improve Plant Reliability & Efficiency
Troubleshoot process equipment issues and implement sustainable solutions.
Lead Mechanical Integrity & Contractor Safety Programs
Oversee process safety mechanical integrity initiatives.
Manage contractor safety compliance and hazardous/universal waste activities.
Create equipment layouts and mechanical drawings using AutoCAD (2D) and Inventor (2D/3D).
Serve as Technical Liaison
Partner with plant management, safety, quality, procurement, and corporate process safety teams to align plant initiatives with broader operational goals.
Develop and execute detailed engineering project plans
Determine technical requirements from customer specs and performance standards
Control project budgets and approve expenditures
Troubleshoot and resolve engineering issues in live plant environments
Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs, and equipment modifications
Oversee new equipment installations and commissioning
Support regulatory compliance (EPA, safety standards, electrical codes)
This role requires consistent on-site presence during core operating hours. As an exempt, salaried position, work hours may extend beyond standard schedules to meet operational demands, including occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekends.
This role sits within a structured engineering organization that includes plant engineers, process engineers, and project execution teams. As experience grows, engineers can expand into larger, more complex capital projects, process engineering roles, or plant-level engineering leadership.
This position directly supports critical manufacturing operations that serve advanced technology and specialty industries. Engineers in this environment solve real-world problems daily—protecting people, sustaining operations, and pushing performance forward.
Must have served in the U.Marine Corps, U.Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred; Chemical considered)
Minimum 3 years of engineering experience in a plant or industrial environment
Project management experience preferred
Proficiency in AutoCAD (2D) and Inventor (3D/2D)
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
Familiarity with process equipment, mechanical systems, and regulatory compliance
Creative problem solver who identifies root causes—not just symptoms
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
~401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
~ Paid time off (vacation, holidays, PTO)
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This is a hands-on engineering leadership position inside the plant—supporting daily operations while executing projects from concept through start-up.
What Success Looks Like (Performance Objectives)
Within the first 12–18 months, the Plant Engineer will:
Deliver Safe, Compliant Operations
Ensure all plant and equipment inspections, testing, and maintenance meet internal standards, regulatory requirements, and manufacturer specifications.
Actively participate in safety programs, final field inspections, HAZOPs, and FMEAs.
Execute Engineering Projects End-to-End
Develop project plans, define requirements, sequence activities, control schedules and budgets.
Lead plant-based projects from design through commissioning while coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.
Improve Plant Reliability & Efficiency
Troubleshoot process equipment issues and implement sustainable solutions.
Lead Mechanical Integrity & Contractor Safety Programs
Oversee process safety mechanical integrity initiatives.
Manage contractor safety compliance and hazardous/universal waste activities.
Create equipment layouts and mechanical drawings using AutoCAD (2D) and Inventor (2D/3D).
Serve as Technical Liaison
Partner with plant management, safety, quality, procurement, and corporate process safety teams to align plant initiatives with broader operational goals.
Develop and execute detailed engineering project plans
Determine technical requirements from customer specs and performance standards
Control project budgets and approve expenditures
Troubleshoot and resolve engineering issues in live plant environments
Coordinate preventive maintenance, repairs, and equipment modifications
Oversee new equipment installations and commissioning
Support regulatory compliance (EPA, safety standards, electrical codes)
This role requires consistent on-site presence during core operating hours. As an exempt, salaried position, work hours may extend beyond standard schedules to meet operational demands, including occasional early mornings, evenings, or weekends.
This role sits within a structured engineering organization that includes plant engineers, process engineers, and project execution teams. As experience grows, engineers can expand into larger, more complex capital projects, process engineering roles, or plant-level engineering leadership.
This position directly supports critical manufacturing operations that serve advanced technology and specialty industries. Engineers in this environment solve real-world problems daily—protecting people, sustaining operations, and pushing performance forward.
Must have served in the U.Marine Corps, U.Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred; Chemical considered)
Minimum 3 years of engineering experience in a plant or industrial environment
Project management experience preferred
Proficiency in AutoCAD (2D) and Inventor (3D/2D)
Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
Familiarity with process equipment, mechanical systems, and regulatory compliance
Creative problem solver who identifies root causes—not just symptoms
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
~401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
~ Paid time off (vacation, holidays, PTO)
~
Plant Engineer (Durham) in durham at Unknown Company
This position is listed as contract and onsite.