Contract Type: Regular
Manchester - Lubricant Additives
The lubricant additives business units product portfolio of lubricants include synthetic base oils, lubricant additives, additive packages, and formulated lubricants. These are used in a wide variety of areas, in the automotive industry, in mechanical engineering, in metal processing, in shipbuilding, and even in the aviation industry. The lubricants are also used for engines, gearboxes, and other industrial applications in the power-generation, refrigeration, mining, constructions, primary metal, and food processing industries. Protect power trains from wear or extend the service life of machines when exposed to extreme temperatures Lanxess is developing special solutions for these applications.
Job Highlights
About us
Join LANXESS as a Plant Engineer – Shape the Future of Specialty Chemicals!
We’re looking for a Plant Engineer to join our Trafford Park site, where you’ll play a critical role in maintaining, improving, and ensuring the reliability of our plant’s processes and mechanical systems in addition to carrying out and managing small projects and plant changes though management of Change.
Why Join Us?
At LANXESS, you’ll work in a dynamic environment where innovation meets reliability. You’ll be part of a global organization committed to excellence in chemical manufacturing, safety, and sustainability. Join us and take your engineering expertise to the next level!
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.
• Provide technical and engineering support for day-to-day issues, troubleshooting, and process improvements related to equipment, processes, quality, controls, and systems
• Involvement in process safety and hazard analysis (HAZOP) and process safety compliance with realisation of process safety measures within area of responsibility.
• Involvement with 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 within agreed site areas of 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.
• Supports the development of and facilitates training for operations group in implementation of operating procedures, safety/environmental protocol, and new/revised processes and equipment
Requirements
Role Requirements:
• Minimum 3 years of production and/or process related experience in chemical processing/manufacturing.
• Qualification required: Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Degree.
• Experience in process engineering and/or project engineering.
• Experience with batch and/or continuous reactions, bulk loading/unloading of materials/products, material transfers and environmental emissions control systems.
• 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
What we offer you
- Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program and an individual performance bonus program.
- Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
- Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global “Xwork” program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.
- Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.
- Diversity: 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.
Interested? Apply today with your full up to date CV and we will be in touch with you soon.
Lanxess UK is an equal opportunities employer.
