Formosa Plastics USA

POSITION OBJECTIVE

This position exists to provide engineering expertise to optimize the utilization of physical assets and technology resources to manufacture the highest quality products in the most efficient and effective manner, reduce costs and increase operating profit. The maintenance engineer increases productivity, reliability, and lowers costs. This is accomplished by analyzing high cost and failure assets and working with operations and maintenance to develop improvements in procedures or design improvements. This person will also sustain a safe and healthful working environment that meets environmental, health, and safety regulations and Company

requirements.

MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Project Management: Study the processes’ and look for areas of improvement that will help the unit achieve Best Industry Practice and correct problem areas. Follow up with projects on a routine basis utilizing best practices, benchmarking, planning, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting.

Equipment Reliability: Provide maintenance support by communicating and working with operations to establish equipment criticality and provide standby equipment for critical equipment. Apply data analysis techniques to develop engineering solutions to repetitive failures and other problems that adversely affect plant operations including safety, environmental, capacity, quality, cost, and regulatory compliance issues. Historical files shall be established and well-maintained to allow for correct diagnoses of equipment failures and performance of equipment maintenance.

Unplanned Maintenance: If an unexpected failure occurs within respective unit carry out unplanned corrective maintenance by assisting in identifying the cause of failure by using strong analytical, trouble shooting skills and diagnostic tools to select the most appropriate procedure to resolve the issue and restore functionality. In the most efficient and effective manner, to reduce maintenance costs.

PSM: Assist with elements of process safety and projects such as MOCs, PSI updates, and P&ID modifications.

Leadership and Staff Development: Coach and lead individual team members for continued development.

THM: Promote cleanliness and order through implementation of the Total House Keeping Maintenance program. Emphasize Nothing Touch Ground program and No Visual Pollution program. Maintain the plant like new condition.

QUALIFICATIONS

Previous Related Experience Required

No prior experience is required; 10 years’ experience of project and equipment management/maintenance is preferred. Project management and equipment knowledge experience is a plus.

Technical Skills Required to Perform This Job

• Computer skills, including but not limited to MS Office, Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.
• Academic background: Heat Transfer, Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Fluid Statics and Dynamics, Engineering Economics.
• Knowledge of corporate "workflow" system, department responsibilities, and maintenance procedures preferred.

Education

B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering; other related engineering disciplines considered. Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred.