Job Description

It's Better with Bakelite:

Our Commitment Back to You

You'll Help Shape Our Future. As a Bakelite associate, you're part of a diverse, global population creating the next generation of the company and we expect you to put your fingerprint on it. We Champion Our Associates. At Bakelite, you don't just climb the career ladder - you pave your personal path through continued learning and development. Together, We Will Protect the Planet. From our processes to our products, we are focusing on the opportunities that both grow our profitability as a company, and improve and protect the planet. Safety is a Core Value. At Bakelite, safety is a 24/7 mindset. We are all safe today to ensure we are able to show up tomorrow - for our families and friends, for each other and for our communities. We Care. Plain and simple, we care about our associates. From the top on down, we place a high value on our culture and the associate experience. We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

Position Overview

Mechanical Engineering

Provide expert opinion, guidance, approval and leadership on mechanical, structural and metallurgical designs to engineering and operations to ensure the company maintains compliance to the EU Pressure Equipment Directive, UK Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulation and Pressure systems Safety Regulations. Provide leadership on mechanical integrity to ensure risk of mechanical failures of critical equipment are mitigated.

Project Engineering

Provide Project management services for implementation of assigned projects. Lead, define, plan & execute key capital projects in conjunction with site teams and Europe engineering and technical resources.

Job Responsibilities

Lead the management of Mechanical Integrity across all European sites, overseeing integrity assessments for high risk assets, responding to outcomes of inspections and management of changes through internal and external resources. Ownership of the Mechanical Integrity Criticality Assessment Register, revising and updated based on findings from integrity assessment and the addition of new assets from projects. Working with external consultants to develop RBI based written schemes of examination for all mechanical integrity assets (pressure vessels, heat exchanges, tanks, pipework, etc). Establishing scope, extent and amount levels. SME for asset Mechanical Integrity throughout the business with regards to assessing degradation mechanisms, modes of failure, identification of materials for hazardous applications, developing repair plans and investigations into failures/degradation, in conjunction with the external experts (like an Axiom). Performance reporting of asset condition and compliance of the MI Inspections with the use of SAP. Understanding high risk assets, end of life planning requirements and where assets may be non-compliant with overdue integrity assessment. Generating design scopes of works for all aspects of mechanical (eg piping & vessels) and structural application for projects across Europe. Approval authority for all mechanical and structural designs for all EU sites. Developing and owning mechanical and structural engineering standards (eg pipe service index, pipe classes, pipe stress, vessel design, metallurgy selection, structural design, etc). Manage the capital plan and projects for the site, working with the EU Projects and engineering team and the EU Automation team to deliver design content suitable for project execution on time and in budget for the site.

The role-holder has jurisdiction to make decisions relating to: -

The postholder collaborates with stakeholders (site maintenance leaders, site leaders, central and site engineering resources) in the decision-making process to mutually agree key decisions e.g. repair plans from mechanical integrity inspection findings. Final approval of piping and vessel inspection protocols typically knows as Written Schemes of Examination (WSE) and Risk Based Inspection (RBI) plans for all EU sites Final approval of mechanical equipment repair plans across all EU sites Final approval of all mechanical and structural designs for new or modified equipment and across all EU sites.

Functional Competencies

Future Focus

Able to effectively provide guidance to the operations organization, supporting the strategies, goals, and objectives of the business.

Trust & Teamwork

Able to effectively build, lead and participate in teams. Able to effectively communicate, both verbally and written.

Personal Leadership

Exhibit drive and influencing skills to arrive at solutions. Leverage other Bakelite Synthetics sites, processes, and designs to address issues to keep from "reinventing the wheel" - take a global perspective. Demonstrate a strong sense of integrity and courage to make decisions and outcomes in Bakelite Synthetics best interest.

Achieves Business Results

Able to develop plans on both short-term and multiyear horizons. Involving key stakeholders in activities.

Education & Experience

Required

University degree in an Mechanical engineering. Knowledge of applicable EU standards and Directives related to mechanical and structural design and operation. Examples include Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and Seveso Directive. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including effective communication with others for whom English is their second language. Experience in a Mechanical or Project Engineering role within the chemical industry or other process industries, with minimum 10 years' experience. Managing Mechanical Integrity programmes, form WSE through to Inspection, degradation analysis and repairs.

Travel for periods within Europe (typical duration 1 week). Travel when business requires.



Are you ready to help us build a better tomorrow and put your fingerprints on the world? Apply for this exciting opportunity, and learn more about our hiring process, insights from our global associates, our robust benefits and more at Bakelite.com/careers.