Senior Mechanical Engineer

Now hiring! Senior Mechanical Engineer

 

Wyandotte, MI

 

 

We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer  to join our Global Engineering team in Wyandotte, MI.

 

 

Come create chemistry with us!

 

At BASF, we create chemistry through the power of connected minds. As the world’s leading chemical company, we help our customers in nearly every industry meet the current and future needs of society through science and innovation. The Global Engineering team leverages our technical know-how and expertise to deliver solutions that enable safe, sustainable, reliable, and cost-competitive production.

 

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, your primary goal is to provide on-site and remote support to continuously improve performance and address specific reliability issues for sites within NA. This role involves providing input and assistance for capital projects, while also taking the lead in developing strategies and programs to improve the reliability of plant equipment. Additionally, you will provide support to BASF NA sites and contribute to global improvements as an active member of the BASF Maintenance and Reliability Support community.

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you create chemistry by...

 

• Driving improvements at BASF sites in the region, leading assessments, providing implementation consultations, training/coaching, rolling out program improvements, and offering follow-up support for optimization and sustainability.

• Partnering with Regional Service Center project teams by providing input on capital project scope and equipment to achieve increased reliability from capital investments.

• Leading and driving the optimization of reliability strategies, tools, and work processes to improve business performance by minimizing production losses and optimizing costs. This includes identifying and prioritizing high-level opportunities across BASF Corporation sites and implementing agreed solutions and improvements.

• Collaborating with various functions of BASF Engineering and Maintenance globally to align on work processes, procedures, methodologies and best practices.
• Interfacing closely with regional and global colleagues to continuously improve reliability tools and processes and develop, maintain, and deliver reliability process training materials to sites in the region. 

If you...

 

• Hold a bachelor's degree in an Engineering field (preferably Mechanical).
• Have 8+ years of experience in reliability and equipment expertise within a manufacturing environment.
• Are capable of making critical business decisions and recommendations.
• Possess prior experience in successfully leading and managing capital projects.
• Demonstrate ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with team members from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Create your own chemistry with you@BASF

 

At BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.

Just some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
• Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
• Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
• Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
• Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
• Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
• Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
• Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!

About us

 

As one of the largest chemical companies in North Am