Maintenance Engineer

Experience Required

3 - 20 years

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's Degree

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

Maintenance Engineer

iCIMS Job ID 2026-4206 # of Openings 1 Job Family Maintenance Workplace Type On-Site

Overview

Trinseo is a different kind of global materials company - at the intersection of people, technology, and customers. We are a world leader in the production of plastics and latex binders. Our culture is built on passion and innovation.

A career at Trinseo presents a unique opportunity to work in a highly collaborative environment. Helping customers solve their most complex material challenges is the reason we come to work each day. We are seeking innovative thinkers - ready to tackle any challenge and passionate about delivering value.

As a global materials solutions provider focused on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to our customers, we need people to feel respected and included so they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We strive to create workplaces that reflect all communities and customers we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. That's why we're fully committed to inclusion across r ace, gender, age, r eligion, identity, and experience to drive us forward every day.

Overview (Scope of Role)

The Maintenance Engineer provides technical support to the maintenance department by continuously monitoring equipment condition, providing recommendations and solutions to keep the plant's equipment operating at peak performance. The successful person must be able to work independently as well as with the maintenance team to support production operations and implement projects that achieve department and corporate goals.

Must be able to independently troubleshoot issues, define project scope, and execute on assigned action items, interact with contractors and vendors, and be able to travel when needed. Excellent troubleshooting skills and a sound understanding of engineering best practices is required. This position reports to the Engineering and Maintenance Manager.

Responsibilities

Works under the general direction of the Engineering and Maintenance Manager. The successful person works closely with the maintenance supervisor, reliability engineer, mechanics, and technicians providing them with engineering support.

Upgrade troublesome, end-of-life or obsolete equipment:

Provide estimated costs for upgrade to upper management. Develop capital appropriations request and project management through the entire installation process.

Develop specifications, CAD drawings, solicit vendors for equipment proposals, purchase equipment, and work with internal resources or contractors to install the new equipment.

Continuously monitor maintenance expense spending investigating ways to reduce costs. As needed, develop capital appropriations request to manage major expenditures.

Provide detailed troubleshooting skills to increase the equipment uptime

Locate vendors, fabricators, contractors for goods or services needed by the maintenance dept.

Provide input for critical spare parts list

Develop parts lists for frequently repaired items within MVP One CMMS

Provide budget data for maintenance department as well as capital project development

Provide input for the Preventative Maintenance program, PM work instructions and Mechanical Integrity program

Performs root cause analysis on equipment failures to prevent recurrence.

Provide backup duties for the maintenance supervisor as needed. Additionally, provide on-call support to the maintenance dept.

Provide support in developing or updating maintenance dept. safe job operating procedures

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

3+ years of experience in a chemical or plastics manufacturing environment.

Track record of solving problems that result in improved on stream time and decreased operating cost.

Practical experience utilizing Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, preferably MVP One.

Strong process troubleshooting skills

Equity and Inclusion

With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives, experiences, and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. R Ace, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, s exual orientation, physical ability, r eligion, work and life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity. We welcome all applicants, regardless of their backgrounds, and are committed to a fair and inclusive hiring process.

With our expanding global presence, cross-cultural insight and competence are essential for our ongoing success. We believe that a diverse workforce contributes different perspectives and creative ideas that enable us to continue to improve every day. R Ace, gender, ethnicity, country of origin, age, personal style, s exual orientation, physical ability, r eligion, life experiences and many more factors contribute to this diversity.

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

2026-4206