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Plant Engineer (Process & Project)

Sherwin-Williams


Job Location:

Kankakee, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 8 November 2026 (4 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 5 February 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

This position is with the Plant Engineering group. The Plant Engineer II will be responsible for leading and developing engineering projects and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes. The Plant Engineer II works closely with Plant Engineering Manager Process Engineers Maintenance & Production Management site personnel and contractors.

Additional Information:

Schedule: 1st Shift Monday-Friday.

This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Companys applicable plans.

This position is eligible for health benefits such as medical dental and vision coverage Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) disability coverage security retirement and saving benefits. Additional benefits include a generous time away from work package including personal leave paid parental leave medical leave vacation and holidays.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Companys staff employees and business relationships.



Responsibilities
  • Developing Solutions and Managing Projects to address needs with production equipment and facility infrastructure
  • Production support based on understanding the chemical & physical process steps
  • Identify Improvement Opportunities in existing manufacturing operations and facility/safety systems
  • Project-related Engineering tasks such as understanding developing and/or updating PFDs P&IDs Equipment & Instrument lists General Arrangements review of equipment and instrumentation functional specifications etc. as needed
  • Preparation of Capital Requestion Documents project justification information tracking action items recording and distributing meeting notes updating project documents project SharePoint /information management systems OnBase Updates
  • Budget / Cost activities including updates and maintenance of Commitment Ledger tracking of Receipts invoice resolutions spend forecasting updating of PFP contingency spend etc.
  • Schedule activities including updates and maintenance of Milestones Project Schedule Critical Path forecasting slack time etc.
  • Understanding or developing process management tools such as mass & energy balances recipes and quality monitoring.
  • Working with others sometimes on emergency off-hours basis to troubleshoot controls process & equipment issues.
  • Coordination and assistance with Safety & Regulatory activities such as MOCs PHAs Permitting Construction safety planning etc.
  • Coordination/Oversight of engineering and construction contractors.
  • Procurement Management activities such as RFQ/RFP editing bid walks bid evaluations and analysis responding to RFIs new vendor setup in procurement systems vendor management project inventory management etc.
  • Responsible for personal safety and adherence with EHS procedures and promoting EHS adherence with others.


Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment without needing sponsorship for employment work visa status now or in the future
  • Must have a bachelors degree or higher in Engineering

  • Must have at least two (2) years of work experience in an engineering or operations function

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Have a bachelors degree or higher in Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Industrial Engineering or Electrical Engineering
  • Have at least four (4) years of work experience in an engineering function
  • Have at least two (2) years of work experience in a manufacturing and/or distribution facility or in an operations environment
  • Have completed formal training in and/or have at least one (1) year of work experience applying continuous improvement tools such as Six Sigma 5-S Lean Manufacturing Transactional Lean etc.
  • Have knowledge of OSHA Process Safety Management 1910.119 (PSM)
  • Have demonstrated success in managing capital projects
  • Have skills and experience with AutoCAD PLC/SCADA programming



Required Experience:

IC


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