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Posted: 10-Nov-25
Location: Kankakee, Illinois
Type: Full Time
Salary: 96,522.30 - 123,866.54
Years of Experience:
Job Description
This position is with the Plant Engineering group. The Senior Process Engineer will be assigned to Engineering projects and/or Process Engineering assignments working closely with Plant Engineering Manager, Process Engineers, Maintenance, Continuous Improvement & Production Management, site personnel and contractors.
Additional Information
Shift: Monday-Friday 7am - 4pm
This position is also eligible for bonus based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company’s applicable plans.
This position is eligible for health benefits, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), disability coverage, retirement and savings benefits, vacation, and holidays. Additional information regarding benefits is defined in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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 Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.
Responsibilities
- Production support based on understanding the chemical & physical process steps.
- Identify Improvement Opportunities in existing manufacturing operations, and facility/safety systems.
- 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.
- 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 Request Documents, project justification information, developing scope, tracking action items, recording and distributing meeting notes, updating project documents, project SharePoint / information management systems, ROI calculation and post project savings reports.
- Occasionally leading or supporting interdepartmental team for major multi-disciplined engineering projects with support from 3rd party engineering firms and/or internal engineering resources.
- Developing Solutions and Managing Projects to address needs with production equipment and facility infrastructure.
- Coordination/Oversight of engineering and construction contractors.
- Procurement Management activities such as RFQ/RFP editing, bid walks, bid evaluations and analysis, responding to RFIs, vendor management, project materials management.
- Developing, Monitoring and reporting of project controls including schedule, progress reports, budget, spend forecast, standard compliance, and other metrics.
- Responsible for personal safety and adherence with EHS procedures and promoting EHS adherence with others. Lead preventative maintenance activities and troubleshoot complex equipment issues
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 bachelor’s degree or higher or at least four (4) years of work experience in engineering?function
- Must have at least two (2) year of work experience in a manufacturing, distribution, operations function
- Must have at least five (5) years of work experience in an engineering function
- Must 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Have a bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering
- Have at least six (6) years of work experience in engineering
- Have Six Sigma Certification (Green Belt, Black Belt, etc.)
- Have prior work experience applying Process Safety Management (PSM).
About Us
At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:
Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible
At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.
Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.
Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.? All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.
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