Electrical Maintenance Engineer I - Formulation and Packaging
Bayer · Muscatine, IA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $63k–$95k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Pharma & life sciences
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Bayer (pharma & life sciences) in Muscatine, IA. If you’d like to be part of a team that offers flexibility and support to deliver results, open and timely communication and a climate that fosters motivation and clarity, you’ve come to the right place.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PLC
- Base pay
- $63k–$95k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Iowa: typical posted base $104k–$130k. This one lists $63k–$95k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 9 reliability engineer openings in Iowa, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Iowa plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 8 other live reliability postings in Iowa.
- Base pay
- About 33% below similar roles
Typical $104k–$130k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 89%
- EHS / safety 67%
- Lean 44%
- ✓ PLC 33%
- SAP 22%
- Team leadership 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Bayer in Muscatine
4 other open roles at this site.
- Senior Process Engineer - Formulations North · Process · Senior
- Process Engineer · Process
- Electrical Maintenance Engineer 1 · Reliability
- Reliability Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
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Responsibilities
The primary
responsibilities
of this role, Electrical Maintenance Engineer (Formulation and Packaging,) are to:
- ◆Understand, follow, and contribute to the upkeep of Ruveon's electrical norms, practices, standards, guidelines, and procedures while staying current with industry standards, technology, and improved safety methods;
- ◆Support improvement projects (for example safety, yield, capacity, quality, reliability, and cost improvement), including evaluating alternatives and performing cost‑benefit analyses as needed;
- ◆Specify instruments (such as flow, pressure, and temperature), control devices, motors, and other electrical components for plant applications;
- ◆Review and evaluate vendor information for instrumentation and electrical components and determine suitability for specific project and maintenance applications;
- ◆Prepare maintenance plans to restore equipment to operating condition in a minimum amount of time, balancing repair cost with minimizing future failures, and contribute to routine electrical and instrumentation maintenance activities in the plant;
- ◆Assist other area engineers (production, process, electrical, project) and technicians regarding instrumentation and electrical performance, providing technical guidance as needed;
- ◆Create and modify documentation related to process operation, safety, and applicable environmental regulations, including electrical drawings and engineering flow diagrams/P&ID diagrams;
- ◆Engage in ongoing development of self and area personnel through peer coaching and constructive feedback, while complying with site safety rules and actively improving safety through coaching or engineered solutions;
- ◆Support Site and Area Production System improvements, including OnePSS, and perform basic electrical maintenance
responsibilities
such as instrumentation evaluation, maintenance planning, and thorough documentation as an individual contributor under guidance from more experienced engineers and leadership.
Required Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline OR knowledge of BS/BA completed by August 2027;
- ✓0–2 years of engineering experience, preferably in an industrial or chemical manufacturing environment;
- ✓Fundamental knowledge of electrical and instrumentation systems and their application in process operations;
- ✓Ability to work effectively as an individual contributor while accepting significant direction and oversight from experienced engineers and leadership;
- ✓Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to support root cause analysis and reliability‑focused decisions;
- ✓Solid written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create and maintain technical documentation and drawings;
- ✓Demonstrated commitment to working safely and supporting a strong safety culture.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Experience with electrical drawings and P&ID/engineering flow diagrams in an industrial setting;
- ✓Exposure to reliability‑centered maintenance concepts, production systems, or continuous improvement methodologies (for example OnePSS or similar);
- ✓Familiarity with specifying and troubleshooting industrial instrumentation and control devices in chemical or related process industries;
- ✓Familiarity with PLC and control systems.
Posting will be available until November 15, 2026.
Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $63,040.00 - $94,560.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. If selected for this role, the offer may vary based on market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.
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of this unique opportunity and want to empower growers to unlock their full potential, we encourage you to apply now. we're building a focused, fast-moving team, and we'd like to hear from you.
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Ruveon™ is America's dedicated glyphosate company — the U.S. home of Roundup® and the weed control American agriculture is built on. We're building a focused, fast-moving team, and we'd like to hear from you.
At Ruveon, we’re a new company with deep roots, and we’re building a culture to match. That means we look for people with agility and tenacity who possess a customer-first mindset. Everyone here is dedicated to a single mission: doing US glyphosate exceptionally well. If you’d like to be part of a team that offers flexibility and support to deliver results, open and timely communication and a climate that fosters motivation and clarity, you’ve come to the right place
Electrical Maintenance Engineer I - Formulation and Packaging
Electrical Maintenance Engineer - Formulation and Packaging
The Electrical Maintenance Engineer role focuses on ensuring the consistent performance and reliability of systems and equipment within the organization; This role involves analyzing data to identify potential failures, implementing reliability‑centered maintenance strategies, and developing improvement plans to enhance operational uptime; In this position, you collaborate with cross‑functional teams to establish metrics, conduct root cause analysis, and integrate best practices that promote long‑term reliability and efficiency; As an Electrical Maintenance Engineer, you provide electrical and instrumentation technology support for chemical manufacturing areas, delivering well‑documented, technically sound, and cost‑effective solutions based on recognized engineering principles and sound judgment.
