Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer
Covestro · Baytown, TX
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 6+ years
- Certification
- Green Belt preferred
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior reliability role at Covestro (chemicals) in Baytown, TX. Piping, pumps) or maintenance methodologies ( e.g.lubrication , flange mgt.).
- They ask for
- 6+ years · degree required · Green Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Green Belt, Welding, SAP
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Texas: typical posted base $124k–$135k.
Median of the low and high ends of 9 live postings that list pay, out of 55 reliability engineer openings in Texas, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Texas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 54 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (6+ vs 4+)
Typical $124k–$135k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 47%
- ✓ SAP 25%
- Automation 25%
- ✓ Team leadership 24%
- FMEA 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Green Belt, Welding, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Covestro
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
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This plant: Covestro in Baytown
4 other open roles at this site.
- Process Engineer (Pressure Safety) III · Process · Senior
- Process Engineer (Pressure Safety) IV · Process · Senior
- Mechanical Maintenance Engineer III · Reliability · Senior
- Mechanical Maintenance Engineer IV · Reliability · Senior
Full description from CovestroAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Monitors daily maintenance activities; ensures compliance with safety and engineering standards
- ◆Responsible for timely job completion as agreed on in RBWS; monitors area backlog, notifications, and work orders in SAP
- ◆Provide subject matter expertise in the area of specific asset types ( e.g. piping, pumps) or maintenance methodologies ( e.g.lubrication , flange mgt.). Support the planning, maintenance execution organization, and asset owners in this capacity
- ◆Evaluate equipment failures, and provide information to Asset Engineers for defect elimination activities. Take corrective actions when failures are deemed to be caused by maintenance processes.
- ◆Responsible for monthly reporting of major jobs and repairs, costs, achievements, and safety incidents
- ◆Closely collaborate with Asset Engineers to jointly improve the asset performance by becoming a "Learning Organization”
- ◆Closely collaborate with Asset Engineers in Asset Strategy optimization
- ◆Makes decisions with designated assignments. Produces anticipated results to business or technical goals with supervision of results. Shows proven competency in the application and decision-making in those work processes.
What You Offer
Basic
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree with at least 6 years’ experience OR Master’s in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related degree with at least 4 years’ experience
- ✓T he eligibility to apply for and obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) within a reasonable timeframe
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Rotational assignment in job function or area of responsibility
- ✓Six-Sigma Green Belt Certification
- ✓SAP-FAM competence
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What We Offer
The Senior Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for providing technical knowledge to the Maintenance Execution organization and to the Technical Asset Manager of the organization being supported.
Major
Knowledge & Skills
- •Sound knowledge of rotating and static equipment used in chemical processing
- •Ability to apply analytical and problem solving skills and troubleshooting methodologies
- •Understanding of general Maintenance Procedures/Work processes ( i.e. Planning, Scheduling, Execution)
- •Sound knowledge of repair methods and techniques, and best practices (including but not limited to vessel and pipe repair, pump maintenance, lifting techniques, and welding)
- •Knowledgeable in work planning and management for work involving toxic chemicals ( i.e. Phosgene CO, Cl2, and NH3 .)
- •Ability to ensure application and compliance with HSEQ policies and procedures while performing engineering activities.
- •Strong Oral and Written Communication Skills. Ability to communicate effectively within the organization, with site management, and externally
- •Strong interpersonal skills with the ability lead ad hoc teams and manage project level maintenance activities
Your application
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