Indiana, United States of America
Job Family Group:
Discipline Engineering
Worker Type:
Regular
Posting Start Date:
October 21, 2026
Business Unit:
Downstream and Renewables
Experience Level:
Experienced Professionals
Job Description:
What’s the role
The role is to provide management and technical support for all aspects of the plant DCS maintenance, engineering and technical functions, needed to further the plant goals of safety, quality, cost and rate improvement. This also includes ensuring the long-term viability of the Michigan City plant by championing the commercialization of new products and technologies through project management.
What you’ll be doing
- Lead and mentor direct reports, including the development of personnel for future assignments and optimum performance in current assignments plus identify training and development needs of direct reports.
- Assure department supports the execution of the plant's capital plan, using the Shell Project Management system. Assure direct reports provide process engineering and necessary project leadership during and all phases of the CPMS
- Ensure excellent performance of the Michigan City Yokogawa DCS system, ensuring adequate timeliness, accuracy and precision of results.
- Drive process capability improvements in support of minimizing or eliminating supply risk
- Implement various maintenance / operations related systems including routine, reactive, preventative and predictive maintenance
- Ensure product is being produced in accordance with established SC&T process definitions
- Ensure Projects, Maintenance and Engineering are being conducted in the most efficient manner
- Develop and implement improvement plans, as necessary.
- Participate in long-term elimination of process and equipment problems using troubleshooting methods
- Identify and implement improvements in product quality, yields, rates and product costs
- Manage plant maintenance related projects, including capital upgrades, as assigned using established capital management processes, to improve reliability and/or reduce unit cost
- Maintain plant infrastructure plan
- Track, analyze and improve key operational and maintenance parameters such as asset utilization through MAUT / OEE and MTO process, cost, process variances and PM compliance
- Actively participate in the Michigan City Leadership Team (MCLT) and the associated audits / activities
- Develop and maintain ISO Quality Management System (QMS) documents, procedures, instructions, forms and records relevant to quality critical equipment and processes, as well as apply ISO QMS policy and procedures within the Site
- Coordinate internal and external customer concerns
- Perform all other duties as assigned by the Site Manager
What you bring
- Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical/engineering discipline
- Minimum 5 years of experience in chemical manufacturing with a solid technical and engineering background
- Preferred Yokogawa DCS programing and hardware knowledge.
- Possess strong Leadership, Organizational & Time Management skills
- Ability to use personal computer, read and comprehend written material, communicate verbally both in person and on the phone and write correspondence both internally and externally of SC&T
- Ability to work in excess of the normal 40-hr workweek, including non-standard hours as required by business needs
- Ability to lead, develop and manage the work performance of others
- Knowledge of powder and catalyst manufacturing, equipment, machine design, maintenance practices and reliability engineering
- Ability to travel as required for training and company business
What we offer
The base salary range for this position is $124,000 - $186,000 per year. Individual pay will be based on various factors, such as relevant work experience, education, certifications, skill level, seniority, and internal equity.
For regular full-time or regular part-time employees of the Company (participating companies as listed in the Summary Plan Description), insurance coverage options include medical, dental, vision coverage, life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs. Employees also participate in a company pension plan and a 401(k) plan. Paid leave includes up to 6 weeks of paid vacation time, up to 11 paid holidays, and parental leave offering 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents, and 8 weeks of paid leave for non-birthing parents.
Additionally, employees are eligible for short-term disability leave for up to 26 weeks at 100% or 50% of base pay as well as Long-Term Disability insurance. Shell also offers other compensation such financial reimbursement for adoption, wellness, education, and personal learning expenses, and some roles are eligible for discretionary long-term incentives. For interns, eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance, and Occupational Accidental Death Benefit programs; participation in a 401(k) plan; and paid leave for up to 11 paid holidays. Additional information on Shell’s US benefit programs can be found at https://www.shell.us/careers/about-careers-at-shell/rewards-and-benefits.html.
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
- Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together
- Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead
- Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices
- Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise
- Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself
- Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working
- Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
- Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents
- Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply
- Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams
- Gain access to a wide range of training and development programs
