Process Engineer en El Pla de Santa Maria, España

At Etex, our purpose is to inspire new ways of living. By joining Etex, you won’t just be joining an international leader, you will inspire people around the world to build living spaces that are ever safer, more sustainable, smarter and beautiful. You’ll be joining a company who wants to inspire change.

We are committed to making a positive human impact on the world. In return, we’ll reward you by investing in your development and your personal well-being. Whilst our core values help us develop those effective and sustainable lightweight solutions we’re known for, it’s our people that matter most!

Our diverse and inclusive workforce always strives for excellence. We have over 100 years of experience manufacturing high-performance building solutions. Etex is a company that is committed to success - and when you join us, we’ll be committed to you.

Summary

The Plant Engineer is responsible for providing the plant with the facilities, technology, and engineering support required to achieve operational objectives. The role focuses on driving optimization and maximum efficiency across manufacturing sub-processes, managing capital investment projects, ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and energy management requirements, and supporting the continuous improvement of plant performance.

Key Accountabilities

Engineering & Technical Support

• Provide technical support to plant operations.
• Optimize existing facilities and manufacturing processes.
• Monitor and improve key manufacturing subprocesses.
• Provide technical oversight of the melting and fiberizing furnace.
• Develop technical procedures and operational documentation.
• Prepare technical analyses, reports, and performance follow-up documentation.

Project & Investment Management

• Assess and define requirements for new facilities and machinery.
• Lead and monitor installation, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Manage engineering projects to ensure completion within agreed timelines.
• Control investment budgets and ensure cost-effective project execution.
• Manage permitting processes and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements for new installations.

Energy & Sustainability Management

• Monitor and optimize consumption of natural gas, oxygen, electricity, water, and raw materials.
• Ensure energy efficiency criteria are incorporated into purchasing and engineering decisions.
• Maintain energy consumption and usage matrices.
• Keep the energy data collection plan updated.
• Monitor energy performance indicators and improvement targets.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve energy and environmental performance.
• Ensure business processes comply with established energy management requirements.

Compliance, Safety & Environmental Management

• Ensure compliance with quality, environmental, and safety standards.
• Support emergency response, first-aid, and fire-prevention activities.
• Act as a preventive safety resource when appropriately qualified.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legal, environmental, and energy regulations.
• Promote safe working practices and proper waste segregation activities.

Operational Excellence

• Ensure optimal operation of existing facilities and critical production equipment.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing processes.
• Contribute to achieving operational, environmental, and energy efficiency objectives.
• Support the integration of Energy Management System (EnMS) requirements into business processes.

Skills and Experience

• Technical Engineering degree (or equivalent engineering qualification).
• 18–24 months of relevant industrial or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Project management.
• Industrial facilities and machinery optimization.
• Engineering project execution and commissioning.
• Budget and investment control.
• Process performance monitoring and analysis.
• Energy management and efficiency improvement.
• Knowledge of industrial safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Data analysis and reporting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Results and continuous improvement orientation.
• Project planning and organizational skills.
• Attention to detail and regulatory compliance.
• Cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Commitment to health, safety, environmental, and sustainability objectives.
• Project Management training.
• Occupational Risk Prevention training.

At Etex, you will join an international and collaborative environment where innovation, development and sustainable growth are key. This role offers real impact, high visibility and the opportunity to shape the future of insulation solutions in Iberia.

Our Social Responsibilities

Etex has a clear commitment to help build a better, sustainable future. We work towards this vision by caring about our social and environmental impacts and working on innovative solutions for the building industry.

Our ambition is to reduce negative effects and scale up positive impacts. We prioritise decarbonisation, including the use of renewable energy, as well as circularity, with a first focus on waste management.

We engage in a wide range of voluntary initiatives which offer support to local communities through partnerships and social projects. Our teammates know their local communities best, we are proud of the numerous projects and actions initiated around the world that are based on the awareness of their communities’ needs.

Commitment to diversity

We’re incredibly proud of the community we’ve created at Etex. We form a global team of over 13,500 individuals from an enormous variety of backgrounds, races, faiths, and genders. Our diversity is our strength, and we are committed to ensuring that all of our teammates feel included and happy at work.

If you require any additional support with your application, please do not hesitate to get in touch so that we can make arrangements for you.

Good luck with your application

As you have seen, our Teammates mean the world to us, they enable us to Inspire Ways of Living. If this role appeals to you, discover how a career at Etex will help you learn, grow and lead. We look forward to hearing from you.