Application Engineer

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Job details

Company overview

The coatings business in Japan will be operated by BASF Coatings Japan LLC from January 1, 2025. BASF is one of the world's leading suppliers of coatings solutions. BASF's Coatings division develops, produces and sells a range of innovative and sustainable high-quality products, including coatings for automotive OEMs and refinish coatings, as well as surface treatment agents for metal, plastic and glass substrates, contributing to a variety of industries.

We treat, color, protect and enhance the performance of different types of surfaces that require specific properties. Our customer-centric approach, deep expertise and our focus on innovation in coatings drive our coating solutions. We serve our customers in markets all over the world by providing them with functional, sophisticated designs, while meeting their technical and quality requirements in an environmentally friendly and aesthetic way.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• Maintenance
  • Control and implement corrective maintenance for Application. (PC)
  • Control and implement preventive maintenance program for Application. (GT, AM)
  • Improve Application equipment reliability. (GT, AM)
  • Improve Application maintenance performance.
  • Plan & Schedule for Application maintenance work (e.g. hold weekly/daily meeting) (PC)
  • Implement QEHS for maintenance construction (EHS, 3P) and 5S in maintenance working area.
  • Implement procurement procedure (RfQ, Quotation evaluation, PR, Quality check, GR) (Pr, Fi) 
  • Feedback maintenance contractor evaluation to Site Development (3P, SD)
• MOC, Project
  • Control and Implement MOC/Project lead in Application (GT, SPM, AM)
• Personnel management/development
  • Support development of talent in team.
• ISO handling
  • Implement ISO9001/14001 tasks assigned by maintenance manager.
• Spare Parts Management
  • Support improve strategy and implement procurement procedure and storage (AM)
• Document control
  • Create and update maintenance standard, plan, record in Application. (AM)
• Contact
  • AM=Asset Manager, PC=Production Coordinator, Pr=Procurement, Fi=Finance, 3P=3rd Party, SD=Site Development, SPM=Site Project Manager, PE=Project Engineer, GT=Global Technology Expert

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Education: University degree or equivalent in engineering.
• Working Experience: >3 years maintenance/engineering experience related to chemical plants.
• Business level English communication.
• License: Class B hazardous materials engineer (危険物取扱主任者乙種)
• 1st class qualified certified electrician(第一種電気工事士)
• Technical Competency:
  • Electrical and mechanical engineering foundation.
  • EHS R1 requirements.
  • RCMS foundation.
  • LEAN Kaizen foundation.
  • Six Sigma foundation.
  • IATF foundation.
  • Calibration and testing fundamentals.
  • Maintenance and troubleshooting fundamentals.
  • Start up, shut down, commissioning and turnaround fundamentals.
  • Application and process safety fundamentals.
  • Process Control and Interlock Systems fundamentals.
  • Clean room fundamentals.
  • Basic programming.

Salary

6 - 9 million yen

Location

Kanagawa