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We are curious. We are courageous. We are colorful. We refine chemical material solutions with game-changing products. Let us empower you to push boundaries. Join us and our 18.000 colleagues now and together we will make the world a brighter place.\nMajor Tasks & Responsibilities:\nLeads Reliability Management across all lots - establishing reliability frameworks, asset lifecycle strategies aligned with Covestro site standards, to deliver a structured maintenance framework before plant handover.\nOversaw regulatory compliance for all mechanical assets, including 100% statutory registration & certification, periodic calibration and inspection to mitigate legal risks.\nEnsure systematic transfer of project reliability knowledge, documentation and strategies to the operations team at handover, to enable sustainable asset management and maintenance readiness beyond start-up.\nDevelop and own the Strategic Spare Parts Plan across all GreenCore lots - covering criticality classification of rotating equipment, stationary equipment and stocking level definition - to guarantee zero critical spare part gaps at mechanical completion.\nProcure commissioning, start-up and initial operational spares in collaboration with EPC contractors and vendors - identify, classify and place orders including long-lead items during FEL 3 and early EPC phases, to protect the commissioning schedule and avoid start-up delays.\nDefine criticality-based stocking levels aligned with the reliability and maintenance strategy, applying RCM/FMEA methodologies to balance inventory investment against operational risk across all GreenCore equipment.\nEnhance local sourcing policy for spare parts - qualify local vendors, shorten supply lead times and reduce logistics risk, to strengthen supply reliability and support Covestro's localization strategy in China.\nLeverage synergies with the existing Caojing plants - identify interchangeable spares, shared stocking opportunities and consolidated procurement opportunities to reduce total inventory investment and minimize carrying costs.\n Ensure master data, BoM, Spare Category completeness and accuracy as the operational foundation in CMMS (SAP PM/MM) ahead of start-up\nManage as-built documentation digital handover for project, reviewing and archiving mechanical engineering deliverables in the site digital documentation system.\nQualifications:\nEducation\nBachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.\nProfessional Experience\nMinimum 15 years of experience in the chemical, petrochemical or process industry in maintenance, reliability or asset management roles.\nProven experience in criticality assessment, maintenance strategy development, stocking policy definition and inventory optimization.\nDirect involvement in spare parts planning for major capital projects or new plant commissioning is required.\nFamiliarity with SAP PM/MM modules for spare parts master data and inventory management.\nYOUR APPLICATION\nAre you as curious, courageous and colorful as we are? If so, we can offer you an exciting career opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application including a cover letter, resume/CV, and relevant certificates. Become part of our Team - apply now!\nCovestro is well aware of the importance of personal information to you. Covestro promises to strictly abide by the basic principles of information security and privacy protection as well as requirements of relevant laws and\nregulations and take appropriate security protection measures to ensure that your personal information is safe and controllable.\nThe resume you submit and the personal information you provide voluntarily will only be used for the recruitment service of Covestro. If we use your information beyond the above purposes, we will seek your consent in advance.\nThe Covestro position you are applying for may use AI tools for preliminary screening of your submitted resume. We commit that this screening process is free from any bias or discrimination, ensuring fair and just treatment for every applicant. If you accept this approach, please continue with the application process. If you have any objections to the screening results, please send an email to .\nYour data may be kept in a secure environment within or outside the territory of P.R. China. If the personal information is necessary to be transferred outside the territory of P.R. China, we will ensure that it is transferred in accordance with the laws and regulations. Generally, we only store your personal information for the time period that is necessary to fulfill the purpose of collection and processing, unless otherwise provided by laws, regulations or administrative orders. We will implement a variety of measures to ensure a reasonable level of information security. 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