Plant PCT Engineer (m/f/d)

Bayer is searching for a Plant PCT Engineer to join its Crop Science team on site in Muttenz, near Basel. This role centers on electrical and instrumentation matters that influence plant operability, reliability, maintenance, investments and technology improvements, with an eye on technical compliance and safety. You’ll work as a core member of the Plant Technical Team, coordinating with engineering, operations and external partners to keep production safe, efficient and sustainable.

The position is full-time and onsite, designed for someone with a solid background in electrical engineering or process control technology who enjoys solving control-system challenges in a chemical-industry environment and collaborating across disciplines. If you’re looking for a hands-on role that also shapes maintenance strategy and investment plans, this could be a strong match.

The job sits in Bayer’s Crop Science division and is based in Muttenz, in the Basel area, offering the chance to contribute to meaningful work while operating within a global company’s framework.

Keeping the plant humming at the PCT level

In practice, you’ll own the electrical and instrumentation aspects that affect how the plant runs, ensuring operability, reliability and safety while driving continuous improvements. You’ll help shape maintenance programs, either leading them or contributing to broader strategies, and you’ll manage budgeted maintenance work and investments up to 5 Mio €, while taking part in larger projects within your scope. You’ll keep up with internal and external guidelines, ensuring compliance with local technical and legal requirements, company policies and operational excellence practices in PCT. Scheduling preventive maintenance, adjusting plans based on plant performance and historical break-downs will be part of your routine, as will identifying and evaluating PCT modifications and improvements for the plant. When DCS issues arise, you’ll troubleshoot and revise maintenance schedules to reduce downtime, and you’ll drive improvement initiatives to keep the system reliable. You’ll also create and maintain PCT documentation and help spread knowledge and good practices across the PCT community on site.

What you bring to the PCT team

Here’s what the job expects in terms of formal qualifications and experience.

• University degree in Electrical engineering or Process Control Technology
• Three to five years of hands-on experience in PCT or a closely related environment
• Solid understanding of common processes and standards in process control technology
• Proficiency with engineering tools and software
• Hands-on project or maintenance experience in PCT within the chemical industry
• Clear technical and economic skill set with a solid grasp of process control concepts and project management
• Strong written and oral communication abilities, with the capacity to lead a team and work with colleagues from diverse educational backgrounds
• Solid understanding of supporting processes tied to plant operations and maintenance
• Fluent in German and English; knowledge of additional languages is a plus

Logistics and on-site details

This is a full-time, onsite role located in Muttenz, Switzerland, within Bayer’s Crop Science division.

Location: Switzerland : Basel-Country : Muttenz

Division: Crop Science

Reference Code: 885682

Tips to stand out in this Plant PCT role

Tip 1: Put your PCT credentials up front on your resume. Start with your degree in Electrical Engineering or Process Control Technology and follow with three to five years of relevant PCT experience in chemical environments.

Tip 2: Show you can plan and execute maintenance and manage budgets. Highlight experience planning PCT maintenance and overseeing investments up to 5 Mio €, and call out any participation in larger investments within your area.

Tip 3: Be ready to discuss concrete projects in interviews. Describe how you’ve approached preventive maintenance, DCS troubleshooting and changes to maintenance plans, including how you’ve contributed to reducing downtime or improving plant reliability, with specifics on your process control approach.

Tip 4: End with a smart question to ask. For example: what are the site’s current top priorities for PCT improvements, and how does the team share best practices across the PCT community?