RESPONSIBILITIES

The Electrical Engineer will be reportable to the Site Director and have responsibilities for providing support, coordination and development for their site's Process and Service areas within the following main competences:

Provide hands-on electrical engineering support for the daily operations including troubleshooting and resolving electrical/instrumentation reliability issues.
Closely work in a team atmosphere with various functional roles in the routine and non-routine repair of instrumentation, analyzers, variable speed drives/controls and electrical equipment.
Perform technical review of instrumentation system designs and modifications.
Implement improvements and reliability initiatives to improve yields, capacity, cost, energy and safety.
Provide support to maintain site power distribution infrastructure reliability.
Provide and actively participate on electrical engineering definitions, specifications and development for site capital projects.
Maintain updated equipment files and engineering documentation to ensure records accuracy and update.
Work independently or as a member of a team to assess, design, train and implement preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), and continuous reliability improvement modifications, and perform root cause analysis (RCA) on failed equipment.
Provide electrical engineering support during plant and equipment outages.
Assist with maintenance training and development activities used to enhance the site’s technical base and core competencies.
Adhere to procedures that promote safety, health and welfare for employees and contractors within the facility.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills:

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering
Prefer more than 5 years’ experience as a Plant Electrical/Controls Engineer
Plant site maintenance and engineering experience for a Petrochemical facility is desired
AutoCAD or MicroStation experience is a plus
Proficient knowledge of Allen Bradley PLC’s and Drives and MCCs, and AC motors
Proficient knowledge of instrumentation including temperature, pressure, level transmitters, sensors and communication devices and interfaces
Proficient knowledge of various switchgear equipment with voltages up to 13.8kV
Knowledge of PM/PDM best practices
Ability to successfully work independently and as a member of a cross-functional team seeking to continuously improve supply chain performance and customer satisfaction
Results oriented. Ability to translate key area and business needs into the right priorities and action
Strong communication and presentation skills
Good problem solving and math skills
Proficient in the use of personal computers and Window Software Suite

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