Electrical Engineer

Oxychem Corporation • Moro Plantation, ME

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Contribute. Grow. Lead...with OxyChem. Looking for a challenge? Desire to achieve your true potential? OxyChem is a growing, action-oriented, safety driven chemical manufacturing company continually striving to be the best in the business while staying focused on environmental protection. The secret to our success has and will continue to be our people. OxyChem, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading producer of essential chemistry with operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. OxyChem’s products play an essential role in everyday life, supporting critical applications in water treatment, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, personal hygiene, and residential and commercial construction. OxyChem actively participates in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program, underscoring our commitment to safety. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, OxyChem is a top three U.S. manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride, chlor-alkali and chlorinated organic chemicals, and calcium chloride. In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities. OxyChem, a producer of commodity chemicals with facilities across the United States, Canada, and Latin America, is renowned for its commitment to safety, environmental protection, customer service and sustainability. OxyChem’s chemicals are vital to quality of life, with applications in water treatment, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, commercial and residential development.

Requirements

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering.

Nice To Haves

• 3 years previous Electrical Engineering Experience in a Power Generation or Manufacturing Environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and participate in programs, methods, systems, and practices for maintaining a safe work environment.
• Develop the required human resources capability for achieving the required Taft Plant Maintenance goals.
• Monitor equipment performance and make recommendations to improve reliability and reduce cost.
• Provide cost estimating and engineering proposals on routine replacement of equipment to correct maintenance problems or for the improvement of processing equipment.
• Supervise the installation of such equipment.
• Provide technical support to production and maintenance organizations throughout the plant to evaluate and resolve maintenance problems.
• Provide training to production, maintenance, and other departments in the proper operation, troubleshooting, repair techniques, controls, and care of electrical equipment.
• Develop the necessary training as required.
• Keep current on new technology and equipment and evaluate applicability for use in the plant.
• Attend technical meetings and seminars to maintain and improve skills as related to their discipline and areas of maintenance management.
• Provides technical assistance to maintenance and operations personnel to minimize maintenance problems in the plant.
• Consults with contractors, OxyChem maintenance and outside service groups on capital and maintenance projects.
• Evaluates, designs, and recommends, changes in maintenance activities to increase reliability of existing equipment, reduce repair costs, and minimize product interruptions.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates preventive maintenance programs.
• Ensures applicable preventative maintenance programs are functioning and are executed as designed.
• Ensures compliance of electrical maintenance systems and electrical components with corporate standards.
• Establishes testing and calibration procedures for electrical equipment, as necessary.
• Recommends, establishes, and updates spare parts requirements for existing or new equipment.
• Assists other maintenance engineers on special projects of a non-routine basis.
• Prepares equipment specifications and purchase requests.
• Maintains equipment repair records and logs – evaluates repair costs and trends.
• Develops inspection, testing, outage, and repair scopes throughout the plant.
• Designs systems or improves design of existing systems to reduce repair and downtime.
• Prepares design estimates, cost estimates, and capital appropriations for small capital projects.
• Advises plant engineering on the design, specification, and layout of equipment on capital projects.
• Leads in troubleshooting issues with major equipment or repetitive issues.
• Maintains all appropriate engineering drawings, files, and specifications as required.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations and operating permits.
• Ensure compliance with NERC standards, as applicable.
• Participates and accepts responsibility for meeting plant and individual PSM goals and monthly spreadsheet responsibilities as required by HESP-610 Procedure.
• Actively participates in plant’s Health, Environmental, Safety and Security (HESS) programs to assure a safe and environmentally sound workplace.
• Assumes accountability for meeting plant safety goals and various other requirements including training, work permits, critical items inspections, job observations, housekeeping, reporting hazards and issues, and working safely in job assignments.
• Actively participates in safety meetings and various other HESS programs while promoting safety through offering recommendations to other employees on working safely.
• Supports and fulfills the requirements of the plant’s ISO Quality System.
• Complete any additional responsibilities assigned by Plant Management.

Benefits

• very competitive pay and benefits
• tremendous career development opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level