Electrical Technical Coordinator

INEOS•La Porte, TX

1d•$98,000 - $131,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role is part of the Electrical Reliability Team at the Battleground Manufacturing Complex and reports to the Electrical Reliability Team Lead. The team consists of engineers, specialists, and technicians responsible for supporting the site’s electrical systems and driving reliability improvements across the facility. This is a hands-on electrical reliability technical coordinator role focused on troubleshooting, maintenance support, and reliability improvement in an operating chemical facility. The successful candidate will work closely with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams to diagnose and resolve issues in electrical power and control systems, while supporting the long-term reliability and performance of plant equipment. The role emphasizes field execution, equipment diagnostics, and technical support, with opportunity to develop and apply engineering tools and analysis methods over time.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Significant experience in industrial electrical maintenance, reliability, or technical support role
Demonstrated hands-on experience troubleshooting electrical systems in an operating facility
Experience working with operations, maintenance, and contractors in a plant environment
Demonstrated understanding of electrical safety practices (NFPA 70E training)

Nice To Haves

Technical degree or equivalent experience preferred
10+ years of relevant industrial electrical experience
At least 5 years performing testing, troubleshooting, and analysis of electrical equipment, including relays, transformers, breakers, cables, motors, etc.
Experience with main-tie-main systems and bus transfer schemes
Protective relay experience (SEL, GE Multilin)
Familiarity with and Training in motor diagnostic tools (PdMA or similar)
Familiarity with power system analysis software (SKM or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Lead and support troubleshooting of electrical power and control systems, including motors, motor control systems, UPS systems, battery systems, cathodic protection systems, and electrical distribution equipment.
Diagnose issues involving motor performance and failures, VFD alarms, trips, and operation, and electrical and control system interfaces.
Provide technical support during electrical disturbances and outages, including off-hours support as needed.
Partner with maintenance and operations to safely execute repairs and restore equipment to service.
Perform root cause failure analysis (RCFA) on equipment failures and develop corrective actions.
Plan, coordinate, and serve as job representative for electrical work activities, including maintenance, testing, and repairs.
Coordinate with operations, maintenance, contractors, and engineering to ensure work is properly scoped and executed.
Support job planning activities, including development of job plans, materials identification, and work sequencing.
Ensure work complies with safety requirements, site standards, and procedures.
Identify and support implementation of electrical reliability improvements.
Assist in execution and improvement of preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
Analyze test data and maintenance results to support reliability decisions.
Support tracking and improvement of equipment performance.
Utilize SAP to support maintenance and reliability activities, including creating and managing work notifications, work orders, and requisitions.
Assist with material identification, requisitioning, and tracking to support maintenance and project activities.
Ensure work activities and equipment records are accurately documented within SAP.
Support maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical distribution system equipment.
Assist with testing, inspection, and maintenance activities on EDS equipment.
Work in coordination with EDS specialists and engineers to support system reliability.
Support motor testing and condition assessment programs.
Utilize tools such as PdMA (MCE) / PD (IRIS) or similar technologies.
Interpret results and assist in determining repair or replacement needs.
Support troubleshooting of motor systems and associated drives (VFDs).
Coordinate and follow motor repairs with vendors/repair shops, including scope review, inspection, and communication of repair findings.
Attend and support motor test runs (e.g., shop test runs, post-repair testing, or acceptance testing) to verify performance and proper operation.
Support electrical scope for capital and expense projects.
Support use of engineering tools and analysis methods.
Apply results of analysis to support troubleshooting and reliability improvements.
Demonstrate ability and willingness to learn and develop engineering-level skills over time.
Provide field leadership during outages, turnarounds, and emergent repairs.
Work closely with EDS specialists, I&E technicians and operations personnel.
Perform equipment walkdowns and condition assessments.
Support and, when required, lead Management of Change (MOC) activities, including coordination, documentation, and implementation of electrical system modifications in accordance with site procedures.
Support turnaround (TAR) execution through coordination of electrical work activities, including planning and execution of MCC outages, scheduling of work, and ensuring resources and equipment are prepared for outage-related tasks.