Instrument and Electrical Technician

Westlake•Deer Park, TX

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Westlake offers the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. They work together to enhance peoples' lives through their products and presence in the communities in which they operate. The role involves troubleshooting, calibrating, maintaining, and installing plant instrumentation and electrical systems and components. It also requires documenting findings, correcting drawings to reflect as-built conditions, and maintaining equipment history files and logs. Westlake is a global manufacturer and supplier of materials and innovative products that enhance life every day, headquartered in Houston, with operations in Asia, Europe, and North America. They provide building blocks for vital solutions across various sectors like housing, construction, packaging, healthcare, automotive, and consumer goods. Westlake is committed to driving a sustainable future through its essential products.

Requirements

Heat trace testing knowledge using a multi-meter and megohm meter
Knowledge of heat trace control panels
Knowledge of thermal insulation systems
Troubleshooting capabilities
Good verbal and written communication skills
Able to work through problems in stressful conditions and remain calm.
Must have or meet requirements for a TWIC card.
Must have NCCER certification or equivalent.
Must have NCCER validation or equivalent
High school diploma/GED with minimum 5 years petrochemical plant experience as an I&E technician.
2-year technical college diploma or military training in instrumentation, electrical, or electronics, and minimum of 3-years plant experience would be an acceptable substitute for the above requirement.

Nice To Haves

Process analyzer skills and experience is a plus.
DCS and PLC programming experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Trouble-shoot, calibrate, maintain, and install plant instrumentation and electrical systems and components.
Document findings, correct drawings to reflect as-built conditions, and maintain equipment history files and logs.
Able to read and interpret instrument and electrical installation drawings, process plant P&ID s, wiring schematics, loop drawings, electrical one-line drawings and component assembly drawings.
Able to read and follow technical manuals, specification sheets, maintenance instructions, parts bill of materials, and understand the significance of materials of construction for specific applications.
Function check, diagnose, and calibration instrument sensors, transmitters, and control elements for process parameters such as temperature, flow, level, and pressure.
Diagnose and maintain electrical and electronics systems and components such as relays, switches, power supplies, motor control circuits, AC/DC motors, variable speed drives, electric tracing, transformers, and wiring.
Basic trouble-shooting and component replacement on control system hardware such as DCS and PLC systems.
Assist in determining repairs needed by recommending replacement parts, options, and solutions.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Comply with all environmental, safety, and health policies and safe work practices.
Respond to off-hours plant emergencies as a shared responsibility with other technician.