Maintenance Engineer - Electrical
About The Position
Chemours is hiring a Maintenance Engineer – Electrical for its Washington Works facility in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The position is part of the Maintenance & Reliability Engineering Organization, is assigned to a production unit, and reports to the Maintenance Engineering & Reliability Manager. The role addresses short-term electrical and instrumentation issues to support production and designs and implements improvement projects valued up to $500,000. It is hands-on and involves working with engineers, E&I mechanics, technicians, contractors, and OEMs to optimize equipment condition and return failed equipment to service.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
- At least 1 year of engineering experience; co-op experience may count.
- Demonstrated knowledge of basic electrical and instrumentation engineering principles.
- Ability to understand and interpret electrical equipment drawings and engineering standards.
- Ability to diagnose and solve technical problems and make data-based decisions.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Willingness and ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including steel-toe footwear, hard hat, Nomex, eye protection, and respirators.
- Ability to climb multiple flights of stairs.
- Strong interpersonal skills and a hands-on, shop-floor approach.
- Troubleshooting experience.
Nice To Haves
- Four years of electrical engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Formal root cause analysis experience.
- Experience specifying and implementing valves and instrumentation, including flow, level, temperature, and pressure measurement.
- Electrical systems design experience.
- Experience installing and programming Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS) equipment.
- Instrumentation configuration and setup experience.
Responsibilities
- Support high-quality, efficient field execution of electrical maintenance work.
- Develop maintenance job plans, procedures, and execution standards.
- Lead troubleshooting and support root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with E&I mechanics, technicians, operations, and engineers from other disciplines.
- Work with other Maintenance and Reliability Engineers to improve asset care systems and standardize maintenance work execution across the site.
- Implement plant changes of design (CODs) to improve equipment design and refresh or rebuild equipment.
- Work with OEMs to facilitate equipment repairs and improve spare-parts availability.
- Identify opportunities for maintenance training and skill development on electrical equipment and instrumentation.
- Lead or assist with project commissioning and startup.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
