Senior Electrical Engineer Maintenance Manager

Air Liquide • Houston, TX

249d

About The Position

Air Liquide Large Industries provides our customers with industrial gas and energy solutions that are vital to their own industrial production. We own and operate over 2,000 miles of industrial gas pipelines in the U.S. supplying mainly oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and syngas in large quantities from multiple production sources to major customers in the chemicals, petrochemicals, refining and steel industries. Our pipeline operations and industrial gas production facilities are closely monitored 24/7 within our leading-edge operations control center located in Houston, Texas. Our operations control group monitors over 89,000 data points and assists with product supply and coordination. We are constantly optimizing our supply network to provide high reliability and energy efficiencies allowing Air Liquide to adjust supply needs more quickly and effectively enabling growth to our customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 15+ years work experience in plant electrical maintenance activities.
• Experience with medium/high voltage distribution systems and motors.
• Experience in troubleshooting plant electrical maintenance problems.
• Ability to travel to the facilities in LI NAM in support of electrical system troubleshooting.
• Ability to be reached on a 24/7 basis.
• Ability to work extended hours/shift work as business needs dictate.
• Highly organized with the ability to handle multiple tasks.
• Skilled in the use of Google applications.
• Strong verbal/written communication skills.
• Has full range of motion; ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to climb and ascend vertical ladders as required.
• Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Support the operations of LI NAM with a team that consists of electrical engineers and HVE technicians.
• Provide high-voltage electrical (HVE) support for maintenance activities.
• Oversee vendor repairs and manage preventive maintenance during turnarounds.
• Ensure proper documentation within CMMS (Maximo).
• Analyze data and participate in root cause analysis.
• Develop maintenance strategies based on findings.
• Maintain compliance and optimize electrical systems.
• Manage a large team (15-20 employees) of Electrical Engineers and HVE Technicians.
• Support and comply with all Air Liquide Safety, Health and Environmental procedures/policies.
• Direct the manager of HVE support for planned and unplanned maintenance activities and troubleshooting.
• Direct and oversee vendor shop repairs on high voltage equipment and motors.
• Direct the team who manages preventive maintenance (PM) of electrical equipment during turnarounds.
• Champion the use of the CMMS (Maximo) to ensure that the system is kept up to date.
• Review vendor repair, test & inspection reports and communicate results summary to affected plants.
• Develop detailed scopes for electrical projects and maintenance activity.
• Lead mentoring and training of facility operations and technical staff.
• Maintain 95% or greater compliance for electrical work in the PM program.
• Ensure proper planning of work orders utilizing Maximo.
• Actively promote improving PM details and Job Plans.
• Ensure PM and PdM programs are being executed and follow up work is performed and documented.
• Assist in analysis and follow up on PdM data.
• Lead and participate in Root Cause Analysis and Vulnerability Studies.
• Develop and modify maintenance strategies based on RCA, VS and Risk Analysis findings.
• Direct team to plan, manage, and execute major electrical maintenance activities and turnarounds.
• Participate in development of annual maintenance schedule, budget and turnaround plans.
• Provide feedback to improve the spare parts stocking at each plant.
• Work closely with contractors; monitor contractor work quality and cost.
• Lead Maintenance Incident reviews for electrical systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree