Senior Electrical Maintenance Specialist

Kuraray America

91d

About The Position

The Senior Electrical Maintenance Specialist provides advanced technical expertise in maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the plant's electrical, instrumentation, and control systems to ensure safe and reliable operations. This hands-on role supports daily maintenance activities, assists with reliability improvements, and serves as a technical resource for the operations and maintenance teams. The position requires strong problem-solving skills, practical knowledge of industrial electrical systems, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced chemical manufacturing environment.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Minimum of 7 years of experience in electrical and instrumentation maintenance within a chemical, refining, or industrial manufacturing environment.
Strong working knowledge of electrical systems (low/medium voltage), drives, MCCs, and instrumentation.
Experience troubleshooting DCS and PLC systems (Yokogawa experience preferred).
Proven ability to read and interpret electrical drawings, schematics, and loop diagrams.
Solid understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance practices
Familiar with PSM concepts such as MOC and safe work permitting.
Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and respond to urgent issues after hours when required.
Strong commitment to safety and continuous improvement. Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

Perform advanced troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of electrical and instrumentation systems, including motors, drives, MCCs, transformers, sensors, analyzers, and control devices.
Support troubleshooting of process control systems (DCS, PLCs) and related field instrumentation.
Lead and assist in diagnosing complex electrical and instrumentation issues impacting plant operations.
Support reliability initiatives through preventive and predictive maintenance programs, inspections, and system improvements.
Provide field technical support during turnarounds, outages, and emergency repairs.
Install, calibrate, and maintain instruments, control valves, transmitters, and analyzers.
Maintain and troubleshoot low- and medium-voltage electrical equipment, control panels, starters, and VFDs.
Read and interpret electrical and instrumentation drawings, loop sheets, and wiring diagrams.
Ensure work complies with plant safety standards and applicable codes (NEC, NFPA 70E, ISA).
Coordinate with contractors and vendors to ensure quality, compliance, and timely completion of work.
Provide first-line support for DCS troubleshooting, loop tuning, and basic configuration updates under engineering direction.
Maintain DCS-related field connections and signals (4-20 mA, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, Modbus, wireless).
Work with engineers and system specialists to support control system reliability and performance.
Participate in root cause failure analyses and implement corrective/preventive actions.
Recommend improvements to enhance reliability, safety, and equipment life cycle.
Support updates to equipment documentation, PM procedures, and technical standards.
Assist in capital and maintenance project planning, installation, and commissioning.
Promote and ensure compliance with all plant safety, environmental, and quality standards.
Participate in safety reviews, job hazard analyses, and incident investigations.
Share technical expertise and mentor maintenance technicians to build team capability.
Collaborate closely with Operations, Engineering, and Reliability teams to resolve issues and improve plant performance.
Act as the primary technical advisor and functional lead for all I&E personnel in Maintenance.