Technician, Electrical

About the position

The Maintenance Technician, Electrical reports directly to the Maintenance Supervisor, Electrical and is a member of the multi-disciplined crew responsible for all maintenance activities of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import, export and regasification terminal. Dedication, sensitivity to safety issues and compliance with policies and procedures are essential for the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the terminal.

Responsibilities

• Performs the duties of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal Maintenance Technician, Electrical on a regularly scheduled shift, sometimes including overtime, holidays, weekends, and nights.
• Maintains electrical equipment on all pumps, compressors, gas turbines, motors, vessels, utilities, piping, tanks, unloading arms, plant distribution systems etc.
• Maintains the facility recognizing the environmental consequences of actions taken and striving for the highest levels of environmental and safety compliance.
• Records maintenance data and informs Maintenance Supervisor, Electrical of potential problems and failures in a timely manner; Works with Supervisor to expeditiously resolve problems and improve plant reliability and safety.
• Collaborate with reliability and engineering to troubleshoot failures and issues derived from test data and support improvement recommendations.
• Perform highly skilled installation, commissioning, inspection, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of breakers, relays, starters, transformers, motor control centers, overloads, disconnects, generators, automatic transfer switches, and other industrial electrical systems.
• Performs work from instructions using electrical drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, wiring diagrams and schematics.
• Works with engineering to perform switching and LOTO's to facilitate other maintenance activities.
• Performs all duties applying safety protocols and adhering to regulatory mandates.
• The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time; or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent is required.
• Formal education in related technical or engineering discipline or related military training/experience is desirable.
• Required to obtain mandated certification by attending Company-sponsored training in basic first aid, CPR, and LNG firefighting.
• Must be able to obtain electrical qualifications in both High and Low Voltage NFPA 70E.
• 0-7 years of relevant work experience or equivalent time worked in an industrial or military setting is required.
• Experience in LNG or other petrochemical, refinery, cryogenic industry is a plus.