Job Description

Responsibilities

• Provide overall plant electrical power and instrument systems support.

• Maintain and support PLC’s, DCS’s, and area power distribution systems.

• Act as E&I liaison with site design contractor for small and large capital projects.

More specifically, this will involve:

• Writing or approving project scopes

• Marking-up and approving all E&I drawings

• Establishing and maintaining installation details and standards

• Representing business unit at PHA’s

• Assuring adherence to standards (i.e., safety interlock)

• Providing E&I construction, check-out, and start-up support.

• Design and implement process control improvements

• Provide guidance and training for E&I reliability personnel, mechanics, and other specialists.

• Assist operations in troubleshooting instrument/electrical problems.

• Maintain P&I’s loop sheets, electrical drawings, safety interlock test procedures, control valve specifications, and other essential E&I documentation so they are current and complete.

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

• 3 -5 years of experience in manufacturing plant operations Or equivalent Military experience

• Process control theory (PID, ratio control, etc.)

• Fundamental knowledge of basic process instrumentation selection/specification, calibration, and troubleshooting.

• Specific, fundamental understanding of analyzers (pH, conductivity, etc.)

• Distributed Control System (DCS) knowledge in:

  • Specifying equipment,

  • Configuring network, data points, graphics,

  • Writing and reading CL programming, and

  • System backups.

• Process monitoring capability to set-up database, building displays, creating reports.

• Capability to maintain and develop batch sequencing logic in both DCS’s and PLC’s

• Capability to tune controllers.

• Understanding of weighing systems to provide design and troubleshooting support.

• Safety and process interlock understanding, including fundamental knowledge of international safety interlock standards.

• Capability to design, troubleshoot, and support area electrical & instrument systems.

• Thorough knowledge of E&I drawings, including electrical schematics, logic diagrams, and P&I diagrams.