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Celanese International Corporation
Advanced Technician, Maintenance, Electrical and Instrumentation
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What they do
An Instrumentation Technician carries out planned or unplanned maintenance and repair activities on a wide range of electronic equipment and process control and safety systems.
$72,004 / year median in South Carolina
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Overview This person is a foundational member of the Asset Care Team. The employee will work closely with Hytrel® Planners, other Core Maintenance Experts, various vendors/contractors, and the shift teams to execute predictive/preventative work orders based on Care Plans and respond to reactive work. Responsibilities
- Attend routine Meetings
- Maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of all instruments, distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLC), monitoring systems, electrical systems, and pneumatic equipment in the facilities.
- Support Management of Change (MOC) work with ordering parts and scheduling work for Expense and Capital projects o Implement and run small MOC projects, as necessary
- Work with MRO Manager and Planner to maintain shop inventories, including spare equipment
- Create PPM Corrective Action Work Orders as needed
- Maintain complete equipment files, logs, and update drawings for all designated equipment
- Contact point for off-site contractors specific to the job being worked on, as needed
- Complete Service Entry Sheets and Goods Receipts for contractor invoices and materials ordered that are received by workflow
- Assist shifts on repair work orders and as needed
- Address emerging technical issues
- Member of the electrical safety team
- Enter equipment histories, time confirmations, and close out work orders once all cost flows have been completed
- Work schedule is day shift M-F with occasional OT on night/weekends/holidays to support plant Reliability. Qualifications Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 7 years of electrical and instrumentation maintenance experience in manufacturing, chemical, power generation, pulp and paper, oil and gas, or related industrial environment.
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting and repairing: o Process instrumentation including pressure, temperature, flow, and level devices. o Control valves, positioners, and associated pneumatic systems. o PLC-based control systems. o Distributed Control Systems (DCS). o Motor control centers (MCCs), VFDs, and industrial electrical systems up to 480V.
- Ability to calibrate, configure, and commission field instrumentation
- Experience interpreting historian data and process trends to identify equipment and control system issues
- Working knowledge of
NFPA 70E
electrical safety requirements and safe work practices.- Ability to participate in root cause failure analysis (RCFA) investigations and implement corrective actions.
- Experience supporting Management of Change (MOC) processes.
- Proven SAP experience (Work Orders, Requisition, Workflows, etc.)
- Microsoft Office Skills
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and accomplish tasks
- Accepts ownership, is accountable and delivers on commitments
- Balances short-term and long-term priorities
- Has a sound foundation of understanding and ability to use technical/functional knowledge in meeting business needs
- Adjusts to varying demands. Analyzes requirements and adjusts
- Skilled in the use and interpretation of computer historian data to aid in troubleshooting control systems
- Skilled in the use of hand and power-driven tools as well as instrument communicators and simulators
- Be able to work from piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), loop diagrams, and electrical schematics.
- Guide resident E&I contractors Desired Skills
- Associate degree or technical diploma in: o Electrical Technology o Instrument Technology o Industrial Electronics o Mechatronics o Industrial Maintenance
- 10+ years of industrial electrical & instrumentation experience in processing industry (chemical, power, pulp & paper, or oil & gas)
- Familiarity with the following: o Motor control centers (MCCs) o Variable frequency drives (VFDs) o Low and medium voltage power distribution up to 13.
- Knowledge of 5S/Operational Excellence (OPEX)
- Knowledge of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), Preventive Maintenance (PM), and Predictive Maintenance (Padm) principles.
- Ability to identify bad actors and develop equipment improvement strategies.
- Experience developing maintenance job plans, procedures, and equipment care plans. Interpersonal Skills
- Strong organization and time-management skills
- Strong housekeeping standards
- Effective communication skills (verbal and written)
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and accomplish tasks
- Accepts ownership, is accountable and delivers on commitments
- Acts like an owner
- Good record-keeping
- Detailed oriented
- Team player
- Receptive to feedback
- Communicates effectively with outside contractors