Electrical Distribution Specialist

About the role

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA is a major participant in the North American chemical industry, operating the Battleground Manufacturing Complex (BMC) in La Porte, TX. The 300‑acre site, originally built in 1956 and located on the Houston ship channel, produces high‑density polyethylene and polypropylene with a combined capacity of approximately 3.3 billion pounds per year. The Electrical Reliability Electrical Distribution System (EDS) Testing Specialist is a key member of the Electrical Reliability Team, responsible for executing electrical testing, preventive and predictive maintenance, diagnostics, troubleshooting, and repair on medium‑ and low‑voltage electrical distribution systems to maintain safety, reliability, and availability of electrical assets throughout the facility.

Responsibilities

• Make safety a top priority and uphold the 20 safety principles, Life Saving Rules, and plant procedures and policies at all times.
• Support the company’s visions and values.
• Act as a leader within the Electrical Reliability & Maintenance group towards the Electrical Safety Program & NFPA 70E at BMC.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance (PM) on electrical distribution systems (12.47 kV down to 480 V Motor Control Centers main breakers) including creating custom tests, utilizing special test equipment, following established procedures, manufacturer’s recommendations, and recognized industry standards on equipment such as electro/mechanical and microprocessor protective relays, switchgear circuit breakers, distribution transformers, oil and SF6 switches, current and potential transformers, power cables, grounding systems, station batteries and chargers.
• Apply in‑depth knowledge of testing and PM of electrical substations (138 kV and 69 kV).
• Operate, program, and safely execute test equipment including Omicron CMC 356 relay test set, Omicron CPC 100 / CP TD1 test set, HV Diagnostics Tan‑delta/VLF cable test set, insulation resistance test set, AC High Pot, DLRO, hand‑held multimeters and current clamp meters, Alber battery resistance meter.
• Analyze test data, recommend corrective actions, and develop appropriate responses by coordinating with the E/I Reliability Team, E/I Maintenance, and/or outside contractors.
• Generate detailed technical reports, document problems found, and corrective actions taken or recommended, and coordinate with the Electrical Reliability Group.
• Participate in cross‑functional teams to identify and solve ongoing reliability problems to increase plant availability.
• Communicate regularly with the team regarding status and scheduling.
• Assist Electrical Reliability Engineering in creating Scopes‑of‑Work, JSAs, and coordinate job walk‑throughs with specialty contractors, including scoping, estimating, executing small capital projects, participating in contractor selection and management, obtaining safe work permits, reviewing JSAs, LOTO for contractors, and performing QA/QC oversight.
• Perform all duties as a qualified electrical worker according to NFPA 70E.
• Assist Electrical Reliability Engineering in creating switching orders; plan and execute high voltage and distribution system switching and isolation.
• Provide technical expertise in troubleshooting 480 V/5 kV motors/motor control circuits and motor protection relay programming/interrogation.
• Serve as a technical liaison to maintenance and operations groups.
• Provide input on equipment selection, review and approval of specifications to support capital projects.
• Identify appropriate spare parts for equipment.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

Education/Experience: High School Diploma or equivalency; Associates Degree in Electrical or Electronics Technology or equivalent experience in the high voltage industry. The last 2+ years’ experience must be in testing and preventive maintenance of high voltage substations and electrical distribution systems. Formal training in the latest edition of NEC, NFPA 70E. NETA Certified Technician is a plus.

Skills/Competencies: Plant‑level experience and understanding of one‑line diagrams, motor and breaker control schematics, P&IDs, instrumentation loop drawings, logic controller terminology, and industry standards (NFPA, NEC, ISA, IEC, API, ANSI, IEEE, etc.). Ability to work overtime. No travel required. Excellent mathematical skills. Experience working with multiple engineering disciplines and contractors. Self‑starter capable of working individually