Electrical Specialist

About the role

OxyChem, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading producer of essential chemistry with operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, OxyChem is a top three U.S. manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride, chlor-alkali and chlorinated organic chemicals, and calcium chloride. The company participates in the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program and emphasizes safety, environmental responsibility, and innovation. The Electrical Specialist position is based at the Ingleside Plant in Gregory, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of employees, customers, and communities as the highest priority.
• Assign daily I/E work activities to ensure plant operating continuity.
• Assume responsibility for operation and maintenance of the electrical distribution system to supply electricity to OxyChem and external sales at Ingleside.
• Analyze daily maintenance and operation of the Ingleside site and initiate corrective actions.
• Maintain high safety and housekeeping standards; administer OxyChem safety and housekeeping programs by implementing appropriate safety modules for high voltage areas.
• Schedule, plan, and coordinate daily maintenance activities to minimize production loss, equipment damage, and overtime.
• Assist the operations department to control costs within budget, explain variances, and assist in preparation of the annual budget.
• Assist in insurance inspections of electrical equipment related to insurance coverage.
• Schedule, coordinate, and execute annual maintenance outages.
• Assign, direct, and evaluate maintenance employee training needs.
• Interface as necessary with other plant organizations (operations, stores, purchasing, management, safety, environmental, accounting) efficiently and effectively.
• Support plant quality system including continuous improvement process; implement programs.
• Actively participate in plant-wide training to support quality needs including I/E technician skills training and procedural documentation.
• Integrate quality concepts throughout Ingleside operations with a focus on customer satisfaction and achieving preferred supplier status.
• Support all safety and environmental programs, and Responsible Care guiding principles to ensure facilities operate in a manner that protects the environment and the health and safety of employees and the public, and to ensure compliance with all state and federal permits and regulations.
• Manage, maintain, and execute electrical PM and PDM of all site low, medium, and high voltage electrical distribution equipment including cabling, breakers, transformers, capacitor banks, rectifiers, and related equipment from 138 kV to 480V; provide immediate notification if warranted.
• Determine, establish, and maintain spare parts and equipment for the electrical distribution system.

Benefits

OxyChem offers very competitive pay and benefits, rewards top performers, and provides tremendous career development opportunities.