EPS / Power Distribution Technician

The EPS/Power Distribution Technician performs operations and maintenance on electrical power distribution, transmission and protective equipment throughout the Baytown site. Activities are performed in a safe, compliant, timely, high quality and cost-effective manner according to plan and schedule.

Major Responsibilities

• Responsible for the execution of preventive and predictive maintenance assignments on EPS equipment throughout the plant site.

• Responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing EPS equipment throughout assigned areas of the plant site.

• Interface with Engineering and Construction personnel to ensure successful execution of projects. Provide quality checks of relay setting sheets.

• Supervise and manage nested contract personnel and monitor non nested contractors on an as needed basis.

• Ability to work in extreme (rare) weather conditions, including hot and cold, while wearing a electrical flash suit

• Ability to work from heights, in a lift or on scaffold

• Provide coverage for Shop Supervisor as needed.

• Available to work extended hours and overtime, including nights, weekends, holidays, and turnarounds

• Maintain the highest degree of safety awareness and serve as an example for other technicians to follow.

• Participate in a team effort to develop and implement solutions to improve PD equipment effectiveness and reliability

• Confirm that work performed meets all quality standards in units of responsibility.

• Perform administrative duties as required. Ensure technician's time is entered correctly into SAP CATS for the week.

• Ensure adequate technician coverage during vacations, holidays, sick days, etc.

• Order parts and supplies as needed.

• Work closely with PD Planner, PD Engineer, and PD Supervisor to ensure that all PD work is properly planned and scheduled before the work is executed

Basic Qualifications

• Five (5+) years of Power Distribution/Transmission maintenance experience in an Industrial Operation and one of the following:

• Associate of Science degree in a discipline relative to the electrical field; OR
• College Certificate; OR
• Honorably discharged veteran with equivalent military technical or business expertise; OR
• AVO Institute certification plus internal Power Distribution training and certification; OR
• Completed Electrical apprenticeship program

• Demonstrated experience working with energized electrical equipment up to 138kV

• The eligibility to apply for and obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) within a reasonable timeframe

Preferred Qualifications

• 8 years of previous Electrical experience in a Petro-Chemical or Utility/CoGen plant maintenance operation.

• Strong organizational, interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills

• Demonstrates a thorough working knowledge of SAP, OSI-PI Systems, Documentum, Meridium, etc

• Extensive experience configuring solid state three-phase protective devices/metering (SEL experience a plus)

• Schnieder PLC/SCADA configuration, programming and troubleshooting experience

Knowledge & Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge of the operation, maintenance and diagnosis of power related electrical equipment (air switches, bushings, insulators, metal-clad switchgear, breakers, relays, current/voltage transformers, bushings, station power, battery and protective devices.)

• Self-motivated with demonstrated computer and technology skills with a proven passion to stay current with new technology developments.

• Good organizational and communication skills

• Working knowledge of NEC and OSHA

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