OxyChem Electrical Engineer

Contribute. Grow. Lead...with OxyChem. Looking for a challenge? Desire to achieve your true potential? OxyChem is a growing, action-oriented, safety driven chemical manufacturing company continually striving to be the best in the business while staying focused on environmental protection. The secret to our success has and will continue to be our people.

OxyChem, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading producer of essential chemistry with operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. OxyChem’s products play an essential role in everyday life, supporting critical applications in water treatment, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, personal hygiene, and residential and commercial construction. OxyChem actively participates in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program, underscoring our commitment to safety. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, OxyChem is a top three U.S. manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride, chlor-alkali and chlorinated organic chemicals, and calcium chloride. Visit oxychem.com for more information.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities.

• Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate and/or transport our products as our highest priority.
• Provide oversight of and monitor the operating company’s maintenance processes, focused on the electrical and instrument areas, to ensure cost effectiveness and assist the operating company in developing outage or major repair plans, maintaining all appropriate engineering drawings, files, and specifications to ensure proper documentation of ACL/CYA equipment.
• Provide technical assistance to maintenance, operations personnel and maintenance engineers to minimize maintenance problems in the ACL and CYA production units.
• Consult with contractors, maintenance and outside service groups on capital and maintenance projects.
• Evaluate, design, and recommend, changes in maintenance activities to increase reliability of existing electrical/instrument equipment, reduce repair/rebuild costs, and minimize product interruptions.
• Coordinate with the operating company to develop, implement, and evaluate preventive maintenance programs, testing and calibration procedures, troubleshooting techniques for electrical/instrument equipment.
• Recommend and provide oversight of spare parts management for existing electrical/instrument equipment.
• Provide coordination between the Production, Project, Maintenance and Corporate Engineering Departments regarding capital project development, equipment specification and layout development, including preparation of cost estimates and AFE’s and purchase requests.
• Lead development and execution of plant level E&I related capital projects to increase reliability of existing electrical/instrument equipment, reduce repair/rebuild costs, and minimize product interruptions.
• Develop long-range capital plans for all ACL/CYA E&I related equipment and participate in yearly capital plan development.
• Represent and/or assist production and engineering in matters of evaluation, selection and coordination, and control of vendors supplying necessary operating services, consulting services, materials, equipment, and other needs of the operation.
• Assist in training hourly personnel in operation and control of equipment, troubleshooting and repair techniques. Develop the necessary training as required.
• Support and participate in ISO 9000 Quality Management System (QMS), NSF Certifications, and serve as a member of the Management Review Team (MRT).
• Attend technical meetings and seminars to maintain and improve skills related to their discipline and areas of maintenance management.
• Complete any additional responsibilities assigned by Plant Management.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• 5 or more years of electrical engineering experience in a chemical manufacturing environment preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience working with consulting engineers.
• High proficiency in Microsoft applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to read, write and speak in English.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis.
• Physical requirements - Must be able to lift 40 lbs., climb ladders and stairs. Walking, bending, stooping is required. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment including the use of a respirator. Must be able to respond to visual and audible alarms.
  
  

Fraud Statement

It has come to our attention that various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of OxyChem. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate, nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All OxyChem job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.

OxyChem does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:

• Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees
• Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or
• Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.
  
  

We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department.