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Compensation Grade

ACE-USD-SAL

The Lead IE&A Technician uses their instrumentation, electrical and analyzer expertise to collaborate with engineers, planners, and other field personnel to ensure the reliable and efficient operation of these systems.

Accountabilities of the job:

Accountability 1: Meet all SHE objectives and comply with all governmental laws and policies while executing work in the IE & A area:

Visibly supports and promotes the INEOS 20 Principles and the Culture of Prevention.
All activities performed in accordance with established company, local, state, federal, and health safety, and environmental regulations and procedures.
Ensure all maintenance activities are planned and executed in compliance with site environmental compliance requirements.
Safety improvements on all pre-existing processes.
Provides safe work permits to contractors working on or around equipment in the plant and maintenance buildings
Verifies clear understanding of work scope, carefully reviews the type of work and potential safety or process reliability hazards.
Takes appropriate action to initiate proper safety reviews (e.g., temporary job plan, confined space, hot work, etc.) when reviewing the work scope.
Is aware of and responds to emergency protocols during shutdowns and startups.

Accountability 2: Executing maintenance activities in support of maintaining integrity of assets and protective systems

Responsible for ensuring all maintenance procedures in area of discipline are updated and reviewed on schedule and changes are communicated to all impacted crafts and training conducted where appropriate.
Monitor overall program compliance for integrity programs for the asset and coordinate craftsman as required to support these programs and ensure completion prior to due date.
Supports maintenance of asset condition per INEOS Asset Care guidelines.
Responsible for coordinating with Asset Work Execution Supervisors on larger, more complex jobs including review of work scope with Operations, Execution Forces, Planner/Schedulers to verify clear understanding and development of timelines as needed.
Trouble shoots failed/underperforming equipment to identify and/or eliminate root cause.
Serve as elevated technical resource in maintenance repair techniques for the asset.
Is accountable for PM compliance by craft, schedule compliance, backlog management by crafts for asset.

Accountability 3: Supports project activities associated with the instrumentation, low voltage electrical or analytical systems of the plant:

Provides support to engineering project teams that install, modify, or will affect IE & A equipment in the plant.
Follows the progress of the projects ensuring that the IE & A is installed correctly with all parameters being properly set for the desired operation

Required profile:

Level of Education & Knowledge:

High School Diploma/GED required
At least 5 years of maintenance-related experience in a plant & Electrical Journeyman designation or NCCER Electrical and Instrumentation Certification
Must possess or obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card prior to first day of employment.
Possess a current, valid license to operate a motor vehicle in the United States.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without visa sponsorship (U.S. citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident).

Experience & Technical Skills:

SAP experience in areas of Plant Maintenance
Ability to utilize Microsoft Office Suite tools
Ability to demonstrate a strong working knowledge of the process and personal safety and health practices applicable in the petrochemical industry. This includes energy isolation, lockout tagout, work permitting, confined space entry, working from heights, hazard communication, lifting and hoisting, incident reporting and investigation, and MOC.
Working knowledge of instrument, electrical, and analyzer standards as applied in petrochemical industry and general knowledge of various Codes (e.g. API, ASME, ANSI, NFPA, ISA).
Working knowledge of technical documentation associated with instrument, electrical, and analyzer design and equipment,
Demonstrated technical capability to assess vendor quotes against repair objectives,
Demonstrated capabilities to assess work sequencing, optimize work planning, scheduling, and cost is a plus.
Knowledge and experience in executing preventive maintenance plans.
Ability to read P&IDs.
Instrumentation Experience:
- Knowledge of and experience with instrumentation installation, calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting along with the ability to read and understand P&IDs, schematics and loop drawings. Experience using HART communicator and documenting calibrator to verify settings of instruments in the field.
- Knowledge of and experience with PLCs (especially Allen-Bradley), ladder logic, control valves, HART field devices, Emerson Delta V BPCS/SIS or related DCS platforms. Familiar with the maintenance of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).
- Knowledge of instrumentation relating to temperature, pressure, mass flow and level. Includes DP, Coriolis, Vortex, Ultrasonic, Nuclear, Radar and Magnetic instrumentation, along with associated equipment such as control valves.
Electrical Experience:
- Knowledge of and experience of troubleshooting equipment with voltages up to 13.8kV.
- Trouble-shooting skills along with the ability to read and understand P&ID, Relay Drawings, Electrical One-Lines and Loop Drawings.
- Knowledge of testing and maintenance of VFDs, transformers, large electric motors, UPS systems, low and medium voltage switchgear, and low and medium voltage motor control centers.
Analyzer Experience:
- On-line process analyzers such as gas chromatograph, flue gas, continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS) and sampling conditioning, and fire and gas systems both open path and point detection.
- Working knowledge of analyzer database software and other computer systems.

Competencies & Behavioral Skills

Ability to demonstrate a strong working knowledge of the process and personal safety and health practices applicable in the petrochemical industry. This includes energy isolation, lockout tagout, work permitting, confined space entry, working from heights, hazard communication, lifting and hoisting, incident reporting and investigation, and MOC.
Relentlessly pursue and leverage market insights to guide strategies and make superior choices.
Make courageous decisions to innovate and accelerate value creation.
Optimistically focus on continual growth - pursuing superior outcomes for business & customer success
Have a bias for action, prioritizing issues and making sound decisions - appropriately accounting for uncertainty and risk.
Adapt to changing market and customer opportunities quickly to deliver results in the most effective way.