Electrical Tech Advisor Lead

Dow•Seadrift, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides front line operations, reliability, and maintenance subject matter expertise to ensure sustained reliable equipment and process operation. Provides technical expertise for operations and maintenance of electrical infrastructure and distribution systems which may impact on the reliability, availability and maintainability of the system and/or equipment. This role requires advanced skills in power distribution and the impact of those activities on production facilities and/or external electrical providers. Requires specialized technical expertise in high voltage electrical switching, distribution, and maintenance. Acts as a working team lead, providing subject matter guidance and coordinating work of others and coordinating with multiple stakeholders and customers.

Requirements

A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED.
A minimum of 5 years of manufacturing, electrical infrastructure, transmission and distribution or other related experience.
A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.
Must possess a TWIC card or be eligible to obtain a TWIC card. For information on TWIC eligibility requirements, please see: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic (If unable to access link, copy and paste in your browser.)
After employment candidate must obtain certification as an Electrically Skilled Person (ESP). An ESP is an individual who has the knowledge, skills, and certification to: (1) Perform energized electrical work and potentially hazardous electrical switching and (2) work within the Electrical Shock Hazard Distance or the Electrical Arc Flash Hazard Distance of exposed energized electrical parts.
Able to meet the following physical demands of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations: Lift, push, and pull up to 55 lbs. Work at heights, climbs stairs and ladders. Wear all required personal protective equipment, such as earplugs, goggles, and steel-toed shoes. Work in an area of intense or continuous noise. Work in an area with hazardous materials. Perform frequent bending, reaching, and lifting. Stand or walk for extended periods of time.
This role does involve elevated work greater than or equal to four feet above the ground.
Must be able to wear and use personal protective equipment (PPE), including harnesses with a total weight capacity of 300lbs.
Troubleshooting: Ability to work through a systematic approach that is data driven to identify potential root causes and resolve problems efficiently. Troubleshooting equipment and quality issues.
Cross Functional Collaboration: Work with Peers, functional support groups (tech center, quality, maintenance, etc.) to accomplish facility goals and resolve day to day challenges associated with their processes of responsibility.
Prioritization: The ability to assess all of the potential areas of focus, and able to prioritize what the organization is in most of need of to meet key deadlines. Focus on urgent when needed, and also ability to be proactive for important/non-urgent activities.
Growth Mindset: Have the confidence to learn, grow, and develop in the role. The mindset to not fear making mistakes, and tackle challenges as a growth opportunity.
Communication: Strategic communication management is the control of communication in and out of an organization to promote the clear exchange of information and ideas.
Accountability: Accountability is the acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the administration, governance, and implementation within the scope of the role.
Critical Thinking: Critical thinking is the evaluation of facts to form a judgment by using the rational, data-based analysis of factual evidence.

Responsibilities

Monitors equipment performance, identifying and correcting negative trends. Escalates in a timely fashion to avoid EH&S or production impact.
Implements missing equipment monitoring capabilities to sustain reliability.
Does simple “5 Why” analysis to address equipment failures and provides experience on failures during formal root cause investigations.
Implements solutions to resolve chronic/repeat failures.
Performs, together with crafts or operators, advanced troubleshooting on equipment issues and repairs.
Coaches crafts and operations personnel on appropriate repair and operations practices respectively.
Assists Turnaround front end loading with job scoping to ensure successful asset renewal and reliability improvement.
Develops operations and maintenance procedures based on Most Effective Technology (MET).
Performs and evaluates Condition-Based Monitoring (CBM) and Preventive Predictive Maintenance (PPM) results and recommends appropriate action.
Mentors other operations and maintenance team members in core job responsibilities, common repairs, advanced repairs and advanced diagnostics.
Collaborates with site production facilities on outage windows and plans to avoid and/or minimize customer impact of switching and maintenance activities.

Benefits

We invest in you. Diamond Infrastructure Solutions invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.
Vibrant network of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) designed to foster inclusion and belonging. With ten ERGs spanning diverse interests and identities, there’s a group for everyone. Employees are encouraged to join and actively participate.
Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only). Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)