I/E Team Ldr-Instrumentation

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Purpose/Introduction

There is an immediate opening for an Instrument/Electrical Team Leader – Instrumentation at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC's Pasadena Plastics Complex.  This position is responsible for providing instrumentation maintenance support services for the entire Pasadena Plastics Complex. The successful candidate will provide direct supervision of 6 or more company instrument mechanics and will work closely with operations personnel, maintenance planners, and support all craft supervisors to ensure that scheduled maintenance work is accomplished in a safe and efficient manner.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for safety including demonstrated support of Tenets of Operation and Process Safety Management initiatives
• Perform or participate in Job Safety Analyses and the development of safety action plans for high-risk work
• Assign and direct work activities to meet schedule requirements and emergent operational issues
• Ensure that all maintenance work is performed in compliance with company standards and all applicable environmental safety laws
• Daily reporting on schedule compliance and execution
• Develop weekly and daily maintenance schedules
• Communicate work assignments to instrument mechanics and contractors
• Conduct daily and monthly safety meetings for company instrument mechanics

Responsibilities (continued)

• Audit the performance of contractors for both quality and safety
• Develop and administer craft training for company instrument mechanics
• Review drawings and provide feedback to project engineers on design and installation of new equipment
• Performs weekend duty as assigned
• Coach and develop assigned employees to maximize their potential
• Lead and manage change within the maintenance organization and the Pasadena Plastics Complex
• Supervise maintenance electrical personnel as needed
• Address and resolve difficult employee issues promptly
• Assign work and lead crafts during turnarounds and outages as necessary

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a high school diploma/GED with at least 10 years of petrochemical industry experience OR a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering with at least 5 years of petrochemical industry experience
• Must demonstrate excellent leadership, communication, written and verbal skills
• Provide technical expertise to solve field instrumentation issues
• Knowledge of Delta V DCS systems, Triconex, Rosemount transmitters, Fisher control valves, Micro Motion meters and PLC’s
• Must have above average computer skills to manage the daily schedule, write material requisitions and service requisitions, and create work orders in a computer maintenance system (SAP)
• Must be proficient in reading and understanding design documents such as P&IDs, instrument loop drawings, schematics, etc.
• Must work effectively with ope