Electrical and/or Instrumentation Maintenance Engineer

TheTalentos; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TheTalentos in Richmond, VA is seeking an Electrical and/or Instrumentation Maintenance Engineer to lead electrical/equipment support and drive repairs for production continuity. You will serve as SME in failures, support root-cause investigations, and contribute to MIQA and maintenance planning.

Qualifications include a BS in Engineering (Electrical preferred) and 5+ years in manufacturing or related electrical roles.

Qualifications

• BS Engineering discipline required. Electrical Engineering degree highly preferred.
• 5+ years of manufacturing or related experience (electrical) required.

Responsibilities

• Develops maintenance procedures and reviews standards and change control.
• Serves as SME in electrical failures and root cause investigations.
• Supports turnaround activities and equipment upgrades.
• Maintains MIQA inputs and coordinates equipment commissioning.
• Provides input on BOM, equipment master, and maintenance plans.
• Coordinates calibrations, installations, and offsite services.
• Prepares lockout/tagout lists and participates in risk assessments.

Skills

SAP

Risk assessment

Maintenance planning

Reliability engineering

GMWP knowledge

Education

BS Engineering

Electrical Engineering degree preferred

Tools

BOM/Equipment Master management

Job description

Electrical and/or Instrumentation Maintenance Engineer

Job Openings Electrical and/or Instrumentation Maintenance Engineer

About the job Electrical and/or Instrumentation Maintenance Engineer

The Maintenance Engineer leads Electrical & Instrumentation engineering support of plant issues that are impacting production over a short period of time. Acts as the technical expert responsible for resolving equipment-based or repair technique-based issues, which impact the availability and maintainability of the facility. Serves as subject matter expert in equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations. Provides input to MIQA process. Performs regular field assessments of equipment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops Maintenance Procedure Use Policy: 1) Performs periodic technical reviews and revisions of Standard Practice & Standard Operating Procedures; 2) Serves as a technical resource during procedure creation and review; 3) Creates and reviews job procedures and checklists, and initiates procedure Management of Change work process (MOC).
• Serves as a subject matter expert in equipment failures and repair techniques during root cause investigations.
• Develops turnaround scopes and supports turnaround activities.
• Collaborates with Subject Matter Experts to develop work scopes and drive solutions.
• Provides input to Mechanical Integrity Quality Assurance (MIQA) process.
• CET support for calibrations/installation/troubleshooting
• Master Data revisions and request approvals (BOM/Equipment Master/Maintenance Plans)
• Stores/vendor requests for information for obsolete or incorrectly set up materials.
• Coordinating/supporting (equipment rebuilds/repairs/offsite calibrations for equipment).
• Manage commissioning documentation for small jobs/projects (i.e. Checksheets/PSSR)
• Support area planners (quotes for equipment/job plans/etc.)
• Support operations/maintenance during unplanned outages (emergency repairs/replacements)
• Area audits and inspections
• Assistance to operations & maintenance - troubleshooting & reconfigurations
• Electrical equipment specifications - replacement/retrofits/new units
• Renew service contracts as needed
• Prepare Electrical lockout lists for Operations when required
• Implement PHA recommendations
• Equipment startup & commissioning
• Substation PMs and Power Allocation- prepare procedure & coordinate PM

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS Engineering discipline required. Electrical Engineering degree highly preferred. Applicants must meet education requirements to be considered for this role.
• 5+ years of manufacturing or related experience (electrical) required.

Capabilities Desired for this Role (Knowledge Skills & Abilities):

• SAP working knowledge for Bill of Materials improvement
• Risk assessment principles
• Maintenance (cost, asset utilization, and) goal alignment
• Global Maintenance Work Process (GMWP) and reliability network
• Reliability Engineering Principles (ex. Statistical analysis, reliability modeling)

Behaviors Required for this Role:

• Intellectual curiosity - Proactively investing time and energy into learning more and personally developing, in the interest of improving yourself and delivering better results
• Functional skills - The specific skills and experiences needed to deliver and accelerate in your current role and throughout your career
• Resilient - Does not fall to pieces at the first "blow" or failure; stays focused during organizational turmoil; handles pressure and does not take things personally
• Actively listening - Knows what she/he doesn’t know; welcomes input from others; takes time to clearly understand and respond; allows people the time to express their point; open to influence.