I & E Technician

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA, LLC; Alvin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA, LLC is seeking an I&E Technician to ensure the safe and efficient operation of instrumentation and electrical systems at our Chocolate Bayou facility in Alvin, Texas. This role involves troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining equipment while adhering to strict safety standards.

The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in an industrial maintenance setting, strong knowledge of safety practices, and a commitment to promoting a safety-first culture.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in an industrial maintenance environment, preferably in petrochemical.
• Strong working knowledge of electrical and instrumentation safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on instrumentation and electrical equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair equipment used in chemical processing facilities.
• Participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis and incident investigations.

Skills

Instrumentation maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting skills

Safety practices

Preventive maintenance

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

High school diploma

2-year technical degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

Company: INEOS Oligomers

Pay Grade: Hourly

Location: Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, TX - USA

Operating Unit/Strategic Unit: INEOS Oligomers Chocolate Bayou/Maintenance

Organizational Context and Job Purpose

INEOS Oligomers is one of the largest merchant suppliers of Linear Alpha Olefins (LAO) with manufacturing facilities in Canada and Belgium. LAO’s are used as comonomers for polyethylene, as feedstock for lubricants, surfactants, lubricant additives, paper sizing chemicals, and as a base stock for drilling fluids. PAO is a synthetic lubricant. In support of our new world‑scale LAO production facility located on the INEOS Olefins & Polymers site in Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, Texas, we are hiring an I&E Technician who will report directly to the I&E Supervisor.

As a Responsible Care company, we promote the principles of Sustainable Chemistry, encouraging employees to practice and advocate Responsible Care® to improve society, the environment and the economy. This position has accountability for all aspects of plant operation including safety, environment, people management, cost control, quality, production planning, and project follow‑up, and it embraces the INEOS 20 safety principles.

Purpose of the Job

The I&E Technician is responsible for completing maintenance work on instrumentation, electrical, and analyzer equipment in a safe, effective, and efficient manner.

Environment/Context

Internal factors

• Company policies and procedures
• Technical training, documentation, and tools
• Equipment reliability
• Work order planning and scheduling
• Equipment preparation and work permit process
• Maintenance department organization

External factors

• Vendor support and know‑how

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Work safely and follow company policies and procedures.
• Perform preventive and predictive monitoring and maintenance techniques to identify and define abnormal operating conditions.
• Troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, and install instrumentation, electrical, and analyzer equipment used in the chemical processing facility.
• Read and interpret work orders, equipment manuals, and I&E drawings to perform required maintenance.
• Update maintenance supervisors with job status and submit repair reports and documentation to meet ISO standards.
• Collect equipment operation and history data to facilitate reliability improvements.
• Update equipment records.
• Complete on‑call assignment for overtime and off‑hour work requests.
• Participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and incident investigations.
• Keep all test equipment in a safe working condition with current certifications.
• HSE responsibilities (including but not restricted to the following):
  • Participate in the work permit procedure.
  • Repair and calibration documentation.
  • Follow safe work practices.
  • Compliance with Oligomers Chocolate Bayou Policies and Procedures, INEOS 20 Safety Principles, and other HSE programs.
• Perform other assigned tasks.

Skills Required

Level of Education & Experience

• High school diploma required; 2‑year technical degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in an industrial maintenance environment preferred. Petrochemical plant or refinery experience preferred.

Technical Skills

• Demonstrate strong working knowledge of process and personal safety practices applicable in the petrochemical industry, including energy isolation, lockout/tagout, work permitting, confined space entry, working from heights, hazard communication, lifting and hoisting, incident reporting and investigation, and MOC.
• Strong working knowledge of electrical safe work practices applicable in the petrochemical industry.
• Experience and detailed knowledge of industrial plant instrument, electrical, and analyzer equipment inspection, calibration, and repair techniques.
• Working knowledge of instrument, electrical, and analyzer standards as applied in petrochemical industry and general knowledge of various codes (API, ASME, ANSI, NFPA, ISA).
• Working knowledge of technical documentation associated with instrument, electrical, and analyzer design and equipment.
• Technical capability to assess vendor quotes against repair objectives.
• Capability 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.
• Prefer experience with Microsoft Office and SAP.
• Fluent in English.

Instrumentation

• Knowledge of and experience with instrumentation application, installation, calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting; ability to read and understand P&IDs, schematics, loop drawings, and make accurate redline corrections. Experience using HART communicator and documenting calibrator to verify instrument settings 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 maintenance of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).
• Knowledge of instrumentation relating to temperature, pressure, mass flow, and level, including DP, Coriolis, vortex, ultrasonic, nuclear, radar, and magnetic instrumentation and associated equipment such as control valves.

Electrical

• Knowledge of and experience troubleshooting equipment with voltages up to 13.8 kV.
• Troubleshooting skills and ability to read and understand P&ID, motor control schematics, electrical one‑lines and electrical installation details.
• 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.
• Master Electrician license is a plus.

Analyzer

• Experience with on‑line process analyzers such as gas chromatograph, flue gas, continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMS), sampling conditioning, and fire and gas systems both open‑path and point detection.
• Working knowledge of analyzer database software and other computer systems.

Behavioral Skills

• Safety‑minded with strong safety and environmental performance.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (upward, lateral, and downward).
• Strong ability to work with others; team builder.
• Strong bias for action to identify potential problems and coordinate their resolution before they become an issue.
• Ability to manage work priorities to deliver performance improvements and reliability in a demanding work environment.
• Good analytical and organizational skills.
• Stress‑resistant and methodical.
• Problem solver and change agent.
• Self‑motivated, self‑starter; able to work with minimal supervision.

Physical and Visual Requirements

• Regularly required to lift at least 50 lbs, walk, climb ladders/stairs, bend, reach, push, and pull; must perform climbing, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and manual operation of various size valves and equipment.
• Must have close visual acuity for activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, visual inspection of small defects and parts, and using measurement devices.
• Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction; ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and make discriminations in sound.

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.