Instrument & Electrical Engineer (Aromatics)

INEOS; Wando (SC); On-site; GBP 59,014 - 73,768; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

401K match (up to 9%)

Paid vacation

Job summary

INEOS is seeking an Instrument & Electrical Engineer to provide engineering support at its Cooper River Plant in South Carolina. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and at least 5 years of experience in I&E roles, including design, programming, and troubleshooting. You'll lead project teams and drive reliability improvements while ensuring compliance with standards. INEOS offers a competitive benefits package including health insurance, 401K match, and paid vacation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience interfacing and supporting operations and maintenance teams.
• Experience troubleshooting and maintenance engineering.
• Experience with instrumentation and PLC programming.

Responsibilities

• Provide I&E engineering support to maintain and improve plant infrastructure.
• Lead project teams managing execution aligned with objectives.
• Drive reliability improvements and support electrical equipment maintenance.

Skills

I&E experience supporting manufacturing

Design/engineering practice

Ability to influence multi-disciplinary teams

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Honeywell TDC3000

Allen Bradley PLC

Job description

Current Opportunity

Job Title

Instrument & Electrical Engineer (Aromatics)

Location

Wando, South Carolina

Role Synopsis

• The Instrument & Electrical Engineer is responsible for providing I&E engineering support to maintain and improve instrument, electrical and control infrastructure at the plant.
• The Instrument & Electrical Engineer is a highly autonomous member of the Engineering Group for INEOS’s Cooper River Plant.

Key Accountabilities

• Promotes and demonstrates behaviors that support a safe work environment.
• Leads and/or supports multi-discipline project teams, managing the development and execution of projects aligned with site and business objectives (with a focus on I&E scope).
• Drives reliability improvements and supports maintenance/repairs of electrical equipment and power distribution systems (up to 34.5 kV).
• Provides timely technical support in instrumentation and electrical systems through monitoring, troubleshooting, and field engagement.
• Identifies opportunities to reduce costs, improve reliability, and enhance safety and environmental performance.
• Delivers I&E engineering design, PLC programming, and technical guidance; manages contractors and project deliverables for larger controls projects.
• Ensures compliance with company, industry, and regulatory standards while maintaining accurate I&E documentation and providing technical training to personnel.

Essential Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with a minimum 5 years of experience

Essential Experience and Job Requirements

• I&E experience supporting manufacturing
• Design/engineering practice, including instrumentation, general purpose PLC specification and programming, area classification, power distribution and control, motor controls, lighting design and/or process analyzers.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience interfacing and supporting operations and maintenance teams.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience troubleshooting and maintenance engineering experience.
• The ability to influence multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable Criteria / Qualifications

• Honeywell TDC3000 and/or Experion hardware experience.
• Triconex, August Systems, Allen Bradley PLS multiple platform experience
• Safety instrumented system experience.
• Previous chemical plant, refinery or related industry experience.
• Project engineering experience.

Other Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age; legally authorized to work in the United States; and not require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., TN, H1B status), now or in the future.
• Must be able to fluently speak, write, and read English.

Benefits

We offer a competitive benefits package including health, dental & vision insurance, 401K match (up to 9%), STD/LTD, paid dependent care days, Life Insurance/Accidental Death, and Dismemberment, 9 paid holidays, 2 personal days and paid vacation.