I&E Technician Maintenance Alvin, Texas INSTRUMENT AND ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN - CHOCOLATE BAYOU Job Description POSITION OVERVIEW Ascend Performance Materials is the premium provider of high quality chemicals, fibers and plastics. With world scale integrated manufacturing facilities we are able to develop new products from our core technologies, and provide flexibility to respond to the expanding needs of customers. Ascend has global sales and distribution facilities across the globe and five manufacturing facilities located in the Southeastern United States. As a privately-held company, our people do big things and make big decisions, often much earlier in their careers than at larger companies. Ascend Performance Materials offers team members the opportunity to contribute in big, meaningful waysall within a stable and growing business. The Instrument and Electrical (I&E) Technician will interface with the appropriate maintenance and manufacturing resources to resolve, improve and implement maintenance activities in a safe, responsible and environmentally sound manner which is in compliance with all regulatory requirements. While striving to provide personal support of daily operations, the I&E Technician will work to meet schedule requirements while continuing efforts toward personal development and continuous improvement. Work quality and performance must be maintained to the highest level with the expectation of all jobs being completed, documented and verified as completely satisfactory. TARGETED OUTCOMES * Maintain instrument and electrical equipment through preventative and corrective maintenance. * Perform and document all calibrations, testing, measuring and repairing of electrical controls, instrumentation and electronic equipment * Troubleshoot and repair malfunctions and assist with failure analysis. * Ensure equipment history and SAP Bill of Materials is maintained and accurate. * Test and calibrate equipment and update drawings as necessary. * Assist planning in improving job plans through Job Plan analysis. * Participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Failure Modes Event Analysis (FMEA) and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) processes. * Assists plant in priority work as needed, including off-hour support through scheduled and call-in support. * Assist with defining appropriate I&E spare parts and maintaining equipment and specification files. REPORTS TO I&E Front Line Leader KEY RESPONSIBILITIES SAFETY * Must be able to demonstrate, based on past performance, personal safety management and adherence to safe work practices. * Must be participant in working in, and continuing to foster, a safe work culture. * Knowledge and understanding of regulatory/compliance issues and ESSH policies, guidelines and procedures in a highly hazardous chemical company is a plus. PROCESSES * Working knowledge of SAP a plus. * Working knowledge of documenting calibrators and AMS (Asset Management Software) a plus * Proven ability to perform high level troubleshooting TEAM * Commit to and actively participate in equitable technician resource leveling, overtime allocation and vacation practices. * Communicate and maintain procedures, policies, plant direction/results and programs. * Ensure that training materials, procedures and records are maintained. * Ensure that the MOC process is followed. * Provide clear communication with management and operations team for all jobs. * Ensure all safety meetings are attended within the group. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE * High School Diploma or equivalent is required. * Associates in Applied Sciences Degree in Industial Instrumentation and/or Industrial Electrician OR equivalent apprenticeship preferred. * Three Five years experience as an Instrument and/or Electrical Technician in an industrial setting * Journeyman Electrical License a plus * NFPA 70E Arc Flash certification a plus REQUIRED SKILLS * Knowledge of and experience with electrical installations, calibrations, maintenance and trouble-shooting along with the ability to read and understand P&ID, Single-Line, Schematic, and Loop Drawings. * Knowledge of and experience with transformers and circuit breakers maintenance and installation. * Knowledge of standards for electrical equipment repairs and overhauls. * Knowledge of good engineering practices, ISA, IEEE, NFPA, and other applicable standards. * Experience in interfacing with solid state relays. * A strong bias to act on facts, probe and test logic and develop creative solutions. * The confidence to deal with ambiguity and take risks to achieve better results while clearly articulating and planning to mitigate them if not fully successful * Proactive team-building skills with the ability to work effectively throughout the organization in a fast paced matrix-structured reporting organization. * Strong sense of ownership and a drive to improve existing systems and processes by creative and innovative approaches. * Solid interpersonal and organizational skills with excellent verbal and written communication capabilities.