Senior Electrical Maintenance Specialist

Senior Electrical Maintenance Specialist

Locations: Hammond/Gary/East Chicago - that area.

(one available in Austin, TX, too)

A multi-site chemical/manufacturing/distribution company needs two regional electrical field engineers/specialists to work with multiple operating plants in a region on electrical, power system, electrical reliability and troubleshooting.

Key Items:

• Extensive experience in power distribution, switchgear, substations, etc
• Medium voltage and ideally some high voltage
• Induction and synchronous motors - ideally up to/over 20,000hp
• Travel about 20% to plants in the area (some overnight)

Some Position Info:

• Lead/supervise maintenance/reliability work for power/distribution at industrial facilities.
• Work with medium to high-voltage systems at 3-5 plants in a region (20% or so travel)
• Work independently at site, including knowing when to request
• Work with all aspects of developing, implementing maintenance and reliability programs:
• Power distribution, substations, transformers, etc, from 138Kv on down
• The “usual” breakers, switchgear, relay systems, battery/UPS
• Work with massive 15kv motors up to 20,000hp+, compressors, pumps, etc.
• Reliability programs – oil analysis, IR thermography, discharge and power analysis, etc
• Root cause analysis and corrective action plans
• Assist with shutdown (aka turnaound) planning and electrical work

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with 13.8kv; up to 138kv useful but not required for consideration
• Journeyman license is handy.
• At least 5 years of experience maint/reliability with 5kv – 15kv in industrial setting
• Associates in electrical engineering Tech/similar required.
• Required: a lot of current experience in heavy industry, power, chemical, etc, plants.

Salary: At/over $110,000/yr - $120,000 salary plus overtime