Instrument & Electrical Technician

Contribute. Grow. Lead...with OxyChem. Looking for a challenge? Desire to achieve your true potential? OxyChem is a growing, action-oriented, safety driven chemical manufacturing company continually striving to be the best in the business while staying focused on environmental protection. The secret to our success has and will continue to be our people.

 Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) is a leading North American manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, chlorine and caustic soda – key building blocks for a variety of indispensable products such as plastics, pharmaceuticals and water treatment chemicals. Other OxyChem products include caustic potash, chlorinated organics, sodium silicates, chlorinated isocyanurates and calcium chloride. OxyChem's market position is among the top three producers in the United States in 2024 for the principal products it manufactures and markets. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities. We are looking for an experienced and self-motivated individual to fill the position of Instrument & Electrical Technician within our Chemical Manufacturing Plant located in Pedricktown, NJ.

Essential Duties

• This position is responsible for providing instrumentation and electrical craft skills in a safe, productive, and environmentally-responsible manner, as required to achieve plant goals and objectives.
• Participates in and supports programs, methods, systems, and practices for maintaining a safe work environment.  Reviews the HESS program requirements with those in the department and recommends improvements to maintain compliance.
• Reviews work requests for safety hazards and takes precautions as needed. Attends monthly safety meetings as requested. Participates in weekly housekeeping and critical items inspections of the instrument and electrical shops.
• Performs reliable instrument and electrical repairs on all plant process equipment.
• Responsible for installation, programming, calibration, and preventative maintenance for electrical and Instrument equipment to improve field system operation/uptime and reduce total operating costs.
• Troubleshoots, fabricates, modifies, removes, repairs, overhauls, or replaces parts or equipment on instrumentation and electrical systems, involved directly or indirectly with chemical processes or associated support equipment, in a safe, cost efficient, and environmentally responsible manner.
• Responsible for ensuring stability of on-line analyzers.
• Identifies the need for and obtains the necessary parts, tools, equipment, materials and supplies to safely perform assigned work.
• Identifies and evaluates alternative plans of action required to solve instrument and electrical failures.
• Adheres to the area equipment Preventative Maintenance (PM) program.
• Maintains the necessary craft skills, training, and qualification; including area overviews and applicable HESS courses required for the position, including First Aid and CPR training.  Attends company or vendor training as directed.
• Trains and qualifies to operate mobile equipment, such as forklifts, manlifts, carry decks, etc.
• Provides assistance to other maintenance craft, as qualified.
• Performs all work in a safe and professional manner.
• Performs safety, quality, and environmental inspections, as assigned.
• Performs regular housekeeping to maintain a clean and safe work area.  Complies with all safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations.
• Participates in special information or problem-solving teams as requested.
• Utilizes Maintenance files and other engineering data as a resource in solving plant instrumentation and electrical problems.
•  Performs recordkeeping required to properly document inspections and repairs performed; Utilizes the computerized maintenance management system to document repair notes, review repair history, requisition materials from Stores, etc.
• Maintains, updates, reports, and documents the electrical maintenance records and resources to assure availability and dependability of equipment, tools and spare parts, outside repairs, specifications, equipment history, vendor resources and library resources.  Writes notifications on findings.
• Utilizes a computer for recording time and attendance, for SAP applications, for email communications, and for area process data, etc.
• Cooperates with other employees in a team atmosphere to solve plant problems and achieve plant goals.
• Provides technical assistance to production and engineering groups on application of new and modification of instrumentation and electrical equipment.
• Supports and fulfills the requirements of the plant’s ISO Quality System.
• Completes the necessary activities to comply with the requirements of Routine Maintenance Work Processes procedures and guidelines.
• Completes any miscellaneous tasks and additional responsibilities as assigned.