Electrical Engineer (Direct Hire) Job Listing at Kelly Services in Freeport, TX (Job ID 9349190)

Description

Job Purpose
The Electrical Engineer provides technical expertise to ensure that the Oyster Creek manufacturing facility achieve its Operational Reliability and Asset Capability objectives.  Electrical engineer expertise is applied to address immediate and long-term issues in the facility, and to proactively identify and implement preventative programs to ensure plant integrity. The role will develop and implement both short term and long-term electrical reliability programs. This role requires the ability to balance and prioritize activities and workload to support both short term and long-term goals.

Principal Accountabilities

• Focal point for communications with the Utility Electricity power provider for Cient's site.
• Coordination with the Electricity provider for any shutdown or outages.
• Maintains reliability of the Electrical Distribution System by monitoring key parameters of the incoming power supply upto the end user.
• Is available for any emergencies that might occur to disruption of power to any of the equipment in the plant during normal hours, silent hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Trains and certifies operators to perform electrical switching and perform Lock Out / Tag Out.
• Supervises high voltage isolation and lock out / tag out.
• Analyzes disturbances in the electrical distribution system by downloading and analyzing disturbance charts from the protective relays.
• Maintains the latest set of relay settings for all electrical equipment in the plant.
• Is the Electrical Safety & Reliability Assessment leader for the facility.
• Is part of the early returnee team after an emergency like hurricanes, storms or freeze events. Provides reliability and maintainability input to Engineering capital and expense projects and other improvement activities. Evaluates and quantifies the impact projects such as equipment reconfigurations, design changes, equipment quality, operating discipline, PPM strategies, etc. will have on ability to meet business needs.
• Provides expertise on components of the Electrical Distribution System at Oyster Creek by implementing preventive maintenance programs for transformers, UPS systems, batteries and battery chargers, transformers, High, Medium and Low Voltage switchgear and MCCs, etc.
• Develops and implements Facility and Equipment Maintenance Strategies for electrical equipment to improve Operational Reliability (OR) and Asset Capability (AC).
• Ensures maintenance repair procedures, repair techniques, and equipment specific training are documented and made available.
• Evaluates effectiveness of the PPM program by showing quantitatively the impact of failures and PPM.
• Uses long term cost of ownership and reliability principles to define spare parts strategy.
• Is knowledgeable in local and federal electrical standards and requirements and is a subject matter expert in these areas to help ensure that Client fully complies with these standards. Ensures all electrical work follows Client's Electrical Safety Standards.
• Leads or assists in electrical related Root Cause or failure analysis. 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• 10+ years' experience in electrical maintenance/project technical support.
• Bachelor's Degree or Bachelor Of Science in Electrical Engineering,
• Extensive knowledge of industrial electrical equipment, standards, methods, troubleshooting and procedures.
• Proven track record of strong EH&S performance.
• Able to interface and communicate effectively with various work functions.
• Experience with SAP in a maintenance environment is an asset.
• Experience working in the Gulf Coast is an asset.

• TWIC certification/ability to obtain TWIC certification preferred.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Engineering?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we're here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly's Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

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