Instrumentation-Electrical Manager

AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.

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Why work at AdvanSix?

• We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being
• Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development
• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences

Job Summary and Key Objectives
Provide the facility with all maintenance services ensuring work is planned and scheduled in a manner that maximizes maintenance efficiency and ensures the most economical and safe utilization of manpower and materials on a day-to-day operation as well as long-range. Additionally, plan and oversee installation and maintenance of instrumentation and electrical systems in the plant and provide direct supervision for I/E technicians/contractors. Master knowledge of distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers, computer applications and power system studies.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Provide facility with both routine and emergency maintenance services to meet plant’s needs. Supporting the development and application of mechanical integrity, preventive and predictive maintenance programs to ensure equipment and unit reliability.
• Ensure effective work planning and scheduling to maximize efficiency, minimize costs and manage priorities.
• Manages and supports Digital Control Systems (DCS) operations and maintenance
• Ensure maintenance personnel are adequately trained.
• Assure the soundness of principles and design of electrical/instrumentation systems for reliability and maintainability.
• Supervise the electrical/instrumentation function of the department to assure effective and reliable maintenance by personnel.
• Plan and coordinate mechanical and electrical/instrumentation work during turnarounds for efficient maintenance of equipment on time and within budget.
• Supervise mechanical and electrical/instrumentation job planning to insure safe, efficient job plans with all necessary tools and equipment.
• Identify and propose mechanical and electrical/instrumentation projects to improve reliability of equipment and systems.
• Develop guidelines for, and aid in, troubleshooting mechanical and electrical/instrumentation systems to enhance the effectiveness of maintenance with reliable and uniform procedures.
• Aid other engineers in project development and installation to reduce startup problems.
• Work in a safe, efficient, and reliable manner consistent with government regulations and adhering to all Company policies and procedures, while following industry acceptable work practices.

Major Challenges/Problems

• Handling multiple priorities expeditiously.
• Training mechanical and electrical/instrumentation personnel.
• Maintaining and/or creating accurate documentation of mechanical and electrical/instrumentation systems.

Preferred Qualification and Education
B.S. degree in electrical engineering or degree in Electrical /Electronic Engineering Technology with five to ten years’ of chemical plant experience.
Computer Skills: Proficient in operation of Microsoft suite of products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. SAP experience is essential. Computer modeling experience is desirable but not essential.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, write, walk, climb, hear and verbally communicate. The employee is frequently required to use hands/ten fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
Specific vision abilities required to do this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others.

At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.

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