Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer

Your Job

Koch Methanol, LLC is looking to hire an Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer to join the St. James, Louisiana team. This role will be responsible for assisting the Senior E/I Engineer with the implementation and continued development of the site's electrical and instrument reliability program. This role will also serve as a technical resource for the site's electrical and instrument maintenance, troubleshooting, and new equipment specification, etc.

This role works a 9/80 (Monday-Thurs, every other Friday) schedule with night and weekend coverage based on demand.

Our Team

At Koch Methanol, we strive to be the partner of choice to our customers, employees, our customers & our community. We are looking for individuals who are contribution motivated, driven by the ability to add value to existing systems & processes. We want employees with a creative, entrepreneurial spirit to challenge the status-quo & drive transformational change.

What You Will Do

• Manage Smart Plant Instrumentation Intools database
• Develop/Review electrical and instrument PM tasks and establish frequencies for execution
• Develop corporate dashboards with electrical and instrument KPIs
• Perform root cause failure analysis on electrical equipment and instrumentation
• Responsible for ensuring site is leveraging the most effective, economical, and reliable technologies to meet business and customer needs
• Continue pursuing technology and best practices to increase site asset's reliability
• Drive change utilizing the Management of Change process
• Close gaps in the electrical and instrument programs identified by audits
• Manage electrical and instrument projects
• Perform instrument calculations using Conval

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Electrical and instrumentation engineering experience
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with experience in root cause failure analysis
• Experience with electrical and instrumentation maintenance and reliability practices.
• Experience participating in or leading Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
• Ability to identify and close gaps in mechanical integrity and process safety

What Will Put You Ahead

• 5+ years electrical and/or instrumentation engineering experience
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation, or a related field
• Experience with Smart Plant Instrumentation (Intools) or similar database management systems

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophyhere.

Who We Are

As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Methanol produces and supplies the methanol thathas become an essential part of our daily lives - and is a key ingredient in products like clothing,cosmetics, paints, plywood and adhesives - in addition to fueling ships, buses, trucks, fuel cells andcooking stoves. Our goal is to be the preferred supplier of methanol to our customers who depend onus for our reliability and quality of service.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how ourbusiness philosophyhelps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.