Sr Maintenance Technician

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Ascend Performance Materials is a global leader in highperformance chemicals fibers and plastics committed to enhancing quality of life through innovation. With fully integrated manufacturing facilities across North America Europe and Asia we develop essential solutions that drive safer vehicles cleaner energy advanced medical devices and durable consumer goods. Guided by a strong focus on safety sustainability and customer success we operate responsibly while delivering value through cuttingedge technologies and industry expertise. Join our team and be part of a collaborative environment where your work drives meaningful global impact.

Ascend Performance Materials is the premium provider of highquality chemicals fibers and plastics. With worldscale integrated manufacturing facilities we are able to develop new products from our core technologies and provide flexibility to respond to the expanding needs of our customers. Ascend has global sales and distribution with five manufacturing facilities in the United States.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Sr. High Voltage Technician is a handson role responsible for operating and maintaining the Electrical Distribution Infrastructure (EDI) at the Chocolate Bayou (CHB) Manufacturing site. Further this role is part of the High Voltage (HV) Team and is an electrically qualified expert supporting operations and maintenance activities in all electrical systems from 480V to 138kV.

TARGETED OUTCOMES

• Work closely with Maintenance Reliability and Operations personnel to ensure systems and personnel are operating safely and in compliance with all federal state and local regulations and operating permits.
• Create initiate and execute safe and errorproof documentation for equipment and system operation during switching.
• Manage scheduling and backlog to ensure 100 of compliance tasks are completed and work orders are closed as required.
• Oversight of the daily plan and communication of variations to the plan.
• Act as primary contact between Operations and Maintenance to ensure the Maintenance Work Process is followed for all EDI work requests.
• Keep Maintenance Work Practices current with Ascend NFPA IEEE NETA and other applicable regulations and standards.
• Function as an electrically qualified person that fully understands the electrical distribution system its design and limitations and how it interacts with other electrical systems in the plant.
• Provide Job Safety Analyses (JSA) Hazard Recognition Program (HRP) and Lock Out / Tag Out (LOTO) for internal employees and external contractors to repair and maintain electrical distribution infrastructure.
• Be available on offhours for emergency and unplanned outage response and for switching LOTOs projects and PM and repair work during planned outages and turnarounds.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate EDI operations and maintenance activities to identify electrically energized parts determine the nominal voltage level of exposed energized parts determine safe approach distances determine the degree of hazard involved confirm the correct personal protection equipment required and provide job planning necessary to safely perform the task

• Execute PMs PdMs Repair WOs for EDI Functionally Owned equipment. Follow work to monitor work scope completion.

• Perform Quality Assurance field inspections during planned PMs outages and turnarounds.
• Review EDI inspection reports from PM PdM and route work orders.
• Create and execute Switching Notes and complete LOTO sheets for planned PMs outages and turnarounds.
• Ensure all work is completed as planned and TECOd in a timely manner.
• Ensure resources are redeployed if work is delayed.
• Provide redlined / asbuilt drawings as needed.
• Design and/or assist with the design of temporary equipment as needed for planned and unplanned outages.
• Complete small SKM models for temporary equipment needed for outages and turnarounds.
• Track schedule and deliver ontime EDI equipment periodic maintenance (PMs); ensure inspection and repair compliance and maintain backlog in preparation for future outages
• Identify and take necessary action to address and communicate all ESSH issues to appropriate parties.
• Comply with all procedures; participate in development and revision of procedures.
• Generate review implement and close changes via the MOC process as required.
• Take a leadership role in shutdown activities including participation in scope and schedule development and reviewing shutdown job plans
• Conduct routine EDI equipment / area rounds; analyze data for successive exceptions
• Communicate maintenance plans to ensure equipment is available and ready for maintenance when scheduled; coordinate and communicate activities with other units as necessary
• Lead or participate in audits and inspections
• Lead participate in and/or review incident investigations; identify and implement corrective actions
• Provide technical input / support to projects as required.

TEAM

• Reports to: Maintenance and Reliability Manager
• Team Members: HV Engineer HV Planner and other Operations / Maintenance / Reliability Staff

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Electrically qualified technician with a minimum of fifteen 15 years experience in high medium and low voltage systems 480V to 138kV)
• Must possess documented designation of current training demonstration of skills and level of certification as identified for each voltage class.

REQUIRED SKILLS

Technical Skills:

• Working experience and knowledge of high medium and low voltage electrical systems
• Working knowledge of ESSH guidelines and regulatory/compliance issues
• Working experience with Maintenance Planning process
• Past participation in walkthroughs.

Troubleshooting Skills:

• Excellent EDI troubleshooting / problem solving skills
• Informal troubleshooting training / experiences.

Computer Skills:

• Windowbased programs: Email MS Word MS Excel SAP J5

Communication/Facilitation Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Welldeveloped facilitation skills
• Strong leadership and teamwork skills.

• Selfinitiated learning
• Time management processes and skills
• Selfinitiated corrective actions/followthrough.

Core Competencies and Behaviors

• Gets Results: Consistently meets commitments to the business and to others. Quickly translate business requirements into actions by defining who does what by when to ensure plans are executed
• Teamwork and Leadership: Effective collaboration. A confident mature person with the ability to connect inspire and influence others without direct reporting relationships. Persistent confident and persuasive
• Communication: Effective communicator to all levels in the organization.

Personal Attributes

• Results oriented and customer focused
• Decision Making: Willing to seek input for key decisions along with the ability to prioritize and make decisions
• Detailed Orientation: Has exceptional attention to detail along with the ability to develop procedures and standard methods
• Leadership: Strong influential leader who is aggressive persistent and selfconfident and is willing and able to insert themselves into conversations without being invited formally
• Multitasking Ability: Adaptable flexible and effective in handling multiple priorities simultaneously.

At Ascend Performance Materials we value transparency and fairness in our hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from thirdparty recruiters search firms or staffing agencies. Any resumes received from such entities will be considered the property of Ascend Performance Materials and we will not be obligated to pay any fees for such submissions. Our Talent Acquisition Team actively engages with preferred recruitment partners who have established agreements with us. We encourage all interested candidates to apply directly through our official channels to be considered for any open positions.

Skills Summary:

About Us:

Ascend Performance Materials is the premium provider of high quality chemicals fibers and plastics. With world scale integrated manufacturing facilities we are able to develop new products from our core technologies and provide flexibility to respond to the expanding needs of customers. Ascend has global sales and distribution facilities across the globe and six manufacturing facilities globally. As a privatelyheld company our people do big things and make big decisions often much earlier in their careers than at larger companies. Ascend Performance Materials offers team members the opportunity to contribute in big meaningful waysall within a stable and growing business.

Why work at Ascend

Our vision is to be the recognized leader in the nylon 66 value chain creating new possibilities with PA66 for everyone everywhere every day. We achieve that through living our Ascend values.

We care. We operate safely with high integrity for our employees our customers and our communities. Our people are our greatest assets and our Total Rewards Program extends beyond traditional benefits to include access to onsite medical clinics at our U.S. facilities a global wellness rewards program and Performance Matters an employeedriven recognition plan. Our Commitment to Zero demonstrates our belief that is it possible to operate with zero personal injuries zero process safety incidents and zero environmental releases. And the Ascend Cares Foundation led by Ascend employees supports Ascend families in times of need provides inspiring opportunities for community engagement and facilitates community leadership.

Customerfocused. We exist for our customers; they drive our actions. Their success is our success. Our plastics and chemicals are building blocks that help make everyday essentials safer and more sustainable and we constantly strive to develop new and innovative products to meet the future needs of our customers. And that customer focus doesnt only apply to the marketplace it also applies to how we treat our colleagues and our fellow community members.

Better every day. We invest in our people and our processes to improve every day. A2E our continuous improvement program guides the way we do business. And this way of problem solving applies not only to our manufacturing practices but also to our commitment to developing our people. Youll see it during your career at Ascend in our leadership development skills training and mentoring programs

Agile. We think broadly and lead proactively in a constantly evolving organization and industry. Agility doesnt mean simply working quickly it means critical thinking creative problem solving and novel approaches to everyday challenges.

One Ascend. All together with a common set of goals and an eye toward the future. We dont accept silos. We look for ways to share across departments sites and geography. This means you wont be boxed into a single role at Ascend you could get the chance to work with teams across the globe to improve the way we serve our people our customers and our communities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex national origin age religion disability sexual orientation gender identity protected veteran status citizenship genetic information or other protected status under federal state or local laws.