Instrumentation & Process Controls Engineer

Kings Mountain, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Job Description

Albemarle is hiring for a Instrumentation & Process Controls Engineer. This position is located in our Kings Mountain North Carolina site.

The Instrumentation & Process Controls Engineer is accountable for enabling electrical & instrumentation reliability on site and providing engineering support to the E&I technicians. This includes access to and troubleshooting of control systems introduction of improved predictive and preventive tools and methodologies for instrumentation access to accurate instrumentation and control systems information and expert troubleshooting as needed.

What You Will Do

Instrumentation Responsibilities

Establish maintenance practices for the optimization and ongoing functionality of site equipment including as appropriate: design specifications; repair methodology (equipment restoration); tools and methods design development and rollout. Recommend and optimize Preventative Maintenance Plans to improve life cost and effectiveness
Work with reliability engineers to ensure that all spare parts are aligned with critical equipment requirements. Work with area engineers and planners to set ordering parameters appropriately and facilitate RSD (spares reliability strategy) process for new assets
Identify and support the implementation of capital improvements that will improve the overall life cycle cost and reliability of critical production equipment.
Lead and support the use and implementation of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and oversee the implementation of the recommended actions from the FMEA
Provide support for root cause failure analyses and the develop corrective actions with shared responsibility for areas as it relates to E&I equipment failures. Lead technical investigations of causes for E&I equipment failure
Support corrective action resolution of equipment bad actor list. Collaborate with Reliability Engineers to ensure that work identified by the reliability group is prioritized for execution in a timely manner

Process Controls Responsibilities

Work with process controls contractors to troubleshoot PLC and DCS platforms these will include Emerson DeltaV & Rockwell Allen Bradley (including PLC5 ControlLogix and Guard Logix)
Work with and troubleshoot low voltage electrical equipment such as Instrument loop checks VFDs transformers and power monitoring equipment.
Configure data Historians and reporting systems. (Experience with DeltaV Historian and OSI PI a plus.)

What You Bring

Required

A BS or MS in Electrical Engineering from an Accredited University.
A minimum of 5 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment on instrumentation or control systems
Good understanding of OSHA and NFPA 70E safety requirements especially as they pertain to electrical work.
Good understanding of NEC and NESC electrical codes and standards pertaining to electrical work.
A basic understanding of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and their implementation.
Strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to develop and review technical engineering documents. #LI-JH3

Benefits of Joining Albemarle

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits package
A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.

We are partners to one another in pioneering new ways to be better for ourselves our teams and our communities. When you join Albemarle you become our most essential element and you can anticipate competitive compensation a comprehensive benefits package and resources that foster your well-being and fuel your personal growth. Help us shape the future build with purpose and grow together.

Required Experience:

Be an essential element to a brighter future.We work together to transform essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility energy connectivity and health. Join our values-led organization committed to building a more resilient world with people and planet in mind. Our core values are the ...

Be an essential element to a brighter future.

Job Description

Albemarle is hiring for a Instrumentation & Process Controls Engineer. This position is located in our Kings Mountain North Carolina site.

What You Will Do

Instrumentation Responsibilities

Establish maintenance practices for the optimization and ongoing functionality of site equipment including as appropriate: design specifications; repair methodology (equipment restoration); tools and methods design development and rollout. Recommend and optimize Preventative Maintenance Plans to improve life cost and effectiveness
Work with reliability engineers to ensure that all spare parts are aligned with critical equipment requirements. Work with area engineers and planners to set ordering parameters appropriately and facilitate RSD (spares reliability strategy) process for new assets
Identify and support the implementation of capital improvements that will improve the overall life cycle cost and reliability of critical production equipment.
Lead and support the use and implementation of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and oversee the implementation of the recommended actions from the FMEA
Provide support for root cause failure analyses and the develop corrective actions with shared responsibility for areas as it relates to E&I equipment failures. Lead technical investigations of causes for E&I equipment failure
Support corrective action resolution of equipment bad actor list. Collaborate with Reliability Engineers to ensure that work identified by the reliability group is prioritized for execution in a timely manner

Process Controls Responsibilities

Work with process controls contractors to troubleshoot PLC and DCS platforms these will include Emerson DeltaV & Rockwell Allen Bradley (including PLC5 ControlLogix and Guard Logix)
Work with and troubleshoot low voltage electrical equipment such as Instrument loop checks VFDs transformers and power monitoring equipment.
Configure data Historians and reporting systems. (Experience with DeltaV Historian and OSI PI a plus.)

What You Bring

Required

A BS or MS in Electrical Engineering from an Accredited University.
A minimum of 5 years of experience working in a manufacturing environment on instrumentation or control systems
Good understanding of OSHA and NFPA 70E safety requirements especially as they pertain to electrical work.
Good understanding of NEC and NESC electrical codes and standards pertaining to electrical work.
A basic understanding of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and their implementation.
Strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to develop and review technical engineering documents. #LI-JH3

Benefits of Joining Albemarle

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive benefits package
A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.

Required Experience:

Key Skills

Controlling Experience
E & I
Electrical Engineering
System Design
Distributed Control Systems
Calibration
NEC
LabView
Wastewater
Sensors
Autocad
Programmable Logic Controllers

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Albemarle

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is a global specialty chemicals company with leading positions in lithium, bromine and refining catalysts. We power the potential of companies in many of the world's largest and most critical industries, from energy an ... View more

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