Electrical Engineer

$15,000 - $15,000/Yr

CF Industries - Yazoo City, MS

Full-time - Mid Level

Yazoo City, MS

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Electrical Engineer position at CF Industries Holdings, Inc. in Yazoo City, Mississippi, is a critical role that provides technical support for the plant's electrical and instrumentation systems. The engineer will be responsible for developing designs, ensuring safety, and providing design input for various projects. This role may require occasional business trips to other CF Industries plants, emphasizing the need for flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic work environment. In this position, the Electrical Engineer will provide daily maintenance support to resolve plant issues and contribute to long-term preventive and predictive maintenance programs. The engineer will manage both Capital and Expense projects, which includes preparing project authorization documentation. A significant part of the role involves developing electrical and instrumentation engineering designs and budget requirements for reliability projects and maintenance programs. The engineer will also supervise on-site contractors, ensuring adherence to safety protocols, budget constraints, quality control measures, and project schedules. The responsibilities extend to reviewing engineering designs and maintenance work packages to ensure compliance with relevant codes, standards, and best practices, including instrumentation, electrical, and P&ID drawings. The engineer will oversee the Management of Change (MOC) process for instrumentation and electrical equipment changes, support project start-up and troubleshooting efforts, and collaborate with the Distributed Control System (DCS) and engineering department on new field instrumentation upgrades. Additionally, identifying training needs and opportunities to enhance skill levels among team members is a key aspect of this role, along with supporting site Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily maintenance support to resolve plant issues and contribute to long-term preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
• Manage Capital and Expense projects, including project authorization documentation.
• Develop electrical and instrumentation engineering designs and budget requirements for reliability projects and maintenance programs.
• Supervise on-site contractors for safety, budget, quality control, and schedules.
• Review engineering designs and maintenance work packages for compliance with codes, standards, and best practices, including instrumentation, electrical, and P&ID drawings.
• Oversee Management of Change (MOC) process for instrumentation and electrical equipment changes.
• Support project start-up and troubleshooting efforts.
• Collaborate with DCS and engineering department on new field instrumentation upgrades.
• Identify training needs and opportunities to enhance skill levels.
• Support site EHS activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical, Instrumentation or control engineering, or equivalent from an ABET accredited university.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in a chemical plant or refinery.
• Experience in a chemical processing environment and Management of Change.
• Ability to enter plant operating sites utilizing ladders and platforms more than 100 feet, entering confined spaces, utilizing all required personal protective equipment.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and effective team skills.
• Proficiency in PC software applications, including Word, Excel, MS Project, and Outlook, and able to utilize electronic maintenance management software.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and decision-making skills.
• Experience as a project manager or project engineer working on multidisciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of medium voltage (5-15kV) and low voltage electrical equipment, process instrumentation, valves, and analytical equipment.
• Knowledge of industry codes & standards, including NFPA, API, IEEE, NEMA, UL, ANSI, NFPA 70E, etc.
• Knowledge of control systems including distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLC), historians, and advanced process control functions is a plus.