Flint Hills Resources in Corpus Christi, Texas is looking for an Electrical Reliability Engineer to join their team. If you are looking for a way to accelerate your career and be part of an industry-leading company, this may be the opportunity for you! Flint Hills Resources, LC operates oil refineries, chemicals plants, and biofuel facilities across North America and is part of Koch Industries, a global leader in several industrial markets.
Flint Hills Resources is a different kind of company, we are privately owned, we have a 9/80 flexible schedule, and our compensation philosophy is based on the value you create. Come realize your full potential and join our team!
What You Will Do
- Maintain the integrity and reliability of all low and medium Electrical Installations, Systems and Equipment for the facility. This includes but not limited to developing engineering solutions to address repetitive failures and other issues.
- Track bad actors and provide reliability and performance metrics indicators to determine the health of the electrical infrastructure and equipment.
- Develop and update asset strategies for refinery electrical equipment such as motors, motor control centers, UPS, protection relays, and other utilization systems. Development, maintain and optimize PM's for electrical infrastructure and equipment.
- Identify innovative technologies to proactively identify and prevent common failure modes (anomaly detection).
- Lead or support root cause analysis "RCA" investigations. Compile recommendations and action items from investigation. Present findings to leadership.
- Provide electrical equipment work scopes for unit Turnarounds/outages. Assist planning teams with technical questions as they develop execution plans.
- Provide electrical engineering support in TAs such as developing recommendations for discovery work and technical assistance to maintenance teams during the TA window.
- Support the maintenance and electrical operations teams in troubleshooting techniques and provide engineering solutions for protection schemes.
- Interface with vendors to ensure purchased engineering equipment will meet our reliability and design standards.
- Support the long-term asset advancement teams by developing engineering solutions to address unit/electrical infrastructure risk and/or investment project opportunities.
- Function as an Electrical Subject Matter Expert that provides knowledge of various codes and standards, safety rules, laws, regulations, departmental policies, and procedures, governing the design and installation of electrical equipment.
- Apply Principled Based Management (PBM) in ways that are consistent with our Guiding Principles and PBM Framework
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Electronics or Electrical.
- 1 year of experience in Refinery, Chemical plants, Engineering Design Consultancy, or Manufacturing.
What Will Put You Ahead
- 2+ years of electrical engineering experience in reliability, design, maintenance, construction, or a combination of the four.
- Knowledge of electric motors and motor controls and electrical protection schemes and of compliance and engineering standards (NEC, NFPA, API, OSHA, IEEE and other RAGAGEPs)
- Previous experience working with High, Medium and Low Voltage power distribution equipment.
- Electrical Troubleshooting Experience
- Formal RCA training
This role is subject to the Transportation Workers Identification Credentialing (TWIC) rule and requires the successful candidate to obtain a TWIC identification badge, allowing for un-escorted access to the facility within a specific time period.
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 philosophy here.
Who We Are
As a Koch company, Flint Hills Resources is an industry-leading refining company making the oil and transportation products that keep the world moving. We make a large supply of fuel for gas stations and airports in addition to transporting crude oil, natural gas liquids and refined products through 4,000+ miles of pipeline - delivering energy to farmers, manufacturers and families. Our team champions innovation and excellence to help power modern life.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.