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Braskem · 16 hours ago

Automation Technician

Neal, WV

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Braskem is a leading producer of polypropylene in the United States, committed to sustainability and innovation. The Automation Technician will support the Neal, WV facility by maintaining and troubleshooting automation systems, collaborating closely with operations and engineering teams to ensure system reliability and performance.

BiotechnologyChemicalCommercialIndustrialManufacturingPlastics and Rubber Manufacturing

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Perform first-line troubleshooting of the automation systems, including: DCS, SIS, PLCs, Data Historian, Advanced Solutions, and DMZ/PCN layer network

You will serve a critical role as the primary interface with the I&E technicians, offering them occasional support while troubleshooting particularly challenging issues or providing specific guidance for capital work

Collaborate daily with operations personnel, helping them troubleshoot process issues, logic, graphics, drawings, etc

Work closely with the site automation engineer, sharing responsibility for the overall reliability of all automation systems. This includes sharing coverage for off-hour support in response to all automation system disruptions on a rotating basis, as well as extended hours during planned and unplanned plant outages

Maintain and update process control strategy documents, including loop diagrams, logic drawings, and cause-and-effect matrices

Monitor performance of PID loops and tune as necessary. Diagnose poor performance and recommend next steps as needed

Monitor and evaluate the health and performance of automation assets, and take necessary actions

Be an active participant in MOC and PSSR initiatives, identifying how proposed changes may impact our control systems and helping to determine optimal implementation solutions

Support our Alarm Management process by generating alarm reports, participating in alarm rationalization meetings, and implementing changes to the DCS configuration

Perform routine tasks such as backups and PMs to verify the viability and reliability of all automation equipment and repair/replace components as needed

Identify and correct problems that may arise during the commissioning of new control system equipment

Serve as a liaison between the electrical and mechanical groups, providing insight into how their work may impact automation systems

Support the automation engineer in developing alarms/interlock testing procedures and conduct functional testing of alarms/interlocks following site-specific procedures

Perform minor maintenance on the site historian (AVEVA PI). Be able to add/modify tags

Coordinating with vendor & Industrial Data and Architecture (ID&A) team to ensure that Neal’s automation system’s support software (ex., Microsoft, McAfee, Carbon Black, etc) is patched and up to date

Ensure that applicable safety practices are followed and that personnel are informed of possible hazards while working with and around automation equipment

Support site cybersecurity initiatives through the Braskem Cybersecurity Champions program

Provide technical training to operations on control system functionality and alarm management

Participate in incident investigations into automation system issues and represent automation during other incident investigations

Participate as needed in PHA studies

Support root cause analysis (RCA) investigations for process safety incidents/near misses

We rigorously test our automation systems, and you will play a critical part in the creation, planning, execution, and documentation of these systems to ensure the safety of everyone on site and the surrounding community

Manage the tracking of bypasses on all automation systems and instrumentation to ensure that the process is being managed correctly

Qualification

DCS systemsPLC programmingInstrumentation skillsChemical manufacturing experienceNetwork systems knowledgeCommunicatorProgramVirtualizationSelf-starterInterpersonal skills