Instrument and Electrical (I&E) Technician
- Location
- Baytown, TX
- Listed
- 6 days ago
About the role
We are Covestro. We are curious. We are courageous. We are colorful. We refine chemical material solutions with game-changing products. Let us empower you to push boundaries. Join us and our 18,000 colleagues now and together we will make the world a brighter place.
What We Offer
The primary responsibility of this role, as Instrument and Electrical T echnician, is to evaluate, analyze, maintain, repair and troubleshoot electrical instrument and computerized process control systems; assist engineers in research, troubleshooting, installation and implementation of sophisticated control apparatus while also working with minimum supervision, making decisions and assisting operations in troubleshooting unit.
Major Responsibilities
- Test, calibration and Preventive Maintenance (PM) of PCT critical equipment/instruments and maintenance of test/calibration/PM records
- Installing, improving or modifying PCT equipment
- Troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing PCT systems and all related electrical equipment in areas of responsibility
- Perform periodic preventive maintenance to ensure equipment reliability
- Maintain accurate red line records including electrical single line diagrams, schematics, wiring diagrams, etc. of PCT systems
- Interface with engineering, construction and plant personnel to ensure successful execution of project with regard to PCT
- Monitor contract personnel on an as-needed basis
- Maintain strong safety awareness and knowledge of the plant, PCT and safety procedures
- Maintain an ongoing commitment and involvement in the quality improvement process
- Evaluates recurring maintenance problems to determine root cause and then formulates a corrective action plan to be implemented
- Troubleshoots PCT systems to identify and correct the problem
- Interprets information for various test equipment, documentation and verbal information from operations with respect to a given problem to expedite repair of equipment.
What You Offer
Basic Qualifications
- Minimum of a High School degree or GED equivalent AND at least one of the below:
- Associates or College Certificate in a discipline relative to the instrumentation and/ or electrical field
- applicable armed forces training,
- Certified Control Systems Technician III certificate
- 5 years of Instrumentation or Electrical experience in a Plant environment
- C ompleted Electrical apprenticeship program
- Availability to provide after-hour call-in and occasional shift support;
- The eligibility to apply for and obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) within a reasonable timeframe
Preferred Qualifications
- Associates degree in Instrumentation or Electrical
- Thirty months previous instrumentation/electrical experience in a chemical plant complex
- Working knowledge of analog and digital instrumentation and controls, distributed and computer-controlled systems, programmable logic controllers and power distribution equipment up to 480V/2300V/4160V
- Working knowledge of the National Electrical Code
Knowledge & Skills
- Able to read basic electrical and instrumentation drawing
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Your Application
- Are you as curious, courageous and colorful as we are?
- If so, we can offer you an exciting career opportunity.
- We look forward to receiving your application and resume.
- Become part of our team - apply now!
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From Covestro's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 4, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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