Electrician - BP Whiting at Kinder Morgan, Inc. in Hammond, Indiana

Job Description:

Position Description

Experience / specific knowledge / Essential duties and responsibilities:
• Perform preventative maintenance and calibration of equipment and systems.
•Requisition and control electrical/electronic spare parts inventory.
• Coordinate and carry out electrical inspections.
• Work with electrical blueprints to install conduit, conduit fittings circuits, outlets, load centers, and panel boards.
•Interpret specifications and job orders to workers and assign duties.
• Must demonstrate knowledge and application of complex electronic devices such as variable speed drives and programmable controllers.
• Must demonstrate the use of various electrical test equipment such as ammeters, ohmmeters, voltmeters and oscilloscopes.
• Must be well versed and experienced in setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting logic and PLC based software systems.
• Must be able to troubleshoot extended relay logic controls.
• Must be willing to complete advanced training classes for PC controllers, variable frequency drives, and relay logic.
• Must be able to apply National Electrical Code, State, Local building codes when installing equipment.
• Must be trained in the use of various electrical test equipment such as ammeters, ohmmeters, voltmeters and oscilloscopes.
• Must be able to connect various types of motors, transformers, and circuit breakers.
• Must be able to understand the needs of the business unit(s) for which development work is being performed.
• Must possess understanding of bulk handling operations/equipment.
•Must possess a basic knowledge of MCC control panels & buckets.
•Must conduct LOTO operations and complete associated documents.
•Perform PM's and work orders generated from our MMS (Maximo).
Position Requirements

Minimum requirements:

Education:
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED);

Certifications, licenses, registrations:
• Must possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's license and have willingness to use personal and/or company vehicle in the course of employment.
• Must successfully complete any required Kinder Morgan specific safety training as may be required by Customer(s) and as required at all Kinder Morgan work locations

Competencies, skills, and abilities:
•Must understand we support a 24/7, 365 day operation and be willing & available for off hour calls and repairs.
• Must be able to understand the needs of the business unit(s) for which development work is being performed.
• Must possess understanding of bulk handling operations/equipment.
• Strong analytical skills and logical thought processes.
• Must have strong communication skills
• Must possess general understanding of how corporate policies, procedures, practices and processes relate to the material handling business segment, associated business units, and internal and external customers.
• Must be able to work with a team, take directions from supervisor(s), prioritize work schedules, focus attention on details, and follow work rules.

Physical demands:

• Regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and also but not limited to: heights in excess of 5 feet, moving mechanical parts, moving on track rail equipment, fumes, airborne particles, vibration, uneven terrain and high noise level in the work environment


• Required to troubleshoot & conduct work from heights using ladders or aerial lifts at times.


• Required to assist in completing Mechanical tasks too.


• Required to stand, walk and climb for extended periods of time.


• Communicate with supervision and co-workers via radio and hand signals.


• Must wear FRC clothing and required PPE.


• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.


• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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