Electrical & Instrumentation Technician I

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Job Type

Regular

This is a field-based role with frequent work in open environments with extremes of heat and cold, often in proximity to high voltage and / or chemicals, which requires safety accommodations such as protective clothing and equipment. This role is subject to callouts for work associated with Plains field operations and / or emergency response.

Responsibilities

• Executes tasks with a moderate level of guidance and direction; works with little supervision on routine maintenance and projects.
• Schedules and performs inspections and maintenance of electrical equipment at substations, pump stations, valve & manifold sites, etc.
• Maintains equipment in accordance with the maintenance control system by creating service requests, sourcing parts for servicing, completing work orders, and retaining service records.
• Conducts required preventive maintenance tasks on DC and AC motors referencing vendor manuals guidelines and applicable codes and resolve abnormal conditions using vendor manual recommendations (e.g., poor contacts).
• Conducts required preventive maintenance tasks on batteries, rectifiers, and inverters referencing vendor manual guidelines, and resolve abnormal conditions using vendor manual recommendations.
• Performs lockouts and isolations on company facilities.
• Tests and ensures correct operation of transmitter, safety, and protective devices.
• Tests and ensures correct operation of switchgear, substation equipment and technology, motors, valve operators / actuators and tank gauging equipment.
• Tests and maintains low voltage distribution panels.
• Performs any electrical or SCADA system repairs needed by Pipeline Control Center or Operations.
• Installs SCADA equipment, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).
• Installs, programs, and troubleshoots various electronic metering devices (e.g., Omni Flow Computers, densitometers, Coriolis and Krohne meters).
• Installs conduit and associated wiring in accordance to engineered drawings.
• Inspects and repairs AC / DC equipment including emergency battery backup power devices.
• Services electrical valve actuators referencing vendor manual guidelines.
• Assists senior personnel with line location & operational functions (e.g., gauging, proving, meter ticketing, etc.).
• Participates in construction projects and planning, turnaround planning, installing, and commissioning, and other special assignments or projects within terminals and pipelines.
• Participates in the maintenance and operating of stations, terminals, mainline, gathering systems, and associated equipment.
• Performs routine operations and maintenance functions as applicable.
• Completes all necessary paperwork for regulatory compliance on electrical and instrumentation equipment.
• Complete safe work permits, near miss, and incident reports.
• Communicate problem areas and recommendations to the appropriate level.
• Responsible for ensuring that safety, regulatory, and operation integrity policies are followed.
• Accountable to inform senior personnel of hazard identification and near misses.
• Responds to breakdown and emergency equipment failures.
• Responsible for minor purchases, basic cost tracking, and reporting.
• Ensures adequate material and inventory stock levels are maintained.

Knowledge, Skills, And Experience Required

Qualifications

Salary details and additional postings removed for clarity; Plains reserves the right to verify information and contact selected candidates only.

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