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Chemicals, Plastics Manufacturing, Petrochemicals

CHIEF ELECTRICAL ENGINEER

Point Comfort, TXOnsiteFull TimeChief / ExecutivePosted 5 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • digital soft starters
  • inverters
  • grounding
  • cathodic protection
  • protection relay setting
  • high voltage electrical system
  • substations
  • transformers
  • variable frequency drives
  • wiring list

Role summary

Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas, a petrochemical manufacturer, seeks a Chief Electrical Engineer for its Point Comfort, Texas facility. The role requires designing and implementing electrical systems including soft starters, inverters, grounding, cathodic protection, high voltage protection relays, substations, transformers, and variable frequency drives. Responsibilities also include testing, installation, start-up, and commissioning of substations, as well as troubleshooting protection relay settings. A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or 8 years of related experience is required, along with 2 years of specific work experience.

Company Overview for Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.

Founded in 1978, Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. (Formosa Plastics) is a growing, vertically-integrated supplier of plastic resins and petrochemicals. With annual revenues of more than $5 billion, we employ over 2,800 people who operate 20 production units in six business divisions - Olefins, Polyolefins, Vinyl, Specialty Polyvinyl Chloride, Chlor-Alkali, and Oil & Gas.

Formosa Plastics offers a full line of polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and polypropylene resins, caustic soda and other petrochemicals that deliver the consistency, performance and quality that customers demand. We market our polypropylene and polyethylene resins under the Formolene® tradename; we market our suspension PVC and specialty (dispersion) PVC resins under the Formolon® tradename. We also produce and sell caustic soda, ethylene dichloride, commercial bleach and hydrochloric acid.

We are committed to supplying the highest quality products and services to our customers, providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and contributing to the quality of life in the communities where we operate. This commitment is made possible through our dedicated people, consistent products, continued protection of the environment and ongoing investments in new product development, quality control systems and safe, modern and energy-efficient production facilities.

Formosa Plastics is a privately held company headquartered in Livingston, New Jersey. Our core business, producing plastic resins and petrochemicals, takes place at three wholly-owned chemical manufacturing subsidiaries located in Delaware City, Delaware, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas.

Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas, located in Point Comfort, Texas (jobsite), is looking for a full-time Chief Electrical Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and 2 years related work experience. In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, the employer will accept 8 year work experience in the field of Electrical Engineering. Job duties include designing and implementing digital soft starters and inverters, designing and implementing grounding and cathodic protection, designing protection relay setting in high voltage electrical system, troubleshooting protection relay setting in high voltage electrical system, designing, testing, installing, starting-up, and commissioning the substations, designing and implementing transformers, designing setting for variable frequency drives, and designing wiring list. Send resume to P.O. Box 700, 201 Formosa Drive, Point Comfort, Texas 77978 Attn: HR Manager. REF # 6220-1846

Check Out Our Benefits

Health Coverage and Perks

Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance plans

Flexible spending accounts for health, dependent care

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Group Term Life, Dependent and
Supplemental Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement
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Work/Life Balance

10 Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off for a balanced life
(Vacation, Sick and Personal Time)

FlexTime Available

 Competitive Compensation

Competitive salary, incentive/bonus, 401(k) plan with company match, 
Cash Balance, Pension Plan 

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