Formosa Plastics Corp. Point Comfort , TX 77978
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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.
I. POSITION OBJECTIVE
This position exists to provide DCS support for ABB DCS system site-wide. The Instrument Engineer increases plant process productivity and adds value by integrating plant assets, information, technology, cyber security measures, and effective maintenance while sustaining a safe and healthful working environment that meets environmental, health, and safety regulatory and company requirements.
II. MAJOR AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Equipment Reliability: Provide DCS Maintenance support to the DCS systems which will enable Units to achieve smooth operation, manufacture high-quality products and avoid unscheduled process interruptions.
Ensure DCS equipment is secured from all Cyber threats. This will be achieved by utilizing industries' best practices, benchmarking, planning, abnormal analysis, initiation, and maintenance procedures.
Maintenance Performance: Successful Maintenance performance will result in a reduction of unscheduled work and achieving 100% planned and scheduled maintenance activities.
This includes communicating and working with Operations continuously to establish equipment criticality and providing standby equipment for critical equipment. Historical files shall be established and well-maintained to allow for correct diagnoses of equipment failures and performance of equipment maintenance.
Maintenance Support: Provide DCS Support to Operations to ensure compliance with State and Federal Environmental Regulations.
Check DCS system health routinely. Backup the system periodically. Work with technicians to diagnose and troubleshoot when encountering abnormal situations.
Lead and Facilitate: Review abnormalities with Instruments and operations to improve the overall performance of the DCS.
Initiate improvement projects to keep DCS equipment updated with supported hardware. Work with other departments to improve product quality and plant reliability.
THM: Promote cleanliness and order through the implementation of the Total Housekeeping Maintenance program.
Emphasize Nothing Touch Ground program and No Visual Pollution program. Maintain the plant in like new condition.
III. QUALIFICATIONS
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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
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
Other details
Job Family SP
Job Function E
Pay Type Salary
Required Education Bachelor's Degree
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Formosa Plastics Corp.