Process Control & Automation Specialist (Entry Level)

Process Control and Automation Specialist - Entry Level

70260465

Central Engineering

Selkirk, NY

$43.79/hr - $46.43/hr

Chemistry that Matters™

A career at SABIC provides you with an opportunity to leave a lasting positive impact to the world and yourself. From excellent health and well-being benefits to our comprehensive learning programs. We offer a wide range of benefits and offerings that recognize that our people have unique motivations and ambitions. It’s all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let’s explore what matters!

As one of the world’s largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society’s future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio. Our success is built upon the collective excellence of our 32,000 employees in 50+ countries. Our values – Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver – are the foundation of our success. To learn more about these and how we strive to Be the Impact, click here .

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Job Summary

The Process Control and Automation Specialist works alongside other Process Control team members to provide boots on ground and first-line support for Selkirk industrial control systems. The scope of this support includes field hardware, control software, and applications. Daily activities could include troubleshooting hardware, control logic and applications from various manufacturers such as Valmet/NovaTech D3 DCS, Emerson DeltaV DCS, GE PLCs, Emerson PLCs, SoftPLC, AspenTech IP21, and PlantTriage software. This position also provides support by attending scope development meetings with unit engineers, optimizing plant running conditions, investigating/improving control logic, participating in HAZOP reviews, and assisting in alarm management.

Basic electrical knowledge is required and completing additional electrical training may be needed though an offsite program to obtain the safety awareness and skills to perform job functions safely. The successful candidate will complete further educational training (as required), on the job training, and vendor training programs in order to learn the systems utilized on this manufacturing site. They must demonstrate self-initiative in acquisition of skills – seeking guidance from team members, working closely with other site teams, contacting vendors, reading literature, self-learning, etc.

Initial several months will have higher than normal computer interaction as the candidate learns the various applications and software. As time progresses and proficiency increases, daily work tasks inherently move toward a 50/50 computer/field work environment. This may vary depending on assigned work tasks and needs of the business.

How You Can Be the Impact

• Work with Operations and Maintenance to identify and remediate operational issues, including reading/interpreting application code to pinpoint problems.
• Execute process control Work Orders: Add / delete / modify control tags, console configurations, determine IO availability, IO checkout, PMs, code interpretation, graphics changes, etc.
• Execute assigned Engineering Service Requests (ESRs) which range from small to large projects which may include adding new points, creating control narratives, identifying interlocks, designing, and coding logic into a DCS and/or PLCs.
• Perform value-added activities including system back-ups/restores, spare parts management, asset management, root cause correction, system health monitoring, hardware diagnostics, hardware replacement, etc.
• Support site process control system infrastructure, including patching and upgrades.
• Specific assignments to support process control team’s projects and initiatives, such as updating or creating procedures, standards, and/or preventative maintenance steps.
• Support execution of strategic plan for Tech Refresh (obsolescence hardware replacement).

What Matters to SABIC

• Demonstrated personal commitment in safety, environmental, health, and security practices.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• 3+ years of instrument experience in a manufacturing environment
• Conceptual familiarity of industrial control equipment such as distributed control systems (DCS), Programmable logic controller (PLC), and human machine interfaces (HMIs).
• Basic electrical knowledge.
• Basic to intermediate Microsoft Windows computer skills and Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Direct experience or familiarity with computer programs / code / scripting.
• Interest in learning aspects of industrial control – control system hardware, system configuration, control applications, operator interfaces, industrial communication protocols, etc.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical and schematic wiring diagrams, and P&ID's.
• Ability to perform troubleshooting of instrumentation and electrical issues.
• Ability to work with others outside your area of expertise to troubleshoot problems.
• Ability to identify value-added tasks and work independently.
• Ability to work in a team environment, resolving technical issues and sharing knowledge.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in written form.
• Commitment to timely completion of a training program which, depending on prior experience, may include vendor training (local and out-of-town), on-line training, college level courses (local), and on-the-job training. Demonstrated competencies and performance will be required for advancement. Tuition reimbursement is available.
• Ability to work overtime as required, including occasional call-ins and weekends.

Desired Skills

• Direct experience with using and troubleshooting industrial control equipment such as distributed control systems (DCS), Programmable logic controller (PLC), and human machine interfaces (HMIs).
• ISA Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) certifications.
• Post-secondary training: electrical, instrumentation, or industrial control.
• Post-secondary training: computer science, networking, or programming. Microsoft or Cisco certifications.
• Experience writing code that has been successfully deployed in a plant or business environment.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 50 pounds.

Eligibility Requirements
• You must submit your application for employment online to be considered. Please submit your resume using the “Apply Now/Apply” option on this page.
• You must be 18 years or older
• This position does not offer sponsorship for work visas or authorization. Applicants must have the right to work in the United States without sponsorship, now and in the future, to be considered for this role.

Work Availability

Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this position. Applicants must be regularly available and willing to work Monday – Friday during assigned hours of operation and such other hours as the company determines are necessary or desirable to meet business needs.

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer. We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.