Senior Electrical Maintenance Specialist

Title:
Senior Electrical Maintenance Specialist

Location:
Pasadena, TX

Voted one of the Nation's Best and Brightest Companies to Work for, Kuraray America, Inc. (KAI) is a global leader in specialty chemical, fiber, and resin production. With top‑of‑the‑line research and production facilities and a vast network of supplies from around the world, Kuraray leads the industry in specialty dental, fiber, resin, and elastomer products. Kuraray America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Company, Ltd.

Based in Tokyo, Japan. Kuraray has operations in 32 countries and employs more than 11,000 employees, including over 800 in the United States.

Kuraray is building a better tomorrow, today. Our team members are dedicated to expanding our business with committed professionals who share essential values such as integrity, excellence, teamwork, and accountability.

As a part of Kuraray America, Inc., our team shares the advantages of working for the leader in specialty chemicals, resins, and fibers. Our international presence and resources allow us to be a world‑leading innovator in the industries we service. Yet, despite our size, our people are more than just a number. As a new team member, you can expect to earn responsibility quickly.

Our commitment to our people is visible in our comprehensive benefits package. As a Kuraray team member, you will have the opportunity to enjoy competitive salaries and benefits, incentive opportunities, and an excellent work environment.

The Senior Electrical Maintenance Specialist provides advanced technical expertise in maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the plant's electrical, instrumentation, and control systems to ensure safe and reliable operations. This hands‑on role supports daily maintenance activities, assists with reliability improvements, and serves as a technical resource for the operations and maintenance teams. The position requires strong problem‑solving skills, practical knowledge of industrial electrical systems, and the ability to work independently in a fast‑paced chemical manufacturing environment.

• Perform advanced troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of electrical and instrumentation systems, including motors, drives, MCCs, transformers, sensors, analyzers, and control devices.
• Support troubleshooting of process control systems (DCS, PLCs) and related field instrumentation.
• Lead and assist in diagnosing complex electrical and instrumentation issues impacting plant operations.
• Support reliability initiatives through preventive and predictive maintenance programs, inspections, and system improvements.
• Provide field technical support during turnarounds, outages, and emergency repairs.

• Install, calibrate, and maintain instruments, control valves, transmitters, and analyzers.
• Maintain and troubleshoot low‑and medium‑voltage electrical equipment, control panels, starters, and VFDs.
• Read and interpret electrical and instrumentation drawings, loop sheets, and wiring diagrams.
• Ensure work complies with plant safety standards and applicable दौ.Utc codes (NEC, NFPA 70E, ISA).
• Coordinate with contractors and vendors to ensure quality, compliance, and timely completion of work.

• Provide first‑line support for DCS troubleshooting, loop tuning, and basic configuration updates under engineering direction.
• Maintain DCS‑related field connections and signals (4‑20 mA, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, Modbus, wireless).
• Work with engineers and system specialists to support control system reliability and performance.

• Participate in root cause failure analyses and implement corrective/preventive actions.
• Recommend improvements to enhance reliability, safety, and equipment life cycle.
• Support updates to equipment documentation, PM procedures, and technical standards.
• Assist in capital and maintenance project planning, installation, and commissioning.

• Promote and ensure compliance with all plant safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Share technical expertise and…