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Power Distribution Technician\nFreeport, TX\nWe are looking for a Power Distribution Technician to join our NAF team in Freeport, TX.\nCome create chemistry with us!\nAt BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility.\nAs a Power Distribution Technician, you will utilize your expertise in maintenance, operations, and contractor oversight to support the safe and reliable performance of electrical power systems at BASF's Freeport, Texas site. In this role, you will be responsible for the operation, maintenance, and preventive and predictive maintenance activities associated with the site's electrical power distribution, transmission, and generation equipment.\nDuring your shift as a Power Distribution Technician, you will\nPerform work safely within established qualifications and authorization limits, following BASF requirements, applicable OSHA regulations, and approved procedures, while participating in job planning, hazard reviews, job briefings, incident reviews, and continuous improvement activities.\nOperate, inspect, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical distribution, transmission, and generation equipment, including substations, transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, batteries, chargers, grounding systems, and associated controls, while interpreting electrical diagrams, schematics, equipment drawings, and technical manuals.\nSupport testing and troubleshooting of medium-voltage motors, starters, and associated control and protection systems, as well as inspect, maintain, test, and troubleshoot protective and monitoring relays and circuits, including alarm and trip investigations, event record retrieval, and verification of operation and approved settings in coordination with Engineering and qualified testing personnel.\nPrepare, review, and execute switching orders and isolation procedures, including electrical switching, isolation, lockout, equipment status verification, system phasing, and restoration, while issuing electrical work permits and coordinating equipment release and return to service after completing required site qualifications.\nRespond to electrical alarms, disturbances, equipment failures, and power interruptions through systematic troubleshooting to support safe and timely restoration, while performing routine substation inspections and preventive and predictive maintenance, identifying abnormal conditions, initiating corrective work orders, and maintaining accurate inspection, switching, maintenance, permit, equipment, and work order documentation. Participate in the on-call rotation after qualification and work overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays as required for outages and emergencies.\nSupport equipment installation, testing, commissioning, planned outages, turnarounds, and capital projects, while providing field oversight and quality control for contractors, line crews, testing technicians, and service providers to ensure compliance with safe work practices, approved drawings, specifications, manufacturer recommendations, and project scope, as well as operating or developing the knowledge required to operate site electrical distribution control and SCADA systems.\nIf you...\nHold a High School Diploma or GED, along with 5 or more years of high-voltage/power distribution experience and/or a NETA Level II certification.\nPossess a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology (BSEET), an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Power/Electrical Technology, and/or a NETA Level III/IV certification, it is strongly preferred.\nBring 10 or more years of experience in medium- and high-voltage power distribution, transmission, generation, electrical testing, and power distribution equipment commissioning, with experience troubleshooting and maintaining low-, medium-, and high-voltage circuit breakers, it is preferred.\nHave experience with electrical equipment testing methods, including an understanding of protective relays, AC/DC systems, electrical controls, schematics, one-line diagrams, and relay three-line diagrams.\nAre familiar with protective relay programming and communication networks, as well as applicable electrical codes and standards, including NESC, NEC, NFPA 70E, ANSI, and IEEE.\nHave experience with communications, data acquisition, and protective relay programming, along with the ability to read, modify, and interpret circuit breaker and protective relay control schematics, and familiarity with meter and relay one-line diagrams and electrical protection principles.\nCreate your own chemistry with you@BASF\nAt BASF, you will have the chance to do meaningful work towards building a more sustainable future. In addition to competitive compensation and benefits, BASF provides you with access to a wide range of elements to help you be your best. It’s what we call you@BASF. We are committed to providing benefits, programs, and opportunities that support our employees’ overall well-being, personal growth, and a safe, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.\nJust some of the many benefits we offer include:\nFlexible work arrangements whenever possible\nHighly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options\nWell-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members\nFamily forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)\nBack-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages\nMentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive\nMatching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.\nEmployee crisis support for when the unexpected happens\nAccess to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!\nAbout us\nAs one of the largest chemical companies in North America we have been finding solutions for your everyday needs and addressing the most complex economic, environmental, and sustainability challenges for more than 150 years!\nAt BASF we empower our employees with the tools, guidance and opportunities they need to advance and succeed in work and life. Giving you the support you need to be your best and fulfill your personal ambitions is what helps us create chemistry. After all, our success is linked to yours. Whatever path you envision, BASF is a great place to build a rewarding, successful career.\nBelong to Something Bigger. #belongatBASF\nPrivacy statement\nBASF takes security & data privacy very seriously. We will never request financial information of any kind via email, private text message or direct message on any social medial platform or job board. Furthermore, we will never send a candidate a check for equipment or request any type of payment during the job application process. 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