Job Title: Control Systems Specialist

Location: Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area

Industry: Oil & Gas / Refining

Job Type: Initial 12-Month Contract (View to Extend)

• Maintains all Foxboro and Triconex systems. Installs new and upgrades existing operating systems as required in all Distributed Control Systems (DCSs). Installs new and upgrades all applications on DCSs installed in the refinery. Manages security related issues on all computers. Maintains Ethernet network. Maintains knowledge of emerging technologies. Plans for computer system capacity increases and growth. Ensures maintenance of the hardware and software of the DCSs, peripherals and interfaces, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), and stand-alone digital control and monitoring systems which regulate the Unit processes.
• Determines proper method and approach to upgrade operating systems and/or applications. Ensures existing data is kept intact.
• Determines proper approach to troubleshooting DCS operating systems and application of software and hardware. Determines nature of problem, develops a strategy of correction, implements solution, and verifies that problem has been resolved.
• Performs software backups and other routine system maintenance tasks on all DCS computers in the refinery.
• Creates new user accounts, and assigns privileges, quotas, and other system resources.
• Manages the ethernet network to allow access of token-ring PC network as well as all other DCS users.
• Maintains maintenance support agreements with Digital and other vendors for software and hardware.
• Develops, maintains, and monitors relevant performance and accounting statistics, and makes changes to improve system performance.
• Maintains maintenance support agreements with Digital and other vendors for software and hardware.
• Performs system diagnostics as required
• Writes and customizes start-up and operational command procedures.
• Performs resource management activities (disk space).
• Develops and documents start-up and shutdown procedures, including normal shut down, forced shutdown and end of day procedures.
• Uses troubleshooting diagnostic applications to determine problem areas and replace components as required.
• Programs Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) ladder logic.
• Backs-up bulk storage devices.
• Edits reports.
• Follows all safety rules and guidelines as established by the Refinery.