Location: Point Comfort,TX, USA
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.
Job Summary
To perform Application, Network or Communication System Administration duties required within the department. Maintain and design fully functional application, network or communication system at an economic level and provide efficient and effective services at all time.
Major Areas of Accountability
* IT Operation: Ensure fully functional, designed, engineered, application / network / communication systems. Monitor application / network performance on an ongoing basis, evaluate solutions and improvement of the technology scenarios and make recommendations to Management that include preliminary cost and benefit analysis. Assist in the procurement of products by being principally responsible for analyzing and monitoring network and computing platform needs to maintain a consistent platform performance. Evaluate solutions and improvement of the technology scenarios.
* Security: Ensure information systems and data are secure from threats, with effective recovery and contingency plans, monitor and analyze usage trends, through procedures, filters, monitors, and reports implemented in the department, and to make continued improvements to security.
* Project Management: Successfully coordinate project implementations while maintaining cost control, project scheduling, and appropriate use of resources to ensure project deadlines are met.
* Equipment Reliability: Provide Maintenance support to the Operating Unit which will enable the Unit to achieve smooth operation, manufacture high-quality products and avoid unscheduled process interruptions. This will be achieved by utilizing best practices, bench marking, planning, failure-root cause analysis, initiation and development of continuous improvement techniques, maintenance procedures, practices and processes.
* Maintenance Performance: Communicate and work 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.
* Reporting and Record Keeping: Develop and maintain reports on system status and uptime, performance, and improvements that need to be made. Maintain Records through use of Historical Files, Log sheets, asset list, and network diagrams and configurations.
Job Requirements
* High School Education with 10 years technical training in area of Information Systems or related technology; Or Assoc. in applied science in computer information systems - networking or relative field with 5 years experience.
* 5-10 years work experience in designing, troubleshooting and administration of a network system with 250+ users in Information Technology or related field, based on education.
Preferred Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
* Working knowledge of computer / application systems, networking, Information Systems and Cyber Security
* Excellent Computer Skills.
* Good interpersonal and communication skills.
* Good business writing ability.
* Must be detail-oriented.
* Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
* Must have regular, reliable attendance as well as the ability to work outside the regular schedule as required, including working overtime for time-sensitive projects.
* Demonstrate exceptional teamwork and customer service; behave professionally; treat others with respect and dignity.
* Handle and manage the stress associated with the position, often changing from one task to another of a different nature.
* Physical requirements include duties common to a regular office environment.
* Travel to off-site locations or other business functions as needed [requirement to travel means having a valid driver's license and being prepared to drive a motor vehicle and to fly with overnight stays required.
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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 R
* Pay Type Salary
* Required Education High School
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* 201 Formosa Dr, Point Comfort, TX 77978, USA