PICS - Contractor Screening & Contractor Management

Goodyear Chemical joins PICS

jsmith — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:18:13 +0000

Goodyear is the No. 1 tiremaker in North America and Latin America, and one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs approximately 70,000 people and manufactures its products in 57 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Learn more at www.goodyear.com.

Sinclair Oil joins PICS

jsmith — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:03:38 +0000

Sinclair Oil operates two refineries in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States and over 1,000 miles of pipeline. Founded in 1916, Sinclair Oil is one of the oldest continuous names in the oil business. Over 2,600 retail stations and convenience stores throughout the West and Midwest sell gasoline under the Sinclair umbrella. Learn more at www.sinclairoil.com.

Sundyne Corporation joins PICS

jsmith — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:07:33 +0000

Sundyne Corporation is a division of Hamilton-Sundstrand , a United Technologies subsidiary. Founded in 1905, Sundyne is headquartered in Arvada, Colorado and operates 6 manufacturing facilities in 4 countries. Sundyne Corporation designs, manufactures and supports industrial pump and compressor products for the process fluid and gas industries. Sundyne’s products serve the worldwide hydrocarbon and chemical processing, pulp and paper, power generation, and the food and beverage markets. More information can be found at www.sundyne.com.

U.S. Oil & Refining Co. joins PICS

jsmith — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:27:08 +0000

U.S. Oil & Refining Co. is a industry leader in the production and supply of high quality motor, aviation and marine fuels and asphalt in the Puget Sound market. With refining capacity in excess of 39,000 barrels per stream day and storage capacity exceeding 2.8 million barrels, the company is well positioned to help meet the region’s growing energy needs. Learn more at www.usor.com.

Saint-Gobain joins PICS

jsmith — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:25:44 +0000

Saint-Gobain is the world’s largest building materials company, as well as a global leader in the production of high-performance materials and glass containers.

Here in North America, Saint-Gobain employs 22,000 people in more than 350 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Among the Saint-Gobain brand family are CertainTeed, Norandex, Saint-Gobain Containers, Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Saint-Gobain Crystals, Saint-Gobain NorPro and Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics. Learn more at www.saint-gobain.com/us.

PICS CEO a featured speaker at NPRA

jsmith — Fri, 21 May 2010 04:32:14 +0000

John Moreland, President and CEO of PICS was invited to speak at the 2010 NPRA Reliability & Maintenance Conference and Exhibition held in San Antonio, TX. The NPRA meeting is the world’s premier refining meeting, assembling key executives and technical experts from refining and marketing organizations worldwide, as well as representatives from associated industries. Mr. Moreland was invited from the NPRA leadership council to speak about how large and complex organizations should approach contractor prequalification in today’s marketplace.

Web 2.0 Java Developer

Trevor Allred — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:41:30 +0000

PICS is looking for a smart and energetic Java developer who can show a history of getting things done. You’ll be building a large web-based application that is used by some of the largest companies in the world to manage and prequalify their contractors. The application is built upon some of the latest Java frameworks and Web 2.0 technologies.

Required skills are:
• 2+ years of Java experience
• 2+ years of web development
• 1+ years of JavaScript experience
• 3+ years of programming with databases
• Expertise in HTML and CSS
• Solid understanding of Internet networking and scalability concerns with modern websites
• Excellent understanding of OOP and design patterns
• Ability to work well with other developers
• Excellent communication skills
• US citizenship or work visa
• BS in Computer Science or related degree

Successful candidates will need to master:
• JPA/Hibernate (MySQL)
• jQuery and JavaScript
• Struts 2
• Eclipse

Position: Salaried and Full-time (40 hours/week)
Our team recently scored 11 out of 12 on the “Joel Test”

Our Agile team is part of a profitable and growing company located in the heart of Orange County, California. We provide services to thousands of companies in the oil and gas, manufacturing, energy, construction, and other industries. We offer competitive salaries and other benefits including vacation, health care, 401K, and professional education.

Product Manager

Trevor Allred — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:40:52 +0000

PICS is looking for a detailed oriented and highly intelligent Product Manager who has successful experience building enterprise web applications. You’ll help direct a team of engineers to build a large web-based application that is used by some of the largest companies. The application is built upon some of the latest Java frameworks and Web 2.0 technologies.

Responsibilities will include:
• Gathering business requirements from various internal teams
• Reviewing new changes and providing feedback to engineers
• Writing release notes and communicating changes to both internal and external customers
• Training internal users on new and existing web site functionality
• Handling more complex and technically challenging configuration of web application
• Ensuring that application is properly tested before releases

Required skills are:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Talent for intuitive Web 2.0 user interaction design
• Basic HTML and JavaScript understanding
• Ability to work well with software engineers
• US citizenship or work visa

Recommended skills are:
• One year of hands on programming
• One year of SQL
• Ability to read an ERD
• Experience with Canoo or related testing tool
• BS or Masters in Information Systems or related degree

This is not an entry level position. Applicants must have prior experience as a successful product manager.

Position: Salaried and Full-time (40 hours/week)

Clipper Windpower joins PICS

jsmith — Sun, 02 May 2010 04:31:13 +0000

Clipper Windpower is a rapidly growing company engaged in wind energy technology, turbine manufacturing, and wind project development. With offices in the USA (California, Colorado, Iowa and Maryland), Mexico, Denmark and the United Kingdom. the company designs advanced wind turbines, manufactures its 2.5 MW Liberty® wind turbine and actively develops wind power generating projects in the Americas and Europe. Clipper is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Clipper’s ticker symbol is CWP.

L’Oreal USA Expands Relationship with PICS

jsmith — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:23:37 +0000

L’Oreal USA is a subsidiary of Paris-based L’Oreal Group and owns over 30 world-class brands, including Maybelline, Drakkar Noir, Diesel, The Body Shop and others. L’Oreal USA employs 9,000 people. L’Oreal USA has expanded its relationship with PICS to help with Health & Safety auditing and prequalification.