Combustion Turbine Technician

About the role

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we’re all about propelling the next generation of leaders forward. We are driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future. We deliver innovative solutions that make our customers’ lives easier—helping them power, protect, and intelligently manage their homes and businesses. To do this, we need creative and talented people to join our company.

Job Functions

• Perform “Auxiliary Operator” duties; assist in starting, operating, and stopping the plant and responding to abnormal and emergency conditions in the most effective manner, complying with all safety and environmental requirements.
• Continuously monitor system and component conditions to determine plant and equipment performance.
• Operate all plant equipment to meet plant dispatch requirements and report issues or other anomalies of plant equipment and performance to Control Room Operator, Maintenance or Direct Manager.
• Assist in conducting acceptance and performance tests on existing or new plant equipment.
• Adjust control systems to regulate the load on the Gas Turbines and to maintain proper conditions.
• Control all plant evolutions to ensure their safe and effective conduct and comply with established policies and procedures.
• Perform basic mechanical maintenance duties such as predictive and preventative maintenance, replacing basic parts (filters, gaskets, etc.), and repacking bearings.
• Perform the tasks of opening, closing, racking, resetting, and routine maintenance on breakers and switch gear up to 138 kV.
• Conduct basic trouble shooting and analysis on indication and control equipment.
• Collect and analyze “trending” information to evaluate equipment performance and to forecast possible equipment failures.
• Assist in and support major maintenance on plant equipment that is conducted by outside contractors.
• Assist in physical inventories.
• Participate in the administrative maintenance of the plant operating manuals, technical references, prints and diagrams and preventative/predictive maintenance records.
• Maintain complete equipment files, logs, drawings, and schematics for all designated equipment.
• Maintain assigned working locations in a neat and orderly condition.
• Complete other tasks as requested by the Operations, Maintenance Manager or Direct Report

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent, and trade school, related military service training programs, or technical training school programs.
• Experience with mechanical, electrical or PLC troubleshooting and repair is a plus but not required.

Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $66,320- $99,480. The base salary range above represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The position may be eligible to participate in the benefits program which includes, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending accounts.