DOTP-Maintenance Mechanic

About the Company

At NRG, we’re all about propelling the next generation of leaders forward. We deliver innovative solutions that make our customers’ lives easier—helping them power, protect, and intelligently manage their homes and businesses. We offer a dynamic work environment and a unified, inclusive culture that fosters belonging, collaboration, and strong business performance. Our programs help employees develop skills for success now and in the future. In everything we do, we champion our employees and bring value to our customers, investors, and society.

About the Role

Provide mechanical maintenance support to maintain equipment in an electrical generating power plant; may perform Lead Mechanic duties during absence of a Lead Mechanic.

Responsibilities

• Install, inspect, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair plant equipment, including boilers, turbines, pumps, motors, valves, condensers, and heat exchangers.
• Perform preventive, corrective, and diagnostic maintenance on stationary and rotating equipment in accordance with best practices.
• Repair or replace mechanical components such as bearings, seals, packing, sleeves, and seats.
• Use precision measuring devices (e.g., micrometers) to set clearances and tolerances using blueprints, drawings, and specifications.
• Operate machine shop equipment such as drill presses, lathes, and boring mills.
• Design and fabricate special tools and equipment to support maintenance activities.
• Perform welding, cutting, brazing, and fabrication using gas, arc, and oxy-acetylene equipment.
• Perform plumbing and pipefitting tasks.
• Remove and install non-asbestos insulation materials on plant equipment.
• Set up rigging and safely remove or install equipment and components.
• Monitor equipment condition through observation (e.g., oil pressure, noise, vibration) and collect routine vibration data.
• Identify required materials and parts, order as needed, and document work completed for equipment history and maintenance records.
• Use SAP (CMMS) to document work, manage parts, and support maintenance activities.
• Review and assist in developing preventive maintenance procedures and spare parts lists.
• Communicate effectively with plant personnel and coordinate work with contractors and vendors, as assigned.
• Provide guidance and skill development support to apprentice mechanics and other employees.
• Assist Operations and other maintenance groups (Electrical, I&C) as needed.
• Follow all safety, environmental, and lockout/tagout procedures; identify hazards and work safely to protect self, coworkers, and the public.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions

• Work rotating or irregular shifts and respond to emergency callouts 24/7.
• Work indoors and outdoors in all weather and temperature conditions in a power plant environment.
• Work around rotating machinery, energized electrical equipment, high noise areas, hazardous and non-hazardous materials, confined spaces, and elevated platforms.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE), including steel-toed boots, respirators, safety glasses, goggles, and other protective gear.
• Ability to work in high-stress situations requiring quick response to abnormal or hazardous conditions.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent knowledge of English, mathematics, and grammar.
• 0–3 years’ experience in mechanical maintenance in the repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of related power plant or machine shop equipment, including inspection, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, fabricating, and diagnostics OR 3 years mechanical maintenance experience in a similar industrial environment.
• The position is a DOT PHMSA covered position and requires the successful candidate to pass a pre-employment DOT drug screen and drug and alcohol testing background check. Once placed, the candidate will participate in the NRG DOT Program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or equivalent apprenticeship.

Skills

• Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to safely use hand tools and precision measuring instruments.
• Knowledge of rotating equipment and industrial maintenance practices.
• Ability to operate welding and cutting equipment and qualify as a code welder with training.
• Ability to operate machine shop equipment and material-handling equipment (e.g., forklifts, mobile cranes).
• Ability to read and follow technical manuals, drawings, procedures, and verbal instructions.
• Ability to perform basic math, geometry, and measurement calculations.
• Ability to use a personal computer and maintenance software systems.
• Ability to follow lockout/tagout procedures.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent walking, standing, kneeling, crouching, climbing ladders and stairways, and working at heights (from platforms, scaffolds, and aerial devices).
• Ability to lift, carry, and position tools and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds in awkward positions.
• Ability to work with arms above and below shoulder height and extended from the body.
• Ability to push, pull, stoop, bend, twist, and perform physically demanding tasks throughout the workday.
• Ability to hear alarms and verbal signals, visually identify colors, and safely operate vehicles and equipment.