EI&C Technician

Responsibilities

• Observe and follow Ormat’s environmental and operational rules, procedures, and guidelines.
• Strictly adhere to and enforce safety procedures as required by ORMAT, CAPP, and OSHA.
• Ensure work is done in compliance with electrical (NEC and NFPA) codes.
• Install, program, inspect, test, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair low, medium, and high voltage electrical equipment.
• Install and calibrate analog and discrete instrumentation and control valves.
• Read, understand and effectively utilize technical information from electrical schematics, vendor information, procedures and codes.
• Perform voltage, current and resistance calculations and checks with appropriate meter.
• Calibrate and use test equipment associated with the power plant electrical and safety systems. Interpret readings and outputs of equipment.
• Participate in planning and scheduling maintenance activities.
• Create and modify reports and records associated with the electrical systems of the power plant.
• Perform corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance on electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation equipment.
• Provide recommendations for reliability improvements.
• Must be able to operate a vehicle in a safe manner, enter and exit vehicle without assistance, remain alert while driving for continuous period of time and read and understand maps.
• Must be able to work weekends and/or holidays when necessary.
• Must be able to work overtime as required.
• Must be able to travel extensively to other locations, including rural areas and other states to work on other projects.
• When assigned as an EI&C Technician 2 or 3:
• Performs programming for information systems; programs with ladder logic and relay logic; operates PLCs, RTUs and associated inputs/outputs; operates VFDs; performs telecommunications networking.
• Ensures proper operation of SCADA and HMI systems; identifies and troubleshoots issues pertaining to these systems.