I&C Technician

Job Summary

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Perform work incorporating strict adherence to Safety procedures and best practices and continually observe for safe working practices.
• Regularly develops and presents safety topics.
• Develop an understanding of HPI tools through training opportunities and practice.
• Actively participate in Pre/Post Job briefs.
• Work with other technicians to perform routine and emergency maintenance and/or compliance activities on the plant instrumentation and control systems including weekends, holidays, and scheduled shift.
• Cover Unit start-up and shut-down activities with assistance from other Technicians.
• Calibrate, troubleshoot and maintain power plant instrumentation systems and equipment.
• Learn to enter WRs and PRs into Maximo.
• Assist in the design and implementation of O&M and Capital projects.
• Learn to communicate LOTO requests to Operations.
• Maintain a good working relationship with Operations, Electrical, Purchasing, Warehouse personnel, other support groups and vendors.
• Successfully delivers results by thorough and detailed completion of job responsibilities.
• Takes pride in thorough and detailed completion of a job.
• Communicate to the Supervisor ANY unusual and out-of-the-ordinary equipment condition or issues which may hinder normal operation or may cause budget impacting cost.
• Assist the on-call technician during call-outs.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• Associates degree in Instrumentation or Electronics or High School Diploma/GED with two (2) years related work experience.
• Provide the technical expertise and skills to effectively troubleshoot low voltage electrical circuits.
• Provide the technical expertise and skills to perform calibrations and maintenance of field instrumentation including transmitters (level, pressure, flow, temperature, etc.), control valves, valve positioners, thermocouples, etc.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of the power plant processes (material handling, water side equipment, air side equipment, emission controls, turbine/generator, etc.).
• Demonstrates specific knowledge and skills to perform job assignments.
• Demonstrates continual self-improvement in job skills and knowledge.
• Demonstrates knowledge of how job assignment impacts other systems/units and uses this knowledge to maximize safety and minimize equipment problems.
• Demonstrates knowledge and utilization of resources required to perform job, such as drawings, instruction books, calibration data sheets, MAXIMO, etc.
• Proficient computer skills.

Measure of Success

• Promotion from the I&C Tech I position must be approved by the appropriate site management.
• The Supervisor will evaluate and recommend advancement based on the employee’s ability to:
• Associates degree in Instrumentation or Electronics and one (1) year as a Tech. I or three (3) years related work experience.
• Develop the technical expertise and skills to provide, with occasional assistance, the ability to effectively troubleshoot and maintain the Plant control systems (DCS, TCS & PLCs).
• Develop the technical expertise and skills to provide, with occasional assistance, the ability to effectively troubleshoot and maintain the control systems communication networks (DCS, TCS & PLC).
• Develop the technical expertise and skills to configure and troubleshoot Variable Frequency Drives with limited assistance.
• Develop the technical expertise and skills to calibrate, troubleshoot and maintain weigh scales with limited assistance.
• Utilize HPI tools in daily work assignments.
• Able to enter WRs and PRs into Maximo.
• Able to cover call-out duties with minimal assistance.

Company Luminant Generation Company LLC

Luminant Generation Company LLC is a subsidiary of Vistra Energy and is committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication.

Locations

Jacksonville, Texas

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Vistra Energy