Mechanic - Local 304

About the Role

This is an open position based at Harrison Power Station with Mon Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. Under general directive supervision, the role involves performing and directing skilled mechanical repair work on all plant equipment, including air compressors, turbines, generators, pumps, fans, boilers, pulverizers, and auxiliary equipment. The work encompasses assembly, welding, sheet metal work, pipe fitting, machining, and rigging.

Responsibilities

• Performs rigging, dismantling, overhauling, repairing, testing, and assembling of rotating, mechanical, and plant auxiliary equipment; operates overhead and mobile cranes for regular and precision lifts.
• Makes or reproduces special parts, assemblies, tools, jigs, and fixtures; takes necessary measurements and sketches.
• Operates and maintains hand tools and shop tools; performs drilling, grinding, cutting, shearing, filing, bending, forming, and chipping.
• Aligns rotating equipment assemblies using dial indicator technique.
• Performs welding, brazing, soldering, electric arc welding, and oxyacetylene burning; layouts, fabricates, and maintains plant piping; prepares materials for and deposits metal surfaces on parts.
• Inspects, tests, adjusts, replaces, installs, maintains, and troubleshoots all plant mechanical equipment.
• Overhauls plant mechanical equipment such as feedwater pumps, circulating pumps, drive gears, and air compressors in place or in the shop; repairs pulverizers, condensers, feedwater heaters, and other equipment.
• Sets up and removes rigging, tackle, blocking, shoring, and operates overhead cranes and hoists; directs the movement and lifting of large plant equipment and assemblies.
• Performs layout and fitting of sheet metal and steel plates; scrapes and hand fits bearings requiring close tolerances.
• Repairs and replaces manual, motor, and hydraulically operated valves of all sizes and pressures; replaces, grinds, and reseats parts; repacks valves and pump shafts.
• Performs insulation and refractory repair/installation; conducts confined space monitoring and completes required documentation.
• Builds and removes approved scaffolds; troubleshoots and inspects mechanical equipment; suggests and directs necessary work, including obtaining parts from storeroom.
• Conducts tests such as leakage testing for valves and heat exchangers, and test runs of equipment upon completion of work.
• Plans, lays out, instructs, and inspects maintenance work for employees under direction; provides general oversight on assigned jobs and trains other employees.
• Performs carpentry, painting, cleaning, plumbing, heating systems work, and building structure maintenance.
• Records maintenance data as required; ensures safety of employees under direction at all times.
• Assists in developing and reviewing maintenance procedures and methodologies; performs pre-task safety analysis and post-task feedback reporting.
• Maintains work areas, tools, and equipment in a neat, clean, and presentable condition; upholds high housekeeping standards.

Requirements

• Must possess a two-year technical or applied science degree, applicable to the work, from an accredited college or university. In lieu of the degree, one of the following is required:
  • Three years’ experience as a certified Journeyman, applicable to the work.
  • Equivalent military experience, applicable to the maintenance discipline, from any branch of the United States Armed Services.
  • Three years related experience in a power-producing utility or other process-related industry (e.g., paper mill, airline, chemical, or petro-chemical industries).
• Must be able to pass the Edison Electric Institute POSS/MASS test.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license(s) required to perform the work.
• Ability to pass a respirator fit test.
• Must be able to perform work from specifications, complex drawings, and blueprints in strict accordance with these documents.
• Working knowledge of the safe applications and use of vehicles, cranes, slings, bars, rollers, and other equipment and tools used in the work.
• Ability to work in high places and in restricted or confined spaces; work from spiders, boiler chairs, staging, scaffolding, and ladders.
• Ability to receive and pass on orders and instructions to assisting employees to maintain harmony, safety, and cooperation.
• Ability and willingness to work shifts and overtime.

Benefits

• Competitive pay plus incentive compensation.
• Company-sponsored pension plan.
• 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution.
• Choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs.
• Skills development training with tuition reimbursement.

Position Classification: Non-Exempt, Bargaining Unit Local 304.