Operations & Maintenance Plant Technician Associate

About the role

This role will work under close supervision, performing semi-skilled manual work, maintenance, and operating duties of a minor or routine nature in connection with power plant operation.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate ethical behavior and show strong leadership in safe and healthy work behaviors and environmental stewardship.
• Adhere to proper operating practices and procedures designed to prevent injury, illness, and environmental noncompliance.
• Observe and comply with governmental and company environmental, safety and health regulations.
• Maintain and ensure safe working conditions (including housekeeping activities), use of proper tools and equipment, and protective clothing & devices.
• Assist in performing equipment checks to ensure proper safe and efficient operations during the start-up, operation and shutdown of turbines, generators, boilers, pumps, exciters, transformers, switchyard, and auxiliary equipment.
• Operate valves, pumps, electrical disconnects, breakers and controls, etc. from remote locations as directed.
• Report all abnormal plant equipment conditions and alarms to lead O&M Technician or supervision.
• Absorb and compare results with established standards and make adjustments as required to operating conditions.
• Enter and review data in the plant logbook.
• Maintain awareness of plant operations in order to optimize unit economics.
• Record and track discrepancies or errors and coordinate with others.
• Take immediate necessary actions in case of emergency.
• Assist in monitoring, inspecting, installing, removing, testing, adjusting, calibrating, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical, electronic, instrumentation and plant controls systems and components.
• Operate hoists, fork-lift truck, small tractors, aerial lifts, scissor lifts, mobile cranes, and automotive equipment.
• Maintain awareness of plant operations in order to optimize unit economics.
• Operate machine shop and portable machine equipment such as shapers, drill presses and similar machining equipment to produce accurate measurements on all shapes.
• Perform basic predictive and preventive maintenance work by inspecting monitoring, lubricating, troubleshooting, and testing plant equipment to determine conditions such as wear, corrosion, and deposits.
• Learn how to use the work management systems to initiate, retrieve and update work orders, material requests, PMs, and time entry, etc.
• Operate the gas turbine and all plant auxiliaries as required.
• Make regular inspection rounds of plant electrical, instrumentation and mechanical equipment during unit operations to inspect plant equipment for faulty operations or conditions that require adjustment and/or repairs.
• Report findings to the control room and/or supervision. Assist others in making necessary corrections, adjustments and/or repairs.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate Degree in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Power Plant Technologies, or Industrial Engineering Technology
• Licenses and Certifications: A physical abilities assessment is also required. Must obtain and maintain all necessary certifications and licenses as required.
• Experience: Successful completion of the Plant Operator Selection System (POSS) and the Plant Maintenance Selection System (MASS) tests. Relevant on-the-job experience or education above and beyond that described above may be substituted for part of the experience and/or education requirement.
• Abilities & Skills: Ability to work effectively with other employees and contractors and learn to instruct and direct the work of others. Ability to learn and perform duties in accordance with company rules, policies and procedures, OSHA environmental laws/regulations and applicable operating & maintenance procedures. Must be able to learn the tools and equipment and their use as required in the work. Possess the ability to perform required work physically and mentally in an often distracting and multitasking plant environment. Ability to understand the care and attention required for the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the equipment to which assigned.