Power Plant Maintenance Technician

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Follows blueprint sketches and procedures to perform repair and maintenance work such as drilling, tapping, lathe operations, milling machine work, surface grinding, metal heating/cutting, and quality control.
• Identifies mechanical design, machinery improvements or problems, and recommends modifications necessary for resolution.
• Maintains a complete log of time, material, procedures and other information needed for the maintenance management system.
• Follows safety/environmental rules and regulations. Implements safe working practices and immediately identifies hazards, recommends and/or implements repairs.
• Works, as assigned, with outside contractors during overhauls, or other times when contractors are engaged in mechanical installations or outage overhaul work.
• Handles all generation plant rigging and lifting equipment necessary for safely handling heavy machinery and materials.
• Ensures facility’s maintenance equipment in good repair and safe operating condition.
• Maintains boilers and their auxiliary equipment. If certified and assigned, may make and/or document weld repairs to the boiler tubes, high pressure piping, or vessels as required.
• Operates and maintains all shop machines and tools.
• Performs all generation plant metal fabrication and welding. Responsibilities include the working knowledge of the metal used, correct taper/gap/fit/preheat/postheat and the correct rod to use on various metals such as carbon steel, T11, T22, and others.

Required Job-Related Qualifications

• A high school or vocational school diploma, or equivalent, with emphasis on mechanical skills, metal working/welding processes. Four (4) years’ experience as a mechanic/machinist/welder, preferably in a generation plant environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of methods, materials, tools, and techniques used in the repair and maintenance of a variety of generation plant machines and related equipment; operating principles of boilers and other power plant machinery; occupational hazards and standard safety precautions necessary in the work; principles of shielded metal arc welding and gas-tungsten arc welding.
• Demonstrated ability to locate, correct and adjust defects in complex mechanical equipment; ability to perform skilled work in repairing, overhauling and maintaining cogeneration plant equipment; ability to read and work from drawings, procedures, illustrations, charts and sketches.
• Good oral and writing communication skills.
• Ability to pass respirator fit tests and to use respiratory protective equipment or self-contained breathing apparatus at all times.