I&E Technician NRG Energy, Inc. Location: California Category: Technician

1 month ago

Canada, CA Electricenergyonline Full time
Summary:

Install, troubleshoot, calibrate, and maintain all instrumentation and electrical equipment associated with the combustion turbine, generator, and all auxiliary equipment for the plant. This position is at our Walnut Creek Energy Park facility in City of Industry, CA.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Recognizes safety hazards and follows safety guidelines for personal protection, protection of fellow workers and the protection of the public.
  • Knowledgeable of environmental rules and regulations, and effectively apply them to all work situations.
  • Work with operations crew to communicate problems and corrective actions to equipment.
  • Install, calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and maintain protective relays, computers, metering, monitoring, and control systems on combustion turbines, generators, and plant auxiliary equipment. In shop location includes performing benchwork and component troubleshooting.
  • Maintain Continuous Emissions Monitoring System, CEMS, to include analyzer repairs, system calibrations and quarterly audits.
  • Reads, and interprets electric generating plants P&ID's and CWD's to locate, identify, troubleshoot, and repair plant systems, interlocks, etc.
  • Uses test equipment (oscilloscopes, multi-meters, electronic bridges, loop calibrators) and hand tools (i.e. drills, screwdrivers) as necessary to troubleshoot and maintain devices and systems for the power plant.
  • Completes all written and electronic records (i.e. notifications, work orders, calibration sheets, time cards, material requests) required to document the work in progress and as it is completed.
  • Continually updates knowledge of plant systems and instrumentation.
  • Makes decisions about how best to repair equipment and what resources (tools, time equipment) will be needed.

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma, GED or equivalent knowledge of English, mathematics and grammar.
  • Minimum of two (2) years of formal training in electronics and pneumatics, instrumentation, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Five (5) years industrial experience in electronics repair and calibration.
  • Successful candidates must receive a rating of Recommended on the NRG Pre-employment Assessment test.

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

  • Good mechanical aptitude.
  • Ability to respectfully communicate orally and in written reports, condition of equipment and status of jobs to crew leader, supervision, Operations, and other craft personnel and outside service representatives.
  • Knowledge of electricity, voltage, and current relationships.
  • Knowledge of 480 & 4160 motor control circuits and breaker maintenance.
  • Knowledge of Federal, State, and Company environmental guidelines.
  • Knowledge of maintenance activities and procedures performed on control systems used in power generation.
  • Ability to read and interpret instruction manuals blueprints and control system drawings; applies knowledge to daily tasks.
  • Ability to learn mechanical and electrical control equipment and basic power plant equipment operation.
  • Ability to apply mathematical skills including algebra and geometry to take measurements and perform computations required for installation and calibration of equipment.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and repair pneumatic, electronic, PLC and digital controllers used in control loops.
  • Ability to calibrate and perform maintenance on temperature, level, and pressure instruments and transmitters.
  • Ability to calibrate and perform maintenance on control valves.
  • Ability to Tag Out/Lock Out equipment per NRG's Tag Out/Lock Out procedure.
  • Ability to use a personal computer and associated software.
  • Ability to operate Company vehicles and equipment (e.g. forklift, plant vehicles, etc.) and maintain operating licenses and certifications. CA DL is required.
  • Ability to influence others toward action or a particular point of view.
  • Ability to accept responsibility for crew activities.
  • Ability to apply knowledge of plant operations, equipment and skill area knowledge to daily decision making.
  • Ability to do routine cleaning of work area.
  • Ability to complete all written and electronic records to document work in progress and completed using SAP and other MS office suite applications.

Physical Requirements:

  • Power Plant Environment-Work both inside and outside in all temperatures and climate conditions in accordance with Heat Stress procedures.
  • Around large rotating equipment energized electrical equipment in high noise areas, and/or in confined places, on elevations upto 80 feet, or from platforms at heights of 5 feet or greater. Climb stairways, ladders, and work from aerial devices.
  • Must be prepared to work irregular or rotating shifts and respond to emergency callout 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
  • Ability to work in mentally stressful environments: must be able to react to crises where immediate action is required to correct or curtail potentially damaging or hazardous situations.
  • Daily work expectation requires ability to perform tasks by walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, squatting, twisting, pushing, pulling, shoveling, climbing, and working with hand tools (up to 25 pounds) in position above and below head, and extended from body to complete repairs.
  • Lift, carry, position and use tools and/or equipment (weighing up to 50 lbs.) in awkward positions, stoop and bend to reach valves, pull on chain-falls or come-a-longs.
  • Ability to perform work from ladders, catwalks and supports at various heights up to 80 feet.
  • Ability to twist the body and neck while driving company vehicles or operating company equipment.
  • Performance of duties may cause frequent jarring of the body.
  • Work with and around hazardous and non-hazardous materials (reference the waste management guidance manual).
  • Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required i.e. steel-toed boots, respirators, goggles, safety glasses etc.
  • Have ability to discern and respond to verbal and auditory signals.
  • Ability to discern assorted colors

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