Combustion Turbine Technician

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Job Summary

Conducts day-to-day operations and maintenance of the plant to include plant operations, mechanical maintenance, electrical maintenance, or instruments and controls.  Monitors plant performance and is capable, without supervision, of identifying mechanical, electrical and instrumentation/controls and performing corrective action when appropriate.  Is fully proficient in at least one of the disciplines listed above and as such has the ability to operate the control board, perform complex mechanical or electrical duties, and/or perform as an instrument and controls technician.  Can lead acceptance and performance tests on existing or new plant equipment.  Provides guidance to less experienced operations personnel.

Job Functions

• Start-up, operate, shutdown and secure equipment under normal and emergency conditions, from the control room or in the field.
• Troubleshoot and perform artisan level mechanical skills such as pump, motor and coupling alignment.
• Inspect all facility machinery thoroughly for malfunctions and / or potential failures.
• Maintain all logs and records as required to record complete operating conditions for the facility and report any irregularities.
• Identify hazardous and/or unsafe conditions or work practices, notify supervisor and take action to correct as required.
• Controls, monitors, and evaluates plant production equipment and output including efficiency and related variables (e.g., heat rate, cost/unit of production, system demands, and capabilities given various circumstances) and the overall effectiveness of operation practices and procedures.

• Acts as the Operations point of contact in the coordination of the facility’s short and long-term maintenance/ project planning and scheduling process.
• Reviews daily Operations work orders and establish priorities based on Safety, Operational and commercial impact.

• Acts as the intermediate between the support groups and Operations department for the development of maintenance plans and schedules as well as routine CMMS backlog review for Operations.

• Plant Operations, Projects, OEM to ensure all parties are aligned on major operations/maintenance plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Work with Management Team to develop 5 and 10-year major maintenance and outage site plan, planning these in CMMS, tie all PM’s to these planned Outages to support budgeting.
• Ensure all pre-outage work is clearly scheduled and included in the outage planning milestones tracking tool. Schedule planning outage milestone update meeting with the management team.
• Responsible for assisting the maintenance manager with development and integration of the optimized plant wide and resource loaded Outage schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Operations & Maintenance Manager.
• Work with the management team to ensure the plant budget is up to date and accurate.

• Monitors readings from controls (temperature, pressure, flow, etc.) for long term variances from normal trends and responds to the variances and issues instructions to ensure continued safe, reliable, and cost-effective power generation from the facility, while maintaining environmental standards.
• Performs routine fuel system maintenance, valve packing replacement, valve replacement, pump repairs, pump overhauls, electrical troubleshooting and repair, instrumentation calibration and troubleshooting) and complex (equipment alignment, continuous emissions monitoring systems, distributed control systems, turbine overhauls) maintenance work, as assigned.
• Develops operating and maintenance procedures to ensure consistent and safe operation.
• Conduct or assist in scheduled and forced outage maintenance work.
• Supervise, coordinate, or assist contractors performing work at the facility.
• Comply with all Facility Environmental, Health and Safety policies and programs.
• Maintain logs and/or records of problems, repairs, and downtime as required.
• Participate in committees and task forces as required, for plant operations and improvements.
• Assist in the implementation and upkeep on the overall preventative maintenance and spare parts inventory tracking system.
• Other duties as assigned by supervision.

Education and Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent level of work experience.
• Leadership experience a plus
• Successful completion of applicable Pre-Employment test battery.
• Successful completion of applicable Pre-Employment drug testing and formal background checks.
• Must be able to perform the physical demands of the assigned position.
• Must possess solid level of computer literacy (Microsoft Office).
• At least three years of related work experience.
• Possess a valid state-issued driver’s license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Must possess basic math skills, good verbal communications skills, and be proficient with the use of power and precision tools.
• Must be cooperative with those they contact in this work and have the ability to work without direct supervision.
• Must know the hazards involved and the safety precautions to be practiced in the operation and maintenance of power plant equipment and machinery.
• Work within and ensure strict adherence to all safety practices and procedures.
• Must be able to respond to audio alarms and variations of sound.
• Basic data entry/computer skills

• Work as a team. Must be able to pool our knowledge and energy to work in tandem to completely understand and productively respond to all of the business challenges.

Work Environment 

• Protective equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses, air masks, ear protection and other equipment must be worn in the performance of some duties. Working with hazardous materials may be required.
• Requires working 12-hour shifts with weekend and holiday work as required by schedules, workload and plant conditions.  On call status (day and night) may be required.
• Includes working indoors and outdoors

Physical Abilities

• Must be able to work on feet for extensive periods, requiring stair and ladder climbing, and routinely lifting 50 pounds.
• Must be able to work in elevated areas, confined spaces and in extreme heat and cold conditions.
  
  

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NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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