Maintenance Electrician
Company: NRG Energy
Location: Abernathy
Posted on: January 24, 2023
Job Description:
At NRG, we're bringing the power of energy to people and
organizations by putting customers at the center of everything we
do. We generate electricity and provide energy solutions and
natural gas to millions of customers through our diverse portfolio
of retail brands. A Fortune 500 company, operating in the United
States and Canada, NRG delivers innovative solutions while
advocating for competitive energy markets and customer choice,
working towards a sustainable energy future. More information is
available at www.nrg.com. Connect with NRG on Facebook, LinkedIn
and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy.The Electrician is responsible
for maintenance support to troubleshoot, test, calibration, and
properly operation of all electrical systems at the plant which
include boilers, turbines, generators, and all auxiliary equipment
for the plant.Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Firm understanding of the safety and environmental over
production expectations at NRG.
- Perform all electrical preventive and corrective maintenance
duties on all electrical plant equipment and systems.
- Inspect repair, install, and remove all types of motors,
generators, transformers, switches, plant lighting, control
equipment, wiring, electrical signal and communication systems, and
storage batteries, and work with electrical systems up to and
including 4160 volts and including 125 VDC systems.
- Use a wide range of test equipment, including recorders,
computers, and control and tuning modules, PC based software
analyzer programs, oscilloscopes, data analyzers, logic test
equipment, and analog and digital multi-meters and other test
equipment, while performing tests to identify problems and to
maintain and calibrate equipment to performance standards.
- Make regular inspection rounds of plant electrical equipment in
accordance with the national electrical code.
- Assist in developing detailed preventive and predictive
maintenance procedures for plant electrical control equipment
- Safely connect, disconnect, and tag out equipment and circuits
for testing or repair.
- Properly ground High Voltage systems throughout the
facility.
- Install and remove wiring, conduit, fixtures, transformers, and
other electrical devices in the size, type, and arrangement
necessary for proper and safe operation of electrical systems,
circuits, and equipment.
- Troubleshoot, inspect, test, maintain, repair, clean and
calibrate instrumentation, solid state controls and
microprocessor-based control equipment including plant
communications equipment, programmable controllers, generator
excitation equipment, battery chargers, UPS units and
semi-conductor devices.
- Thorough knowledge of High Voltage in respect to coordinating /
supervising a contractor work force.
- Pull cable, install, and bend conduit.
- Maintain complete equipment files, logs, and drawings for all
designated equipment.
- Assist with forecast, inventory, and reordering spare parts to
maintain plant reliability.
- Assist in physical inventories.
- Participate in the administrative maintenance of the plant
operating manuals, technical references, prints and diagrams, and
preventative/predictive maintenance records.
- Operates from established and well-known procedures under
minimum supervision, performing duties independently with only
general direction given.
- Makes decisions within prescribed operating and casualty
procedures and guidelines.
- Executes recurring work situations of high complexity, with
occasional variations from the norm.
- Effectively communicate information to management and plant
personnel relative to the condition of plant equipment and
performance.
- Provides suggestions for improvements.
- Performs duties in a safe and environmentally compliant manner
that results in effect operations and cost.
- Comply with plant policy and procedures, in particular, those
involving personnel and equipment safety.
- Operate computers and printers.
- Discern and respond to verbal and auditory signals from the
operating system.Working Conditions:
- Power Plant Environment - Work both inside and outside in all
temperatures and climate conditions in accordance with
procedures.
- Work with large rotating equipment, energized electrical
equipment in high noise areas, and/or in confined places, on
elevations in excess of 250 feet, or from platforms at heights of 5
feet or greater.
- Must be prepared to work irregular or rotating shifts and
respond to emergency callouts 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.
- Work with and around hazardous and non-hazardous materials
(reference the waste management guidance manual).Minimum
Requirements:
- High School diploma or GED.
- Trade School and 3 years industrial electrician experience.
- OR5 years' industrial electrician experience,
- OR Military Service in a related electrical field.
- Knowledge of AC/DC Circuits, Machines, Electronic theory, and
components.
- Must be skilled in the use of hand and power-driven tools.
- Correctly interpret complex detailed electrical and electronic
drawings and prints.
- Valid State Driver's License
- Must receive a score of Recommended on NRG pre-employment
assessment.Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge and experience of power plant environment
- Ability to apply creative solutions to unique electrical
problems
- Ability to stay current with changing technologiesAdditional
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong knowledge in the use of personal computers and numerous
software applications such as Excel, Word, MS Outlook, PowerPoint,
Access, etc.
- Strong knowledge of plant systems to effectively implement LOTO
program.
- Ability to work well with others and be self-directed.
- Ability to handle quick changing situations under stress and to
work extended hours on short notice if and when required.
- Ability to troubleshoot problems and make sound decisions to
resolve them based on skill area knowledge of plant operations and
equipment.
- Ability to work successfully in a team environment and to
direct activities of others and provide job instructions.
- Ability to positively influence others toward appropriate
actions.
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and listening ability
to communicate effectively with management, co-workers, clients,
and vendors, equipment, plant, or system conditions.
- Ability to use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division to perform flow, pressure, and meter calculation.
- Ability to monitor, record, and analyze data available using
shift logs, instruments, recording charts, annunciator systems and
other monitoring devices.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematic diagrams,
procedures, and technical manuals.
- Ability to discern and respond to verbal and auditory signals
from control panel.
- Ability to discern assorted colors.
- Ability to assist others in performance testing.
- Ability to implement Plant Emergency Procedures as needed.
- Valid state driver's license.Physical Requirements:
- Climb stairways, ladders, and work from aerial devices.
- Daily work expectation requires ability to perform tasks by
walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, squatting,
twisting, pushing, pulling, 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, swing various weights of
sledgehammers, stoop, and bend to reach valves, pull on chain-falls
or come-a-longs.
- 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.
- Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as
required i.e., steel-toed boots, goggles, safety glasses, chemical
PPE, etc.
- Have ability to discern and respond to verbal and auditory
signals.
- Ability to discern assorted colors
- Meet NRG fitness for duty requirements.#CBWR #LI-WR1NRG 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/DisabilityEEO is the
Law Poster(The poster can be found at
http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf)Level,
Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's
experience or skills.Official description on file with Human
Resources
Keywords: NRG Energy, Lubbock , Maintenance Electrician, Professions , Abernathy, Texas
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