Instrument & Control Technician

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Job Summary :

Provide maintenance support to troubleshoot, calibrate, and maintain all instrumentation associated with the boiler, turbine, generator, and all auxiliary equipment for the plant.  May perform Master I &C Technician duties during absence of a Master I&C technician.

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.
• Install, calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and maintain protective relays, computers, metering, monitoring, and control systems on boilers, turbines, generators, and plant auxiliary equipment. In shop location includes performing benchwork and component troubleshooting.
• 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.
• Works with apprentice I / C technicians and skill enhancement employees to teach proper, safe use of tools and maintenance procedures.
• Completes all written and electronic records (i.e. 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.
• Employee must arrange own transportation to work location and may be reassigned to another location at the Company’s discretion.

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Please Note :   Salary offered will be commensurate with the successful candidate’s education and / or experience and in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement covering this position.

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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 / Vet / Disability  Level, Title and / or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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