Maintenance Mechanic

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Summary :

Maintain and repair various power plant mechanical equipment and their associated auxiliary components.

This position is at our Ivanpah Generating Station facility in Nipton, CA approximately 30 - 40-minute drive from Las Vegas Strip.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities :

• Install, maintain, test, inspect and repair generating station equipment such as, boilers, turbines, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, vessels and a variety of utility vehicles.
• Troubleshoot mechanical failures and provide recommendations and findings to supervisor.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance plans on mechanical equipment.
• Replace packing in pumps and valves, bearings, shaft seals, sleeves, seats and other miscellaneous parts used in plant equipment.
• Remove and replace insulation materials on pumps, heaters, tanks, turbines, lines, valves, etc.
• Clean pipes and perform other plumbing and pipe fitting tasks.
• Set up rigging for installing / removing equipment.
• Specify and / or order proper materials for job completion.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and identify parts and spares requirements.
• Ability to use such hand tools as torque / manual wrenches, screwdrivers, sledgehammers, micrometers, calipers, torque wrenches, and other precision devices.
• Complete required records and document work performed.
• Recognize safety hazards and follow safety guidelines.
• Knowledgeable of environmental rules and regulations and effectively apply them to all work situations.
• Assist in providing skill enhancement training to other personnel.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing with management and other personnel

Preferred Skills :

Qualifications

EDUCATION :

EXPERIENCE :

Five (5) years of industrial mechanical maintenance experience in the repair, inspection, and / or maintenance of related power plant or machine shop equipment including inspection and preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, fabricating and diagnostics.

WORKING CONDITIONS :

Outdoor environment at generating plant work locations includes :

Plant Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

The base salary range for this position is : $81,760-$147,120

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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