Instrument Controls Tech

Job Summary

Trains and mentors fellow employees and leads projects within his or her craft. Performs highly skilled and complex work. Lead others in the performance of analysis, detection and repair of defects in interlock and control systems, electronic devices, including solid state equipment, computers, solid state communication systems, and instruments, such as meters, gauges, process control valves, electrohydraulic turbine control, Boiler Control Systems, Burner management systems, fuel handling system (gas & coal), water quality instrumentation, CEMS, EPA discharge monitoring equipment and calculations related to the operating efficiency of power plant equipment.

Assist in engineering studies and calculations related to the operating efficiency of power plant equipment, and assist engineers in performing other technical services. Participate in continuous improvement activities. This position provides control systems technical support of the generating stations Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and all of the sub systems that it entails such as Turbine Control System (TCS) and Burner Management System (BMS) as well as integration of third party devices including Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), analyzers, and protection relays.

Has accountability in supporting Human Machine Interface (HMI), alarm management, cyber security, plant historian and related fiber optics infrastructure. Performs a variety of duties including installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, programming, startup and commissioning, and control system database administration while adhering with all corporate standards, guidelines, best practices and site specific policies and procedures.

Instrument and Controls Tech Residency Requirements:
Successful candidate will live within 1 hour drive to of Turk Powerplant.

• Maintains alarm database, alarm priority changes, alarm disabled reporting.
• Manages site Logic Change Request (LCR) process.
• Maintains the integrity of the Standardized Security Architecture (SSA) within the process control environment including updating antivirus definitions, installing operating system patches, installing control system software patches, modifying group and local policies, etc.
• Assists others in preparing necessary data for engineering procedures, specifications, bills of material and requisitions for the installation, maintenance and operation of equipment.
• Sets up and connects testing devices used in tests on equipment such as boilers, turbines, generators, and other power plant equipment; performs or assists others in the performance of such tests.
• Operates and maintains equipment necessary to obtain temperatures, levels, pressures, and flows to obtain accuracy required; analyzes data and calculates test results, applying general knowledge of flows using available handbooks, manuals and associated referenced material.
• Compiles and records data relating to tests, investigations.
• Prepares graphs, curves and reports.
• Maintains analyzing equipment to ensure accurate information for plant operations.
• Possesses strong knowledge of facility specific processes and systems.
• Performs activities necessary to correct problems with components of equipment, searches for root causes of the problem, and pursues activities that will prevent reoccurrences in the future.
• Locates, inspects, troubleshoots and repairs defects in control systems involving electrical, solid state electronic, mechanical, pneumatic or hydraulic components, tubing, (or plant specific systems) using elementary or wiring diagrams, schematic diagrams or control diagrams, along with an extensive knowledge of process control.
• Installs, calibrates, tunes and maintains single-element and multiple-element control loops.
• Performs necessary functions to place in or remove from service, instrument and control systems undergoing study, tests or adjustments.
• Leads, instructs, directs, and trains other employees assigned to assist in the work and oversees contractors.
• Troubleshoots PLC and DCS Control Systems, Force Contacts, and locates hardware I/O addresses. Builds basic programming logic.
• Maintains control…