Machinist Mechanic

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Summary:

Provide manual machinist support of power generation equipment in the Central Repair Shop.

Provide mechanical maintenance support to maintain equipment in an electrical generating power plant; may perform Head Mechanic duties during absence of a Head Mechanic.

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.
• Ability to operate manual lathes to 138” swing, manual boring mills to 17’ swing, and large manual horizontal boring machines.
• Installs, maintains tests, inspects, and repairs generating station equipment such as boilers, turbines, pumps, condensers, heat exchangers, and pressure vessels.
• Replaces bearings, packing in pumps and valves, shaft seals, sleeves, seats, and other miscellaneous parts used in plant equipment.
• Works with apprentice mechanics and skill enhancement employees to teach proper, safe use of tools and maintenance procedures.
• Employee must arrange own transportation to work location and may be reassigned to another location at the Company’s discretion.

• Machine Shop and Power Plant environment
• Power Plant Environment-Work both inside and outside in all temperatures and climate conditions in accordance with Heat Stress procedures.
• Work around 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. Climb stairways, ladders, and work from aerial devices
• Must be prepared to work irregular or rotating shifts and respond to emergency callout 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
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required i.e.…steel-toed boots, respirators, goggles, safety glasses etc.

Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent knowledge of English, mathematics and grammar.
• Journey level mechanical aptitude skills and adequate industrial mechanical maintenance experience (minimum 3 years’ apprentice program or other training) in the repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of related power plant or machine shop equipment including inspection and preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, fabricating and diagnostics
• 5 years’ Machinist experience required
• Large lathes, mills, vertical boring machines and horizontal boring machine.
• Strong math skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Have necessary skills and adequate 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.

Additional

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to use hand tools (e.g. wrenches, screw drivers, sledge hammers, etc.)
• Ability to operate Company vehicles and equipment (e.g. forklift, mobile crane, etc.) and maintain…