DOTP-Electrician

Location: Thompsons

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* Summary:

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* Provide electrical maintenance support to maintain equipment in an electrical generating power plant and amine-based gas treatment technology Carbon Capture Plant and all auxiliary equipment for the plant.

** 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.

+ Reads and interprets instruction manuals, blueprints and control system drawings; applies knowledge to daily tasks.

+ Completes 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.

+ Repair, test, troubleshoot, inspect; and install, remove and maintain plant equipment such as generators, transformers, breakers, switch gear, motors and auxiliary electrical equipment such as, freeze protection, overhead cranes, cabling and power feeds.

+ Diagnoses and corrects electrical equipment troubles and repairs or recommends major repairs.

+ Works with other crafts or contractors.

+ Works with apprentice electricians 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.

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* Education:

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* + High School diploma or GED

+ The position is a DOT PHMSA covered position and requires the successful candidate to pass a pre-employment DOT drug screen and drug and alcohol testing background check, and once placed will be a participant in the NRG DOT Program

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* Experience:

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* + Five years (including apprenticeship/training) of industrial electric maintenance experience in the repair, inspection, testing, installation and/or maintenance of related plant equipment including inspection and preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and diagnostics.

** Additional Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

(KSAs):*
* + Knowledge of electricity, voltage and current relationships.

+ Knowledge of electrical maintenance requirements used to establish and maintain scheduled electrical maintenance program for the plant's equipment.

+ Ability to discern assorted colors.

+ Knowledgeable of  plant electrical systems and able to do switching to clear circuits for equipment maintenance safely and correctly.

+ Ability to produce high quality work with a minimum of supervision or direction.

+ Ability to follow, interpret and act on written and verbal job instructions, and reports, technical manuals and data.

+ Ability to operate Company vehicles and equipment (e.g. forklift, plant vehicles, etc.) and maintain operating licenses and certifications. TDL is required.

+ Knowledge of basic mechanical aptitude.

+ Ability to use basic mathematics including algebra & geometry to take measurements and perform computations required for installation and calibration of equipment.

+ Ability to maintain job site in a safe manner.

+ Ability to operate company vehicles and heavy equipment such as overhead cranes, forklifts, aerial lift devices, and maintains operating licenses and certifications. TDL required.

+ Ability to use hand and power tools to repair plant equipment.

+ Ability to Tag Out/Lock Out equipment per NRG's Tag Out/Lock Out procedure.

+ Ability to inspect, repair, maintain, electrical and/or electromechanical operating and control systems, equipment and fixtures, including instrumentation and heating and cooling systems.

+ Ability to inspect, repair, maintain, wiring and lighting systems, electric meters, electrical control equipment, outlets and panels.

+ Ability to set up and operate rigging apparatus for installing or removing equipment.

+ Ability to repair electrical and electronic instruments.

+ Ability to clean, test and install batteries.

+ Ability to perform electrical tests on Cathodic Protection, install cables and anodes.

+ Ability to perform routine and emergency…