CT Prod Tech - Simple Cycle

Vistra•North Bend, OH

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Under general directive supervision, the CT Prod Tech performs assigned operating, regulating, adjusting, maintenance, electrical, and instrumentation and controls work on Simple Cycle electric generating units, auxiliaries, and miscellaneous station equipment. The role also performs switching operations on station or substation equipment, oversees and directs employees and contractors, trains assigned employees, and performs related work. The position supports safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations through equipment inspection, troubleshooting, repair, calibration, preventive and corrective maintenance, operating adjustments, and emergency response. Duties include work on combustion turbines, generators, transformers, circuit breakers, control systems, pumps, fans, and other station equipment, as well as handling hazardous waste and station chemicals. The employee must maintain operating logs and records, use software to receive and complete work assignments and communicate work status, and follow company safety and environmental procedures. The position is based at a power plant/industrial site that operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The work involves exposure to heat, cold, noise, dust, humidity, machinery, and varying weather conditions, along with climbing, lifting, and working in confined, elevated, and hard-to-reach areas. The role pays $53.20 per hour.

Requirements

High school graduation or equivalent.
Demonstrated ability to perform operations, maintenance, electrical, and instrumentation and controls work.
Cooperative temperament and ability to receive and relay orders and instructions in a way that obtains cooperation from others.
Valid driver's license that must be maintained, and willingness to travel.
Willingness to complete the Company's required Operations training program.
Ability to work overtime as needed.
Successful completion of the Plant Operator Selection System/Power Plant Operations and Maintenance (POSS/MASS) program to be considered for the position.
Ability to use software programs to receive, understand, and complete assigned work and communicate work-related information.
Ability to work in a power plant/industrial environment operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including exposure to heat, cold, noise, dust, humidity, and all types of weather.
Ability to climb ladders and stairs; lift loads up to 50 pounds; enter vessels or equipment with limited access; walk, stoop, bend, squat, pull, and push; work in hard-to-reach and elevated areas; stand for long periods; and work around machinery and pinch points.

Responsibilities

Conduct detailed shift turnover by checking with the technician being relieved, reviewing special orders and operating conditions, reviewing logs, and visually inspecting equipment in the duty area.
Complete required training, including training in Incipient Fire Brigade, Incident Command, Confined Space Rescue, AED/defibrillator, and CPR.
Perform mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation and controls maintenance on Simple Cycle generating units, auxiliaries, and miscellaneous station equipment.
Perform buildings and grounds work when necessary.
Oversee and direct other employees and contractors, lead other departments during site work as directed, and train employees as assigned.
Inspect, repair, maintain, and align mechanical equipment, including rotating equipment, bearings, prime movers, high-pressure pumps, rigging, piping, and related equipment.
Troubleshoot, rebuild, service, install, and maintain circuit breakers, motor starters, and compensators.
Inspect, troubleshoot, test, adjust, repair, and calibrate relays, instruments, analyzers, control systems, and programmable logic controllers.
Use system tools to troubleshoot distributed control systems and determine necessary repairs.
Monitor, adjust, and calibrate unit CEMS monitoring systems; respond to alarms and correct issues as necessary.
Continuously monitor the central control room during the shift, maintain economical equipment operation, respond to abnormal conditions, and take corrective measures within the role's authority.
Operate, regulate, adjust, and maintain combustion turbines and related equipment to achieve proper output, control water flows, pressures, temperatures, and fuel consumption, and support efficient operation.
Operate, regulate, and adjust generators, transformers, busses, transmission lines, oil and air circuit breakers, and associated equipment, including synchronizing, switching, and replacing fuses.
Operate balance-of-plant equipment.
Handle hazardous waste and safely unload acid and caustic for station use.
Perform mechanical and electrical switching operations to remove station or substation equipment from service and return it to service, including preparing, giving or receiving clearances and placing or removing hold cards in accordance with procedures.
Use Lockout-Tagout to isolate non-generation equipment.
Observe instrument indications, maintain chronological operating logs, and prepare required reports and records.
Assist with or perform emergency and abnormal operations to keep combustion turbines, transformers, and related equipment in service or return them to service.
Maintain work equipment and areas in a clean and orderly condition, follow company safety rules and practices, and check safety equipment condition.
Operate and maintain the site safely and in an environmentally responsible manner while complying with EHS procedures.
Use software programs to receive, understand, and complete work assignments and communicate work completion, planning and scheduling, equipment isolation, and stock-material and parts requisitions.
Perform other similar or less-skilled work as assigned.