CT Tech I, II, III

Duke Energy•Salisbury, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for operating, monitoring, servicing, and maintaining equipment systems at a Combustion Turbine facility, following approved procedures and emergency protocols. The role includes plant operations, planned and unplanned maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs, equipment calibration, performance monitoring, testing, and reporting variances. The employee is also responsible for inventory activities and for following site safety procedures, including lock-out/tag-out, red-tagging, and use of personal protective equipment. The successful applicant must be capable of handling responsibilities with minimum supervision. Depending on the successful applicant's qualifications, the hiring manager may fill the position at a higher level within the job hierarchy. The role involves working onsite at a Combustion Turbine facility on rotating 12-hour shifts. It includes frequent overtime, including weekends and holidays, and responding on short notice to planned, unplanned, or emergency site events. Work includes field conditions with exposure to heat, cold, noise, dust, humidity, and electromagnetic fields, as well as work at heights, from suspended platforms, and in confined spaces. A respirator is required, along with successful completion of a physical and respirator fit test annually or as needed. Travel is approximately 5–15% for training and to support other Duke Energy Carolinas Combustion Turbine sites.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and at least 2 years of related work experience.
General mechanical and electrical skills and knowledge to troubleshoot, maintain, and operate a combustion turbine site.
Ability to perform high-voltage switching.
Ability to read and understand technical mechanical, civil, and electrical drawings and OEM manuals.
Valid driver's license.
Successfully complete EEI's Plant Operator Selection System (POSS) and Power Plant Maintenance Selection System (MASS).
Successfully complete a Power Plant Physical Abilities Assessment and a medical physical, including a respirator fit test.
Ability to complete levels of Employee Development and Qualification Program training.
Ability to work around equipment that generates electromagnetic fields.
Meet the position's 325-pound weight restriction, required for safe use of weight-rated equipment.
Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts, frequent overtime including weekends and holidays, and respond on short notice to site events.
Ability to work at heights, from suspended work platforms, and in confined spaces, and to work in conditions involving heat, cold, noise, dust, humidity, and electromagnetic fields.
Ability to wear a respirator and pass a physical and respirator fit test annually or as needed.
Ability to travel approximately 5–15%.

Nice To Haves

Associate or technical degree.
Proficiency with computers, software applications, and plant work management tools, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Experience with maintenance management systems such as Maximo, Passport, or equivalent.
Ability to work in a team-oriented environment and demonstrated team interface skills.
Additional experience with combustion turbine technology; this experience is preferred over other power industry experience.
Experience with large heavy gas turbine and steam turbine supplier technologies.
High-voltage and substation maintenance and troubleshooting experience.
Experience with mechanical and electronic field testing equipment.
Experience with digital control systems, programmable logic controllers, and multi-fueled technologies.
Experience with heavy-equipment rigging at a combustion turbine site.
Knowledge of heavy-lifting cranes and rigging requirements.

Responsibilities

Perform operations, maintenance, and balance-of-plant functions at the Combustion Turbine facility.
Operate, monitor, test, service, and maintain plant equipment during normal operations and emergency events.
Perform planned and unplanned maintenance on substation equipment.
Follow lock-out/tag-out procedures for equipment, including HRSGs, steam turbines, gas turbines, pumps, valves, chillers, and high-voltage equipment.
Troubleshoot, repair, and calibrate plant equipment, including steam turbine auxiliaries, prime movers, and balance-of-plant equipment.
Maintain water treatment facilities, including reverse osmosis and demineralizers, and perform chemical treatment for chillers, cooling towers, and HRSGs.
Monitor equipment performance through testing and analysis, and report variances.
Maintain Environmental, Health & Safety records, spreadsheets, and documents.
Perform inventory duties, generate spare-parts lists, establish minimum and maximum levels, and revise inventory lists as needed.
Read and apply technical OEM manuals, recommendations, warranty agreements, and mechanical, civil, and electrical drawings.
Support and follow safety guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Respond on short notice to support planned, unplanned, and emergency site events.