Vistra-posted 15 days ago
Full-time • Mid Level
North Bend, OH

Miami Fort Generating Station is looking for a Journeyman Instrumentation and Controls Technician and/or a Journeyman Electrician to perform in-depth troubleshooting and repairs to equipment. Qualified applicants should have a minimum of 5 years of exposure to industrial instrumentation and controls and/or electrical systems. The candidate should be adept at analyzing prints, schematics, single lines, wiring diagrams, etc., and resolving issues using those resources and their troubleshooting skills.

  • Inspects, tests, adjusts, troubleshoots, calibrates and repairs process controls when equipment is in or out of service.
  • Works closely with station operators while making repairs and adjustments to control circuits.
  • Operating valves to properly cut trips and control equipment in and out of service.
  • Blowing out lines for primary metering, controls and trips using air or other fluid medium to keep lines open for proper operation.
  • Troubleshooting, testing, calibrating and repairing various types of electrical control circuits such as analog, digital, or distributed control systems and protective trip or interlock circuits. Must be adept at using a multimeter to perform these functions.
  • Running conduit: installing necessary clamps and supports; pulling conductors and making connections; locating trouble on power and control circuits and making necessary repairs.
  • Meggering and testing insulation resistance on electrical equipment; adjusting and renewing brushes on rotating equipment.
  • Repairing and adjusting various low and high pressure hydraulic and pneumatic control systems and components.
  • Installing new control equipment.
  • Working in close cooperation with employees of other departments, vendors and others for the purpose of troubleshooting, repairing, and modifying control systems and components.
  • Directing others in tests of equipment for performance, efficiency, or calibration purposes.
  • Analyzing results of tests and making recommendations for optimum performance or repair of plant equipment.
  • Maintaining equipment associated with nuclear radioactive sources, running tests, and calibrating as required.
  • Maintaining software changes for process control systems.
  • Troubleshooting and making repairs to controls containing higher voltages such as exciters, uninterruptible power supplies, variable speed drives, etc.
  • Verifying field-marked process control system drawings prior to their submittal for changes.
  • Troubleshooting, repairing, and calibrating Stack Gas Emission monitoring equipment such as Opacity monitors and Continuous Emission Monitors.
  • Maintaining safe work practices utilizing all safety-related equipment, materials, and training.
  • Instructing and training employees in any classification in their work.
  • Installing meters, relays, recorders, switches and similar equipment on switchboards and making necessary wiring connections
  • Taping high voltage connections (above 6900v).
  • Performing similar or less-skilled work.
  • Must have all the qualification of Maintenance Apprentice and, in addition:
  • Must have a minimum of 5 years of exposure to industrial instrumentation and controls and/or electrical systems
  • Must be able to work from specifications, detailed drawings and blueprints.
  • Must have a thorough knowledge of meters, gauges, and other instruments and controls, together with associated pneumatic, hydraulic or electrical connections; and a knowledge of the tools used in their maintenance, adjustment and repair.
  • Must be able to climb ladders and work at higher elevations on platforms, scaffolds, grating, etc.
  • Must be able to work in all-weather climates and enter confined spaces.
  • Must be accurate in making wiring connections and capable of performing work in a neat and skillful manner.
  • Must be able to measure, cut, thread and bend pipe of conduit of all sizes.
  • Must be able to use measuring instruments like micrometers, calipers, screw pitch gauges, thickness gauges, levels, etc.
  • Must have a thorough working knowledge of methods used in testing, calibrating, troubleshooting and repairing instruments, controls, analyzers and other mechanism and equipment.
  • Must have a good knowledge of electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic circuits and circuit components.
  • Must have a good understanding of principles involved in combustion of coal and fuel oil and the generation and utilization of steam.
  • Must have a good working knowledge of the steam turbines, boilers balance of plant and the functions of the equipment located therein.
  • Must have a thorough knowledge of the principles of operation of all water-treating equipment.
  • Must be able to understand and use manufacturers’ software to maintain or alter process control systems.
  • Must be capable of directing the work of several employees in an assignment.
  • Must be able to work overtime as required.
  • Successful candidate must pass POSS/MASS pre-employment test.
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