I&C Technician

NRG Energy • Houston, TX

10d • Onsite

About The Position

NRG is seeking an I&C Technician to provide maintenance support for instrumentation associated with the boiler, turbine, generator, and all auxiliary equipment for the plant. This role involves troubleshooting, calibrating, and maintaining these systems. The position may also involve performing Master I&C Technician duties in the absence of a Master I&C technician. NRG offers a dynamic work environment with a unified and inclusive culture, fostering a strong sense of belonging for better collaboration and business performance. Company programs are designed to help employees develop skills for current and future success, with a commitment to championing employees and delivering value to customers, investors, and society.

Requirements

• Journeyman I &C Technician
• 5-7 years of Power Plant I&C experience in electronics, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration
• Valid driver’s license
• Good mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to communicate orally and in written reports, condition of equipment and status of jobs to crew leader, supervision, operations, and other craft personnel and outside service representatives.
• Knowledge of electricity, voltage, and current relationships.
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Company environmental guidelines.
• Knowledge of maintenance activities and procedures performed on control systems used in power generation.
• Ability to read and interpret instruction manuals blueprints and control system drawings; applies knowledge to daily tasks.
• Ability to learn mechanical and electrical control equipment and basic power plant equipment operation.
• Ability to use mathematics including algebra and geometry to take measurements and perform computations required for installation and calibration of equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair pneumatic, electronic and digital controllers used in control loops.
• Ability to calibrate and perform maintenance on temperature, level, and pressure instruments and transmitters.
• Ability to Tag Out/Lock Out equipment per NRG’s Tag Out/Lock Out procedure.
• Ability to use a personal computer and associated software.
• Ability to operate Company vehicles and equipment (e.g. forklift, plant vehicles, etc.) and maintain operating licenses and certifications.
• Ability to influence others toward action or a particular point of view.
• Ability to accept responsibility for crew activities.
• Ability to apply knowledge of plant operations, equipment and skill area knowledge to daily decision making.
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required i.e.…steel-toed boots, respirators, goggles, safety glasses etc.
• Have ability to discern and respond to verbal and auditory signals.
• Ability to discern assorted colors.

Nice To Haves

• PLC Programming
• SCADA/HMI
• TMOS
• MARK V
• Wonderware/ factory talk

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.
• Install, calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and maintain protective relays, computers, metering, monitoring, and control systems on boilers, turbines, generators, and plant auxiliary equipment.
• Perform benchwork and component troubleshooting in a shop location.
• Read and interpret electric generating plants P&ID’s and CWD’s to locate, identify, troubleshoot, and repair plant systems, interlocks, etc.
• Use test equipment (oscilloscopes, multi-meters electronic bridges, loop calibrators) and hand tools (i.e. drills, screwdrivers) as necessary to troubleshoot and maintain devices and systems for the power plant.
• Work with apprentice I/C technicians and skill enhancement employees to teach proper, safe use of tools and maintenance procedures.
• Complete all 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.
• Continually update knowledge of plant systems and instrumentation.
• Make decisions about how best to repair equipment and what resources (tools, time equipment) will be needed.
• Arrange own transportation to work location and may be reassigned to another location at the Company’s discretion.
• Perform routine cleaning of work area.
• Complete all written and electronic records to document work in progress and completed.

Benefits

• The job description mentions that company programs are designed to help employees develop the skills they need for success now and in the future, and that NRG aims to champion its employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed