I&C Technician

TXU Energy (Vistra Corp)•Jacksonville, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves performing routine and emergency maintenance, as well as compliance activities, on the plant's instrumentation and control systems. The technician will also cover unit start-up and shut-down activities, calibrate, troubleshoot, and maintain power plant instrumentation systems and equipment. The position requires learning to enter work requests and purchase requisitions into Maximo, assisting in the design and implementation of O&M and Capital projects, and communicating LOTO requests to Operations. A key aspect of the role is maintaining good working relationships with various internal departments and external vendors, ensuring thorough and detailed completion of job responsibilities, and communicating any unusual equipment conditions or issues to the supervisor. The technician will also assist the on-call technician during call-outs.

Requirements

Associates degree in Instrumentation or Electronics or High School Diploma/GED with two (2) years related work experience.
Provide the technical expertise and skills to effectively troubleshoot low voltage electrical circuits.
Provide the technical expertise and skills to perform calibrations and maintenance of field instrumentation including transmitters (level, pressure, flow, temperature, etc.), control valves, valve positioners, thermocouples, etc.
Develop knowledge and understanding of the power plant processes (material handling, water side equipment, air side equipment, emission controls, turbine/generator, etc.).
Demonstrates specific knowledge and skills to perform job assignments.
Demonstrates continual self-improvement in job skills and knowledge.
Demonstrates knowledge of how job assignment impacts other systems/units and uses this knowledge to maximize safety and minimize equipment problems.
Demonstrates knowledge and utilization of resources required to perform job, such as drawings, instruction books, calibration data sheets, MAXIMO, etc.
Proficient computer skills.
All applicants must be a successful candidate on the Plant Operator Selection System/Power Plant Operations and Maintenance (POSS / MASS) program in order to be considered a candidate for this position.

Nice To Haves

Associates degree in Instrumentation or Electronics and one (1) year as a Tech. I or three (3) years related work experience.
Develop the technical expertise and skills to provide, with occasional assistance, the ability to effectively troubleshoot and maintain the Plant control systems (DCS, TCS & PLCs).
Develop the technical expertise and skills to provide, with occasional assistance, the ability to effectively troubleshoot and maintain the control systems communication networks (DCS, TCS & PLC).
Develop the technical expertise and skills to configure and troubleshoot Variable Frequency Drives with limited assistance.
Develop the technical expertise and skills to calibrate, troubleshoot and maintain weigh scales with limited assistance.
Utilize HPI tools in daily work assignments.
Able to enter WRs and PRs into Maximo.
Able to cover call-out duties with minimal assistance.

Responsibilities

Perform work incorporating strict adherence to Safety procedures and best practices and continually observe for safe working practices.
Develop an understanding of HPI tools through training opportunities and practice.
Actively participate in Pre/Post Job briefs.
Work with other technicians to perform routine and emergency maintenance and/or compliance activities on the plant instrumentation and control systems including weekends, holidays, and scheduled shift.
Cover Unit start-up and shut-down activities with assistance from other Technicians.
Calibrate, troubleshoot and maintain power plant instrumentation systems and equipment.
Learn to enter WRs and PRs into Maximo.
Assist in the design and implementation of O&M and Capital projects.
Learn to communicate LOTO requests to Operations.
Maintain a good working relationship with Operations, Electrical, Purchasing, Warehouse personnel, other support groups and vendors.
Successfully delivers results by thorough and detailed completion of job responsibilities.
Takes pride in thorough and detailed completion of a job.
Communicate to the Supervisor ANY unusual and out -of- the-ordinary equipment condition or issues which may hinder normal operation or may cause budget impacting cost.
Assist the on-call technician during call-outs.