I&C Technician

Luminant•Jacksonville, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for an I&C Technician at Luminant Generation Company LLC, a subsidiary of Vistra, located in Jacksonville, Texas. Vistra is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas. It is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., providing essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities across the country with approximately 41,000 megawatts of capacity. Vistra is committed to the energy transformation, focusing on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, with a diverse portfolio including natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage. The company aims for a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The I&C Technician role involves performing routine and emergency maintenance and compliance activities on the plant's instrumentation and control systems, adhering to strict safety procedures, and collaborating with other technicians.

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.
Successful candidate on the Plant Operator Selection System/Power Plant Operations and Maintenance (POSS / MASS) program.

Responsibilities

Perform work incorporating strict adherence to Safety procedures and best practices and continually observe for safe working practices.
Regularly develops and presents safety topics.
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.