IC&E Technician I

Calpine•Odessa, TX

About The Position

Calpine is seeking an entry-level IC&E Technician I to maintain and repair electrical equipment and instrumentation, including plant control systems. The position monitors, maintains, and repairs the plant Distributed Control System (DCS), gas turbine and steam turbine control systems, generators, transformers, and switchgear. The technician also maintains, calibrates, and repairs plant electrical, instrumentation, and control systems and performs routine troubleshooting. The role uses a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to organize and complete maintenance, and helps optimize the plant preventive maintenance program to align with OEM recommendations, regulatory requirements, and company maintenance philosophy. The technician maintains logs, manuals, records, blueprints, and operating procedures, and provides written reports on control-system conditions when required. Safe behavior and compliance with safety and health policies and procedures are expected in all activities, including identifying, eliminating, or actively managing risks. This is an entry-level position involving standardized duties and routine decisions, performed under direct supervision or defined parameters. Work is reviewed by others; the technician resolves routine questions and refers more complex issues to higher levels.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Entry-level/apprentice experience with a minimum of 2 years in instrument/electrical and control system applications.
Strong mechanical aptitude.
Advanced understanding of chemistry, physics, electricity, and mathematics.
Experience with DCS programming and configuration.
Begins to achieve primary certifications or licensures.
Valid state driver's license.

Responsibilities

Maintain and repair electrical equipment and instrumentation.
Monitor, maintain, and repair the plant Distributed Control System (DCS).
Monitor, maintain, and repair gas turbine and steam turbine control systems, generators, transformers, and switchgear.
Maintain, calibrate, and repair plant electrical, instrumentation, and control systems.
Perform routine troubleshooting.
Use the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to complete maintenance in an efficient and organized manner.
Help optimize the plant preventive maintenance program to meet OEM recommendations, regulatory requirements, and corporate maintenance philosophy.
Maintain logs, manuals, records, blueprints, and operating procedures in a neat and professional manner.
Provide written reports on control-system conditions when required.
Follow established safety and health policies and procedures; identify and eliminate or actively manage risks in work activities.
Perform standardized duties for a single trade, a group of closely related tasks, or a functional area under direct supervision or defined parameters.
Resolve routine questions and problems and refer more complex issues to higher levels.
Prioritize basic tasks according to standard practices or guidance from others.