Junior Maintenance Electrician

Vistra Corp•Perry, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Perform preventive maintenance and predictive data collection on power plant equipment, including chillers, motors, breakers, disconnects, transformers, and relays. This role involves performing cleaning, scraping, brushing, preserving, and conditioning of parts, equipment, and structures. It also includes building maintenance, assisting in the assembly, disassembly, repair, replacement, and installation of various plant equipment, and performing basic welding, cutting, and sheet metal work. The position requires maintaining small motors, disassembling, inspecting, cleaning, painting windings, fittings, brushes, and assembling them. Minor repairs to plant wiring, replacing lighting switches and sockets, and operating portable and ordinary shop tools are also key responsibilities. The role involves operating all assigned equipment safely, dismantling, cleaning, and painting electrical equipment, and operating ordinary electrical test equipment. Assisting in the installation and assembly of electrical apparatus, switchboard components, switch gear, conduit, panel board equipment, and pulling wire and control cable are part of the duties. Additionally, the role includes carrying tools, rigging, and materials, assisting in setting up rigging, tackle, chocking, shoring, and scaffolds, performing routine oiling and greasing, unloading materials, recording data, maintaining maintenance records, and inspecting received materials for damage and conformity.

Requirements

Must meet the Company’s requirements as to General Qualifications; must meet all the qualifications of Mechanic Assistant and meet the necessary requirements associated with the plant training programs
Must have at least two years of experience in the Mechanic Assistant position or the equivalent; and must have successfully completed the assigned Qualification Cards and training for the position
Must be able to understand and carry out instructions; and perform other duties as assigned
Must be capable of achieving and maintaining the qualifications necessary to perform their assigned duties. This includes satisfactory completion of all assigned courses, Qualification Cards and training for the position
Must have a working knowledge of Company and plant procedures, instructions, and administrative policies
Must have a working knowledge of the rules and safety practices of the Company applicable to the work
Must have a working knowledge of the effective, safe use and care of the tools, equipment, and materials common to the work being performed
Must have a working knowledge of the location and layout of equipment in the Plant, site, and grounds
Must have a cooperative temperament, be able to work cooperatively with employees with whom the work must be coordinated to complete work assignments within prescribed time limits
Must complete training and qualifications to proceed in line of progression, whether mechanical or electrical
Must have knowledge and the ability to follow the Safety and Security practices, policies and procedures associated with the plant and equipment
Must be able to prepare all applicable documentation as required

Responsibilities

Performing cleaning, scraping, brushing, preserving and conditioning of parts, equipment and structure; performing building maintenance; assisting in the assembly, disassembly, repair, replacement and installation of the turbine, reactor vessel, condenser, plant auxiliary equipment and electrical equipment
Performing oxyacetylene cutting; performing simple non certified welding, tacking, brazing and soldering
Performing ordinary layout, cutting and assembly of sheet metal
Performing simple layout work on piping and components
Maintaining small motors; disassembling, inspecting, cleaning, painting windings, fittings, brushes, assembling, maintaining electrical hand tools and extension cords; making minor repairs to plant wiring and replacing lighting switches and sockets as directed
Operating portable tools; operating ordinary shop tools on material requiring low tolerances; salvaging materials or parts; performing drilling, grinding, cutting, shearing, filing, bending, forming, chipping and scraping operations
Operating all assigned equipment in a responsible, safe manner
Dismantling, cleaning and painting electrical equipment; operating ordinary electrical test equipment
Assisting in the installation and assembly of electrical apparatus switchboard components, switch gear, conduit, panel board equipment and pulling in wire and control cable and connecting to terminal blocks as directed
Carrying tools, rigging and materials; assisting in setting up rigging, tackle, chocking, shoring and scaffolds
Dismantling, cleaning and painting of equipment; performing routine oiling and greasing
Unloading or directing the unloading of materials received at the plant
Recording data and maintaining maintenance records as assigned
Inspecting materials received for shipping damage and conformity to drawings or specifications