Lead Electrical and Instrument Technician
About The Position
The Electrical & Instrument Lead Technician is responsible for the safe, environmentally sound, and efficient daily operation of the facility. The role directs other E&I maintenance personnel in skilled electrical and instrumentation work that supports facility operations and maintains the process and power generation plants in compliance with production schedules and plant output requirements. This is a working lead position: the technician directs crew assignments and also participates in the work. The position coordinates and prioritizes scheduled work with operations and maintenance personnel, monitors assignments through completion, mentors crew members, stages parts, maintains shift and work records, relays scheduling information, and promotes safe work practices. Technical duties include maintaining and troubleshooting electrical and instrumentation equipment across the facility, including power generation, waste-to-energy, air pollution control, emissions monitoring, and control systems. The technician also participates in shutdown work, completes required training, and maintains clean work areas and tools.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 2 years of experience maintaining power plant systems, equipment, and components.
- Experience operating and maintaining electrical systems from high voltage (13 kV) to low voltage (120 V), including motor control centers, load centers, circuit breakers, motors, and associated controls.
- Experience operating and maintaining medium- or large-sized turbine generators, their instrumentation, and controls.
- DCS experience with Emerson Ovation systems or similar control systems.
- Experience with fire detection and suppression system controls.
- Ability to walk, stand, sit, and climb.
- Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.
- Ability to work at heights and in confined spaces.
- Ability to qualify to wear a full-face respirator.
- Ability to work consistently in various weather conditions.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in waste-to-energy.
- Formal technical or apprentice training.
- Military training.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with operations supervisors, lead people, relief operators, and maintenance personnel to prioritize scheduled work and coordinate activities.
- Follow up on work throughout the shift to ensure assignments are completed correctly.
- Advise, mentor, and assist team members with difficult or complicated assignments.
- Stage parts from the warehouse and help locate and retrieve inventory items.
- Complete Daily Log reports, record future work when applicable, and enforce daily entries in the E&I logbook.
- Relay information from supervision and management to the crew regarding schedules, anticipated changes, and overtime opportunities.
- Maintain crew attendance records, including tardiness and early departures.
- Ensure all time worked is recorded on completed work orders and that shift technicians conduct proper turnovers.
- Direct crew assignments while participating in maintenance work as part of the crew.
- Communicate, prioritize, and demonstrate safe work practices; ensure properly completed Safe Work Permits are issued and promote BBS entries into Ideagen.
- Ensure work areas are cleaned after assignments are completed.
- Report work accidents or incidents involving injury or property damage to the Maintenance Superintendent or, in the superintendent’s absence, the Power Plant Shift Supervisor.
- Maintain and test low- and medium-voltage switchgear, circuit breakers, motor starters, and power transformers.
- Maintain higher-voltage switchyard equipment and steam-turbine-driven generators.
- Perform electrical maintenance on energy-from-waste boilers and associated equipment, including pumps, fans, motors, conveyors, and refuse cranes.
- Perform electrical maintenance on energy-from-waste air pollution control systems.
- Troubleshoot, assess, inspect, adjust, and repair the Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) and facility instrumentation for flow, pressure, temperature, level, and flue gas analysis.
- Troubleshoot, assess, inspect, adjust, and repair Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and historian devices.
- Perform preventive maintenance, including routine calibration, thermography, and ultrasonic testing.
- Operate calibration equipment and perform assigned electrical and instrumentation maintenance and repair using Reworld safety practices.
- Troubleshoot electrical and instrumentation problems and complete maintenance work records.
- Participate in plant shutdown work, including teardown inspections of electrical plant equipment.
- Maintain the shop, work areas, and tools in a clean and orderly manner.
- Complete required Reworld safety, compliance, and other training or certifications within assigned timelines.
- Perform other duties as deemed necessary by the E&I management team.
Benefits
- Health care benefits beginning on the first day of employment.
- Wellness program incentives and rewards.
- 401(k) plan with up to a 7% company match.
- Paid time off, including vacation and holidays.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
- Tuition reimbursement and educational assistance.
- Employee referral bonus.
- Medical and prescription drug coverage.
- Dental and vision coverage.
- Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
