Maintenance Mechanic Jr

American Electric Power•Cresap, WV

About The Position

Perform work checking, inspecting, repairing, maintaining, installing, and constructing plant equipment and structures. The role includes mechanical, electrical, welding, cutting, masonry, insulation, painting, carpentry, and equipment-operation tasks, as well as maintaining safe and orderly work areas. Employees follow company safety rules and operating practices, verify equipment clearance and tagging before work, report abnormal conditions to supervision, and may be assigned to emergency-response programs such as firefighting or first aid. The position requires familiarity with plant equipment, maintenance materials and practices, tools, rigging, scaffolding, blocking, equipment-clearance procedures, and applicable safety procedures. The mechanic must be able to work at required locations and heights, interpret simple prints and specifications, and learn to instruct and direct other employees. Candidates must meet one of the stated education and experience pathways, maintain required qualifications in the Maintenance line of progression, pass an examination when required, and complete an online pre-employment assessment with a recommended result. Required licenses and certifications must be obtained and maintained, including an appropriate state driver's license.

Requirements

Meet one of the following education and experience pathways: an associate degree in engineering, industrial technology, or energy technology; an associate degree in another discipline plus two years of related work experience; a high school diploma plus four years of related work experience; or a high school diploma plus two years of related military experience.
Have performed the duties of and maintained all qualifications of the Maintenance line of progression, beginning with EO Jr., and be able to pass an examination when required; this is normally achieved with 1,040 hours as an Equipment Operator-Jr or equivalent.
Be familiar with plant maintenance, materials, practices, tools, and the rigging, scaffolding, and blocking involved in the work.
Demonstrate the physical and mental ability to perform work in all required areas and at all required heights.
Be familiar with the layout, construction, and functions of plant equipment and apparatus on plant property.
Be familiar with equipment-clearance procedures and applicable rules and safety practices and procedures.
Be able to read, interpret, and work from simple prints and specifications.
Complete the online pre-employment assessment and achieve a recommended result.
Obtain and maintain all necessary certifications and licenses as required.
Possess the appropriate state driver's license.
Meet the stated medium physical-demand requirements, including climbing ladders and stairs repeatedly, fine dexterity to operate switches and controls precisely, color detection, hearing plant announcements and abnormal equipment sounds, communicating by phone, in person, or radio, working at heights and on grating, platforms, and catwalks, exerting up to 50 pounds of pressure to turn valves manually, and standing or walking continuously for up to 12 hours.

Responsibilities

Inspect, erect, and remove simple scaffolding, rigging, and blocking; assist with extensive or complicated setups and removals.
Use appropriate tools and measuring devices; drill and tap holes, thread bolts, cut and thread pipe, prepare boiler tubes, and learn simple machining tasks.
Lay out plane figures on flat surfaces using layout tools such as rules, scales, straight edges, dividers, trams, squares, levels, plumb bobs, and protractors.
Perform non-code arc welding, tack and assembly welding, metal cutting, simple welding and brazing, and torch work for assembly, disassembly, bending, forming, or heat treatment as appropriate.
Perform specified electrical work, including pulling in and terminating 2- and 3-wire conductors for lighting or fractional-horsepower circuits, making repairs, taping connections on circuits up to 260 volts AC and DC on fractional-horsepower equipment, using clamp-on ammeters and voltmeters, and cleaning de-energized electrical equipment.
Install and repair masonry refractory and insulation.
Replace and adjust valve packing, drive balls, conveyor idlers, gauge glasses, sight glasses, switches, pressure gauges, manometers, and similar devices.
Inspect, clean, repair, and reassemble assigned plant equipment, including igniters and nozzles, pulverizers, feeders, fans, dampers, air preheaters, heat exchangers, precipitator rappers, hopper heaters and insulators, small motors, pumps, and slag blowers.
Clean and mask surfaces in preparation for painting and paint using brushes or spray equipment with approved paints.
Perform rough carpentry, minor repairs to brick or concrete walls and floors, rough plastering, glass replacement, and repairs to window and door hardware.
Operate mobile equipment and associated equipment and perform duties incidental to its operation.
Maintain equipment, tools, and work areas in a clean and orderly condition.
Obtain clearance orders and verify that equipment to be worked on is properly cleared and tagged.
Report irregularities and abnormal conditions to supervision.
Perform duties in accordance with company safety rules, operating regulations, and practices.
Train for and carry out firefighting, first aid, or other emergency-program assignments as required.
Perform similar or less-skilled work as assigned.
Learn to instruct and direct other employees.