Maintenance Mechanic Jr - RSOE

American Electric Power•Winfield, WV

10d•$33 - $35

About The Position

Perform work checking, inspecting, repairing, maintaining, installing, and constructing plant equipment and structures. This position is with a Regional Service Organization (RSO), and travel may be required up to 30%. The role involves a broad range of plant maintenance tasks, including working with scaffolding, rigging, tools, machining, metal cutting, welding, brazing, electrical work, masonry, insulation, painting, and rough carpentry. The mechanic inspects, cleans, repairs, and reassembles plant equipment and components, and operates and maintains mobile equipment. The position also requires maintaining clean and orderly work areas, obtaining and verifying equipment clearance and tags, reporting abnormal conditions, following safety and operating practices, and participating in emergency response assignments as required. Candidates must meet one of the listed education and experience paths, have completed the required maintenance line of progression, and pass an examination as required. They must be familiar with plant maintenance and equipment, clearance procedures, safety practices, and simple prints and specifications. The work involves climbing, working at heights, prolonged standing or walking, and physical exertion consistent with a medium physical demand level.

Requirements

Meet one of the following education and experience paths: 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.
Perform the duties and maintain the qualifications of the maintenance line of progression, starting with Equipment Operator Jr., and pass an examination as 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 required heights.
Be familiar with the layout, construction, and functions of plant equipment and apparatus on plant property.
Be familiar with equipment clearance procedures, applicable rules, and safety practices and procedures.
Be able to read, interpret, and work from simple prints and specifications, and learn to instruct and direct other employees.
Obtain and maintain all necessary certifications and licenses as required.
Possess the appropriate state driver license.
Be able to climb ladders and stairs multiple times each day; use fine dexterity to position switches and controls; detect colors on alarms, equipment, and other devices; hear plant PA announcements and abnormal equipment sounds; and communicate plant information by phone, in person, or by radio.
Be able to work at heights, on grating, platforms, and catwalks; exert up to 50 pounds of pressure to manually turn off valves; and stand or walk continuously for up to 12 hours.
Meet the medium physical demand level described for the position.

Responsibilities

Inspect, erect, or remove simple scaffolding, rigging, and blocking, and assist with extensive or complicated setups and removals.
Use tools and measuring and layout devices to perform maintenance tasks, prepare materials, and learn simple machining jobs.
Perform non-code arc welding, tack and assembly welding, metal cutting, simple welding and brazing, and heat-related assembly or disassembly tasks.
Perform specified electrical tasks, including pulling and terminating conductors, repairing circuits, taping electrical connections on circuits up to 260 volts AC and DC on fractional horsepower equipment, using clamp-on meters, and cleaning de-energized equipment.
Install and repair masonry refractory and insulation.
Replace and adjust valve packing, drive balls, conveyor idlers, gauges and sight glasses, switches, pressure gauges, manometers, and similar devices.
Inspect, clean, repair, and reassemble assigned plant equipment and components, including igniters, nozzles, pulverizers, feeders, fans, dampers, air preheaters, heat exchangers, precipitator rappers, hopper heaters and insulators, small motors, pumps, and slag blowers.
Prepare surfaces for painting and paint with brushes or spray equipment using approved paints; perform rough carpentry, minor masonry repairs, rough plastering, glass replacement, and repairs to window and door hardware.
Operate mobile equipment and associated equipment and perform related duties.
Keep equipment, tools, and work areas clean and orderly.
Obtain clearance orders and verify that equipment has been properly cleared and tagged before work.
Report irregularities and abnormal conditions to supervision.
Follow company safety rules, operating regulations, and practices; train for and perform firefighting, first aid, or other emergency assignments as required.
Perform similar or less skilled work as assigned.