Maintenance Mechanic

NRG Energy•Abernathy, TX

38d

About The Position

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You'll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future! Over view: Perform mechanical repairs and maintenance of power plant equipment and their associated auxiliary components.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Three (3) years' maintenance mechanic experience in an industrial setting or military

Nice To Haves

Five (5) years' maintenance mechanic experience in a power plant environment
Ability to use basic math and geometry
Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally
Ability to follow, interpret and act on written and verbal job instructions, and reports, technical manuals and data
Ability to calculate measurements and computations used to repair and maintain power plant equipment
Ability to perform work from ladders, catwalks, man-lifts and supports at various heights up to 150 feet
Ability to crawl into and perform work in tight or confined places
Ability to use half and full face respirators and other protective devices
Strong knowledge of rotating equipment and industrial maintenance activities and procedures
Ability to use hand tools of all types and sizes
Ability to operate company vehicles and mobile equipment (e.g., cranes, forklifts, man-lifts etc.)
Ability to lift, carry and position such items as large chain falls, slugging wrenches, heavy equipment and parts in awkward positions, swing various weights of sledge hammers, stoop and bend to reach valves, pull on chain-falls, and come-a-longs
Knowledge of handling and disposal of waste materials generated by maintenance activities
Must have a valid driver's license
Ability to use a personal computer and associated software.
Ability to Tag Out/Lock Out equipment.

Responsibilities

Install, maintain, test, inspect, and repair equipment such as boilers, turbines, pumps, motors, valves, condensers, heat exchanger vessels, etc.
Troubleshoot stationary and rotating equipment. Make repairs as need in accordance with best practices.
Operate machine shop equipment such as drill presses, lathes and boring mills.
Repair or replace defective parts.
Adjust clearances and tolerances on equipment, working from a blueprint, pattern or design drawing, lays out.
Use micrometers and other precision devices.
Design and build special tools and apparatus to facilitate work.
Scrape and fits bearings on rotating equipment.
Checks equipment operation by observing oil pressures and levels, foreign sounds and similar observations. Gather routine vibration data and perform basic analysis.
Perform gas and/or arc welding in mechanical repairs and fabrication. Additionally performs Oxygen Acetylene cutting and brazing.
Performs plumbing and pipe fitting tasks
Remove and install non-asbestos insulation materials on boilers, heaters, tanks, turbines, lines, valves, etc.
Develop proficiency with SAP (Computerized Maintenance Management System) in all job related areas.
Uses blueprints, diagrams, sketches, instructions and specifications in daily duties.
Sets up rigging for installing and removing equipment
Climbs stairways, ladders, and works from scaffolding, platforms and aerial devices
Identify and order proper materials for job completion
Document work performed for equipment histories
Recognizes safety hazards and follows safety guidelines
Effectively apply knowledge of environmental rules and regulations in all work situations.
Review and/or develop equipment spare parts lists and PM procedures.
Assist in providing skill enhancement to other personnel
Communicate effectively with all plant personnel
Provide direction and/or supervise outside resources in areas of responsibility as necessary.
Employee must arrange own transportation to work location.