Mechanic B

National Grid•Oceanside, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This posting will also be used to fill additional vacancies in the same job classification that may arise during the selection process. The Mechanic B position involves a wide range of duties including laying out, running, and erecting pipelines and tubing from prints or sketches, making various types of joints, performing plumbing installations and repairs, and overhauling pipe line accessories and equipment. The role also includes fabricating and installing hangers and supports, working on low-pressure vessels, and performing less complicated welding tasks using gas or electric equipment. Additionally, the position requires inspecting, adjusting, repairing, testing, installing, and maintaining less complicated electrical equipment and controls, including motors, transformers, and circuit breakers, as well as performing less complicated motor repairs. The Mechanic B may work on or near energized circuits up to 440 volts and assist higher-grade mechanics. Responsibilities extend to running ordinary power and lighting circuits, performing necessary mechanical work, understanding relevant codes, and removing/installing instruments and controls. The job also involves general masonry work such as concrete and brick work, asbestos work, and plastering, as well as overhauling and repairing boilers and accessories, including installing baffles, replacing tubes, and repairing oil-burning equipment. Knowledge of rigging equipment for light loads is also required. Applicants may be involved in fuel oil delivery and unloading operations and will be subject to working special schedules to meet maintenance requirements.

Requirements

Make arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals and percentages.
Successful applicant must demonstrate their ability and willingness to work at heights.
Have valid N.Y. State Driver's license.
More than 3 years in this or related work.
Applicants will be required to successfully complete a Mechanic skill assessment test at Our Academy at Hub Drive prior to acceptance.
Employees selected for this classification will be required to participate in federally mandated drug testing programs prior to selection, randomly on a year-round basis, after an injury and for reasonable cause.
Valid Driver’s License required with a safe driving history that meets National Grid’s Safe Driver policy
Pass Field Assessment Test
You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Layout, run or erect pipelines and/or tubing from prints or sketches.
Cut through with machines and hand dies and cut and flare tubing.
Make up screwed flanged, lead, cement or soldered joints.
Make simple plumbing installations and repairs including pipe bends.
Perform simple overhauling and repairs of pipe line accessories and equipment.
Layout, fabricate and install hangers and supports for pipes, heaters, etc.
Layout, fabricate and install metal reinforcing pipe and miscellaneous steel assemblies including fittings, work on low-pressure vessels.
Use of gas welding equipment for less complicated cutting, heating or soldering members or structures, forgoing and forge welding less complicated welding.
Tack welding by gas or electric process.
Setting up and operating either electric or gas welding equipment and being familiar with and observing.
Inspecting, adjusting, repairing, testing, installing and maintaining less complicated equipment or less complicated parts of major equipment in connection with electrical controls, wiring, conduit, cables, regulators, motors, transformers, oil circuit breakers, etc.
Perform less complicated motor repairs.
May work on or near energized circuits or equipment up to 440 volts and assist higher-grade mechanics at higher voltage.
Run ordinary power and lighting circuits.
Perform necessary mechanical work in connection with above work.
Having and using knowledge of codes applying to the work and operation of electrical equipment.
Removing and installing instruments, controls and related apparatus.
Must have a basic knowledge of the "General Rules for Electric Equipment and Lines".
Performing general masonry work including concrete work, brick work asbestos work and plastering.
Perform less complicated overhauling and repairing of all types of boilers and accessories.
Installing baffles and removing, replacing and rolling tubes in headers and repairing oil-burning equipment on boilers.
Having and using knowledge of rigging equipment and its use on light loads on horizontal or gentle inclines.
Knowing limits of each size and type of rigging equipment in connection with this work.
Applicants may participate in Fuel oil delivery and unloading operations periodically as required.
Applicants will be subject to working special schedules to meet the Maintenance requirements of the Generation Station.