Operation & Maintenance Technician- L17S

DTE Energy•Buffalo, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operation & Maintenance Technician operates and performs routine maintenance and repair on equipment in assigned areas, subject to applicable labor agreements and DTE and GM safety rules. Responsibilities cover utility assets at a GM manufacturing facility, including medium-voltage substations, switchyards, transformers, boilers, chillers, compressors, cooling towers, pumps, wastewater treatment equipment, and related systems. The role supports facility production needs by operating utility systems and maintaining their safe, reliable, and efficient performance. The position includes monitoring and documenting equipment operating data, water treatment, lockout/tagout, planned and minor corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, spare-parts management, and assistance to contractors when work exceeds the technician’s capabilities. The technician also maintains safe and orderly work areas and participates in energy conservation and continuous improvement activities. The role is based in Tonawanda, New York, requires shift work, and is performed in a field office or manufacturing site with very loud noise. Work may be indoors or outdoors in all seasons and in wet, humid, hot, or cold conditions.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least two years of experience in plant operations.
Ability to read and understand one-line drawings for electrical and mechanical systems.
Ability to perform electrical troubleshooting on medium- and low-voltage systems.
Ability to draw a motor control start-stop diagram.
Two years of experience operating centralized chilled-water systems.
Ability to perform the described physical duties, including frequent standing, walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, and handling objects.
Ability to lift objects weighing up to 100 pounds occasionally; the job tasks require the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work indoors or outdoors in all seasons, including wet or humid conditions and extreme cold or heat.

Nice To Haves

First-Class Stationary Engineer license.

Responsibilities

Safely operate and perform routine maintenance on utility production equipment and related systems, including substations, transformers, boilers, chillers, compressors, cooling towers, water treatment equipment, and ancillary systems.
Operate equipment to meet the manufacturing facility’s daily production needs, including steam, chilled water, river water pumping, wastewater treatment, tanker-truck loading and unloading, emergency generation, electrical distribution, and compressed air.
Monitor operating parameters and record production, fuel and electrical usage, pressures, temperatures, vibration indications, alarms, and other relevant data.
Promptly notify the Plant Manager or designee of unusual, abnormal, or potentially unsafe conditions and take action to mitigate unsafe conditions.
Operate and maintain water treatment equipment, monitor water quality, add treatment chemicals, change filters, and add salt to softeners.
De-energize equipment using lockout/tagout procedures to enable safe maintenance.
Perform planned, predictive, preventive, and minor corrective maintenance, and assist contractors with work beyond the technician’s capabilities.
Record and document maintenance activities, including in a computerized maintenance management system.
Maintain an adequate supply of trade-related spare parts in the designated storage area.
Troubleshoot and correct problems affecting the monitoring, control, and operation of utility equipment.
Keep work areas clean, orderly, unobstructed, and safe after completing work.
Carry out energy conservation activities as directed, including repairing leaks and turning down lighting and machinery when appropriate.
Participate in continuous improvement efforts to meet facility efficiency and effectiveness goals.