Plant Field Services Technician (Electrical)
About The Position
This position will be located at Plant Barry (Bucks, Alabama). The primary responsibility would be maintenance testing of protective relays and metering systems during plant shutdowns. Other duties will include backup support for battery maintenance testing, metering calibration, and transformer device testing. Overtime work will be required periodically to support customer schedules. Travel within the southern portion of the State of Alabama will be required. Expected travel requirements will be approximately 20%. The primary mode of transportation is driving. This position will primarily support the following sites: Plant Barry, Plant Theodore, and Plant Washington County. Secondary support for Southern Company Renewable sites. Primary duties will include: Protective relay calibration (both digital and analog relay systems), Battery and DC system maintenance activities, Revenue meter calibration (including indicating and revenue meters), Transformer device testing, and General electrical system design, commissioning, modification, and troubleshooting.
Requirements
- Experience in electrical controls, maintenance, and troubleshooting
- Familiarity with electrical test equipment and device calibration
- Working knowledge basic electrical control systems
- Familiarity with metering and protection systems, batteries, chargers, and inverters
- High degree of familiarity with electrical test equipment and procedures
- Good understanding of mechanical concepts
- Knowledge of basic engineering mathematics
- Ability to read and understand electrical schematics and wiring diagrams
- Ability to use basic computer applications
Nice To Haves
- Experience with legacy and microprocessor-based testing protective relays
Responsibilities
- Maintenance testing of protective relays and metering systems during plant shutdowns
- Backup support for battery maintenance testing
- Backup support for metering calibration
- Backup support for transformer device testing
- Protective relay calibration (both digital and analog relay systems)
- Battery and DC system maintenance activities
- Revenue meter calibration (including indicating and revenue meters)
- Transformer device testing
- General electrical system design, commissioning, modification, and troubleshooting
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Medical and dental coverage
- Defined Pension/Cash Balance Benefit Plan
- Performance-sharing plan
- 401(k) plan with a generous company match
- Bonus opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
