Power Plant Electrician

WIN Waste Innovations•Saugus, MA

About The Position

WIN Waste Innovations is seeking an Electrical and Instrumentation Technician to install, troubleshoot, clean, inspect, calibrate, and maintain electrical, instrumentation, and distributive control equipment throughout the facility. The role supports safe, efficient facility operation and requires performing maintenance in accordance with applicable regulations and company procedures, often with minimal supervision. The technician may respond to emergency repairs outside regular hours, work overtime or rotating shifts during outages, and travel to other company facilities to provide technical support. The position involves working throughout an industrial plant, including catwalks, grated decks, uneven surfaces, heights, confined spaces, and pressure vessels. Work may take place in noisy or otherwise adverse conditions and may require personal protective equipment. The technician may operate mobile equipment and fire-extinguishing equipment and may fill in for a Lead Technician as required.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
At least 6 years of experience in electrical and instrumentation maintenance in the industrial or power industry, or at least 2 years of experience as a 2nd Class E&I Technician.
Licenses required to comply with applicable state, environmental, or federal regulatory agencies; electricians must hold licenses as required by those agencies.
Ability to perform electrical, instrumentation, control-system, troubleshooting, calibration, and repair work.
Ability to work overtime and rotating shifts during outages or when requested.
Ability to respond to emergency repairs outside regular hours and travel to other company facilities when technical support is needed.
Ability to use hand tools, portable power tools, measuring tools, industrial mobile equipment, and fire-extinguishing equipment.
Ability to lift 50 pounds and perform the physical activities described for the role, including standing, walking, climbing, bending, crawling, and accessing confined spaces.
Ability to use required personal protective equipment, including respiratory protection, hearing protection, safety shoes, eye protection, gloves, and safety harnesses.

Responsibilities

Monitor and maintain facility equipment to support safe and efficient equipment and facility operation.
Perform electrical preventive, repair, and calibration maintenance safely and professionally, with minimal supervision and in accordance with regulations and company rules, policies, and procedures.
Use and read available documentation, including P&IDs, loop sheets, and motor elementaries.
Access and read PLC/DCS program control logic to diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair problems with minimal or no supervision or additional training.
Apply knowledge of steam plant systems and subsystems used in power generation, including turbine generator controls.
Initiate and complete work orders and requisitions, and routinely document pertinent information.
Respond to and report for work outside regular hours when emergency repairs are required.
Travel to other company facilities when technical support is needed.
Take proactive measures to address improvement opportunities and assume increased responsibility when required or requested.
Perform lesser-skilled duties when required or requested.
Complete Corporate and Plant Training Programs within the prescribed time frame.
Use basic and precision measuring tools to calculate lengths, surface areas, and volumes as needed during maintenance tasks.
Follow safety procedures, correct safety and environmental hazards, and promptly report hazards to the Shift Supervisor.
Read, understand, and apply lockout/tagout procedures, safety rules, job hazard analyses, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Work overtime and rotating shifts during outages or when requested.
Communicate clearly verbally and in writing, including through the in-situ intercom system and two-way radio.
Anticipate typical problems, identify potential or recurring problems, and take appropriate action.
Troubleshoot equipment, diagnose problems, and perform repairs.
Operate equipment such as industrial forklifts, manlifts, skid steer type loaders, and other mobile equipment.
Assist the Lead Technician, Maintenance Manager, or Supervisor with training and development of 2nd/3rd Class E&I technicians.
Identify and safely and effectively use and maintain hand tools and portable power tools.
Maintain a positive work environment through professional interactions with customers, clients, vendors, coworkers, and management.
Fill in for the Lead Technician as required.