Production Technician III (Electrician)

Oglethorpe Power Corporation

About The Position

Responsible for the support of the performance, operations, and maintenance of a 1250-MW natural gas-fired combined cycle plant, consisting of two (2) 2X1 power blocks – GE7FA gas turbines and D11 steam turbines with Mark VIE controls in a manner consistent with providing safe, reliable, and efficient electric power generation. A technician must understand concepts to learn to operate the equipment and perform plant systems analysis to take actions for identifying, resolving, and/or avoiding failure modes. In addition, the individual performs operator rounds, troubleshooting, preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance on plant systems/equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations, as well as enhance equipment longevity, complying with all policies and procedures, and governmental regulations. Responsible for providing safe, reliable, and efficient electric power generation in compliance with corporate safety policies and procedures, mandatory electric reliability standards, FERC, EPA, EPD, OSHA, DOT, and all applicable governmental regulations. Takes the lead in performing check-outs, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical equipment such as, but is not limited to, protective relays, over-current devices, meters and transducers, electrical switchgear and circuit breakers, electric motors and motor controls, generators and excitation equipment, batteries, and power inversion and conversion. Performing preventive and predictive maintenance on plant electrical equipment that includes, but is not limited to, Baker surge testing, partial discharge data collection, thermographic data collection, airborne ultrasonic inspections, high voltage testing, high current testing, and ductor testing.

Requirements

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent required.
Experience: 4+ years' experience in at least one journeyman discipline, either Operations (Control Board Operator) or Maintenance (Mechanical or Electrical/Instrument &Controls) for an operating commercial power production facility, a large natural gas facility, or equivalent military experience.
In addition, a highly developed analytical and technical problem-solving background.
Equivalent Experience: Two (2) year technical degree or equivalent, and three (3) years' experience in operating or maintaining a thermal electric power station or similar industry, or ten (10) years of military experience in a power or technical field.
A strong ability to work in a team environment.
An effective trainer of personnel and one that motivates others to succeed.
The ability to extract, comprehend and develop instructions from technical manuals, journals, and drawings, technical literature and other job-related material; and to effectively communicate orally and in writing using the English language.
Possess independent decision-making capabilities in stressful situations with minimum supervision.
The ability to discern the colors red, green, amber and blue as used in troubleshooting electrical diagrams, control system process and in color coding used in electronic and electrical component repairs.
The ability to lift weights or twist with a force of up to 75 pounds, as in the removal and replacement of access doors to equipment, turning of valves, hoisting of material overhead.
Working in Confined spaces and at heights, as in entering internal areas of the turbine for inspection or repairs during outages, climbing ladders to gain access, working within tight quarters of surrounding piping and conduit to perform troubleshooting functions.
The ability to troubleshoot electrical, instrument and mechanical systems for malfunctions.
The ability to instruct others in the performance of testing, checkout and troubleshooting of equipment.
The ability to provide technical direction and leadership when assigned work led to the modifications and/or repairs of plant equipment.
The ability to perform predictive maintenance and interpret data on plant equipment performance, if trained as a technology owner.
The ability to perform contractor management skills when needed.
The ability to operate and be certified on industrial trucks, forklift, manlifts, and boom truck, as required.
The ability to perform and be certified in First Aid and CPR/AED.
Licenses, Registrations, and/or Certifications: Valid Driver's License which meets the insurance eligibility requirements under Oglethorpe Power's qualification program.

Responsibilities

Responsible for daily plant operations and/or maintenance programs to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations, complying with corporate policies and procedures, and all governmental regulations.
Must strive to achieve dispatch orders and keep the control room informed of all changes in plant capability and equipment conditions.
Daily plant operations include start-up and shutdown of the plant and various equipment, operator rounds, daily chemistry activities, off-loading of chemical trucks, addressing chemical inventory, as needed, and shift log communications.
Daily maintenance programs include predictive, preventative, and corrective equipment maintenance in Operations, Mechanical, Electrical, or Instrument & Controls disciplines. equipment.
Take appropriate independent corrective actions to address abnormal conditions, engage needed resources or supervisor, notify plant personnel/management, and utilize work order/management processes.
Support the Clearance Program for isolating energy sources before performing work.
Complete all required and developmental training to ensure personal compliance, safe work practices, and operational excellence while performing duties.
Ensure that all operator logs (shift, CEMS, chemistry, round sheets, generation, etc.) are properly filled out and stored.
Support completion of all mandatory compliance reporting for Safety, Environmental, CEMS, NERC/SERC (such as relay operation), GADS (units derate & outage events), and/or other agencies.
Support project and/or contract management, as assigned, which may include budget management.
Maintains job-related qualifications, system knowledge, and understanding of OPC policies and procedures (Emergency Action Plan, Environmental Baseline Book, SERC Plant Level Procedures, etc.).
Perform all other work-related duties as assigned.