Electrical Maintenance Technician

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Position: Electrical Maintenance Technician

This position is part of the Electrical Distribution Maintenance Team at the Chocolate Bayou facility. The EDS Technician is to perform as a skilled craftsman in completing electrical testing and preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs to the electrical distribution systems. The EDS Technician will focus on the following areas:

• Make safety a top priority and uphold the 20 safety principles, Life Saving Rules, and plant procedures and policies at all times.
• Support the company’s visions and values.
• Act as a leader within the Maintenance group towards the Electrical Safety Program & NFPA 70E.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance (PM) on electrical distribution systems (138kV down to 480V Motor Control Centers main breakers) including creating custom tests, utilizing special test equipment, following established procedures, manufacturer’s recommendations, and recognized industry standards on the following types of equipment:
• Electro/Mechanical and Microprocessor Protective Relays
• Switchgear Circuit Breakers
• Distribution Transformers
• Air Break and SF6 Switches
• SF6 Breakers
• Current and Potential Transformers
• Power Cables
• Grounding Systems
• Station Batteries and Chargers
• In-depth knowledge in the testing and PM’s of electrical substations (138kV).
• In-depth knowledge in the operation, programming, and safe execution of the following (but not limited to) test equipment:
• Raytech – WR14 Winding Resistance
• Megger-S1-568 Insulation Resistance
• HV Diagnostics Tan-delta/VLF cable test set
• Vangaurd- TRF
  250-3 TTR
• Doble-M4100
• DLRO
• Hand-held multimeters and current clamp on meters
• Analyze test data, recommend corrective actions, and develop appropriate response by coordinating with E/I Reliability Team, E/I Maintenance, and/or outside contractors.
• Generate detailed technical reports, problems found, and corrective action taken or recommended and coordinating with the Electrical Reliability Engineering.
• Participating in cross-functional teams to identify and solve ongoing reliability problems to increase plant reliability and availability.
• Communicate effectively with the team on a regular basis regarding status and scheduling.
• Assist Electrical Reliability Engineering in the creation of Scopes-of-Work, JSA’s, & coordinate job walk-throughs with specialty contractors. This may include the following:
• Scoping, estimating and executing small capital projects and plant alterations
• Participating in contractor selection and management of contractor execution/performance
• Perform job responsibility in obtaining safe work permits, reviewing JSA’s, LOTO for contractors as a “job rep,” & perform QA/QC oversight of contractors.
• Perform all duties as a qualified electrical worker according to NFPA 70E – one that has demonstrated skills and knowledge related to the construction and operation of electrical equipment and installations and has received safety training to identify and avoid the hazards involved.
• Create switching orders; plan and execute high voltage and distribution system switching and isolation.
• Provide technical expertise in the troubleshooting of 480V/5kV motors/motor control circuits & motor protection relay programming/interrogation.
• Technical liaison to the maintenance & operations groups.
• Provide input on selection of equipment, review, and approval of specifications to support capital projects.
• Identify appropriate spare parts for equipment.
• Other duties as required

• Use PCs/mainframe computers to maintain records of calibrations, SPC charts, part ordering, etc.
• Communicate with co-workers, team leader, and other departments on…