Production Technician III; Electrician

Job Duties

• Responsible for the support of the performance, operations, and maintenance of a 1250‑MW natural gas‑fired combined cycle plant, consisting of two 2X1 power blocks – GE7FA gas turbines and D11 steam turbines with Mark VIE controls – to provide safe, reliable, and efficient electric power generation.
• A technician must understand concepts to learn to operate the equipment and perform plant systems analysis to identify, resolve, and avoid failure modes. The individual performs operator rounds, troubleshooting, preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance on plant systems/equipment to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations and enhance equipment longevity, while complying with all policies, procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Provide 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. Lead in performing check‑outs, maintenance, and troubleshooting of electrical equipment such as protective relays, over‑current devices, meters and transducers, electrical switch gear and circuit breakers, electric motors and motor controls, generators and excitation equipment, batteries, and power inversion and conversion.
• Perform preventive and predictive maintenance on plant electrical equipment, including Baker surge testing, partial discharge data collection, thermographic data collection, airborne ultrasonic inspections, high voltage testing, high current testing, and ductor testing.

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.

Equivalent Experience
:
Two‑year technical degree or equivalent, and three years' experience in operating or maintaining a thermal electric power station or similar industry, or ten years of military experience in a power or technical field.

• A strong ability to work in a team environment.
• An effective trainer of personnel who motivates others to succeed.
• The ability to extract, comprehend, and develop instructions from technical manuals, journals, drawings, technical literature, and other job‑related material, and to 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.
• Experience working in confined spaces and at heights, including entering internal turbine areas, climbing ladders, and working within tight quarters of surrounding piping and conduit.
• The ability to troubleshoot electrical, instrument, and mechanical systems for malfunctions.
• The ability to instruct others in the performance of testing, check‑out, and troubleshooting of equipment.
• The ability to provide technical direction and leadership when assigned work leads to the modification or repair 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 be certified in First Aid and CPR/AED.

Valid Driver's License which meets the insurance eligibility requirements under Oglethorpe Power's qualification program.

10%

Will require scheduled and call‑out overtime as plant operating and maintenance needs dictate. Schedule Monday‑Friday 7AM‑3:30PM; weekends and nights as needed.

$43.95 - $49.55 per hour