Operations and Maintenance; O&M Technician

Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Technician

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The Richland‑Stryker Generation project comprises two peaking power plants. The Richland Peaking Plant, situated in Defiance, OH, features a robust power generation infrastructure with six units powered by natural gas as the primary fuel and distillate fuel oil (DFO) as a secondary option, collectively generating an impressive 450MW. The Stryker Peaking Plant in Stryker, OH, operates a single unit exclusively firing with distillate fuel oil, contributing 19MW to the energy landscape.

The O&M Technician will support operations and maintenance activities at the Richland Peaking Plant in Defiance, OH, and the Stryker Peaking Plant in Stryker, OH. Based primarily at the Richland Peaking Plant, this position plays a critical role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation and maintenance of electrical, mechanical, and auxiliary systems across both facilities.

• Assist in the start‑up, shutdown, and normal operation of power plant systems, including turbines, generators, boilers, fuel handling systems, and auxiliary equipment.
• Operate and monitor major auxiliary equipment, such as air compressors, demineralized water systems, chilled and cooling water systems, generator and transformer cooling systems, fuel pumps, conveyors, fans, and locally controlled electrical and mechanical apparatus.
• Perform operational tests and inspections on turbines, pumps, motors, valves, and control systems, making minor repairs and adjustments to maintain proper operating conditions.
• Execute orders from the Control Room Operator at isolated panels to clear, test, and prepare equipment for service in accordance with plant operating instructions and safety procedures, including tagging, lock‑out/tag‑out, and safety taping operations.
• Maintain assigned logs for operational and maintenance activities, including equipment readings, abnormal conditions, and maintenance performed.
• Observe and report abnormal or irregular conditions, taking corrective measures within the scope of standard operating procedures.
• Assist during scheduled and unscheduled maintenance periods on mechanical and electrical equipment, including turbines, pumps, motors, generators, transformers, and control systems.
• Support the use of the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) by accurately entering data, generating work orders, and adhering to the facility’s maintenance philosophy.
• Thoroughly document equipment issues in Maximo work requests and record all maintenance actions, repairs, and spare parts usage on work order forms.
• Perform corrective and preventive maintenance on rotating equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, and plant auxiliaries in a timely, safe, and high‑quality manner.
• Read meters, gauges, and automatic devices to record parameters such as temperature, vibration, pressure, flow, and operating hours; visually inspect and listen to equipment to detect early signs of malfunction or wear.
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical malfunctions in operational equipment, including pumps, fans, motors, turbines, generators, and fuel handling systems.
• Repair, replace, dismantle, and examine defective parts, including bearings, shafts, seals, belts, valves, and couplings, while lubricating and cleaning components as required.
• Use Fluke meters, oscilloscopes, and other test instruments to calibrate and troubleshoot plant instrumentation, electrical circuits, and protective devices.
• Assist in troubleshooting and maintaining programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCS), and plant control systems, including control card replacement, wiring terminations, and system calibration.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned by the Plant Manager to support safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations.

Safety is a core value of NAES and as a condition of employment, all employees are expected to be mentally alert and work safely at all times. Employees must adhere to all safety warnings and posted safety signs whenever on company property, and follow all NAES…