Maintenance Technician

Date:
Nov 6, 2026

Location:

EL SEGUNDO, CA, US, 90245

Company: NRG

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we’re all about propelling the next generation of leaders forward. We are driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future. We deliver innovative solutions that make our customers’ lives easier—helping them power, protect, and intelligently manage their homes and businesses. To do this, we need creative and talented people to join our company.

We offer a dynamic work environment and a unified and inclusive culture. NRG fosters a strong sense of belonging that leads to better collaboration and business performance. Our company programs are designed to help employees develop the skills they need for success now and in the future. In everything we do, we aim to champion our employees and bring value to our customers, investors and society.

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Maintain and repair various power plant mechanical equipment and their associated auxiliary components.

• Install, maintain, test, inspect and repair generating station equipment such as, boilers, turbines, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, vessels.
• Troubleshoot mechanical failures and provide recommendations and findings to supervisor.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance plans on mechanical equipment.
• Replace packing in pumps and valves, bearings, shaft seals, sleeves, seats and other miscellaneous parts used in plant equipment.
• Clean pipes and perform other plumbing and pipe fitting tasks.
• Set up rigging for installing/removing equipment.
• Specify and/or order proper materials for job completion.
• Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and identify parts and spares requirements.
• Ability to use such hand tools as torque / manual wrenches, screwdrivers, sledgehammers, micrometers, calipers, and other precision devices.
• Be able to perform motor shaft alignment using laser alignment tool.
• Complete required records and document work performed.
• Recognize safety hazards and follow safety guidelines.
• Knowledgeable of environmental rules and regulations and effectively apply them to all work situations.
• Assist in providing skill enhancement training to other personnel.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing with management and other personnel.

• Ability to perform basic mathematics to calculate measurements and computations needed for repair and maintenance of power plant equipment.
• Knowledge of rotating equipment and knowledge of general maintenance activities and procedures including greasing, performing of oil changes, vibration monitoring, etc.
• Ability to operate Company vehicles and equipment (e.g. forklift, man-lift, crane, etc.) and maintain operating licenses and certifications.
• Ability to operate machine shop equipment such as drill presses, lathes and boring mills.
• Ability to lift, carry and position such items as large chain falls, slugging wrenches and various equipment (can weigh up to 50 lbs.).
• Ability to climb ladders to rig heavy chainfalls, use air impact wrenches, heavy equipment and parts in awkward positions, swing various weights of sledgehammers, stoop and bend to reach valves, pull on chainfalls and comealongs.

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Verifiable training in the proper use of laser alignment equipment, HyTorc (or similar) equipment, and standard Millwright training is a bonus.
• Training and expertise in the use of portable vibration monitoring equipment is a plus.
• Completion of Journeyman-level Millwright or Mechanic training program preferred.

Five (5) years of…