Operations & Maintenance Plant Technician Associate

Our Mone/Convoy gas power plant is looking for an Operations and Maintenance Technician Associate or Intern to join the team. This role will work under close supervision, perform semi-skilled manual work, maintenance, and operating duties of a minor or routine nature in connection with power plant operation.

• Demonstrate ethical behavior and show strong leadership in safe and healthy work behaviors and environmental stewardship. Adhere to proper operating practices and procedures designed to prevent injury, illness, and environmental noncompliance. Observe and comply with governmental and company environmental, safety and health regulations. Maintain and ensure safe working conditions (including housekeeping activities), use of proper tools and equipment, and protective clothing & devices.
• Assist in performing equipment checks to ensure proper safe and efficient operations during the start-up, operation and shutdown of turbines, generators, boilers, pumps, exciters, transformers, switchyard, and auxiliary equipment. Operate valves, pumps, electrical disconnects, breakers and controls, etc. from remote locations as directed. Report all abnormal plant equipment conditions and alarms to lead O&M Technician or supervision.
• Maintain awareness of plant operations in order to optimize unit economics. Record and track discrepancies or errors and coordinate with others. Take immediate necessary actions in case of emergency.
• As directed, assist in monitoring, inspecting, installing, removing, testing, adjusting, calibrating, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical, electronic, instrumentation and plant controls systems and components. Assist and perform simple control system monitoring using a computer interface terminal as directed. Assist in using elementary, schematic, wiring and control diagrams to locate, troubleshoot and repair control systems involving electrical, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic components.
  
  Use electrical and instrumentation test equipment to troubleshoot and calibrate plant equipment as directed.
• Operate hoists, fork-lift truck, small tractors, aerial lifts, scissor lifts, mobile cranes, and automotive equipment. Inspect scaffold and rigging after completion of training and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Assist in performing basic mechanical maintenance work including, dismantling, rebuilding, adjusting, aligning, packing, and cleaning equipment. Operate welding machine and gas torch to cut, heat, braze and make tack and temporary welds, etc. after completion of training and as directed. Clean and prepare surfaces for painting. Perform painting using brushes or spray equipment. Load, unload, move, open and handle materials, supplies and equipment.
• Operate machine shop and portable machine equipment such as shapers, drill presses and similar machining equipment to produce accurate measurements on all shapes. Master the ability to use appropriate tools and equipment. Maintain tools, equipment, and work areas in a clean and orderly condition.
• Perform basic predictive and preventive maintenance work by inspecting monitoring, lubricating, troubleshooting, and testing plant equipment to determine conditions such as wear, corrosion, and deposits. Perform inspections and basic corrective maintenance activities on plant equipment and components as directed. Assist in conducting tests and inspections to ensure proper operation of the plant.
• Learn how to use the work management systems to initiate, retrieve and update work orders, material requests, PMs, and time entry, etc. Use various computer applications and software programs to extract data and report status to ensure plant reliability and efficiency. Produce, revise, and maintain records, technical reports, procedures, and plant drawings as directed. Assist in conducting investigations and make calculations utilizing computer applications and programs, technical manuals, and procedures, etc.
  
  to ensure reliable and efficient plant operations. Assist in preparing required drawings/layouts on projects such as new construction, revisions to existing facilities and all types of power plant equipment.
• Assist in operating, monitoring, maintaining, and calibrating environmental and industrial hygiene equipment (such as emissions monitoring equipment, noise, and gas detection devices, etc.) in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Collect and analyzes air, gas, water, and chemical samples…