Maintenance Operator - III - Osceola AR

Company

Entergy Arkansas, LLC

Maintenance Operator I-III

Osceola, Arkansas, United States

Onsite

Under general supervision, the incumbent will be responsible to understand and maintain a good working knowledge of the various Power Plant Technical Systems. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performing highly complex instrumentation, electrical, and mechanical work involved in the inspection, troubleshooting, repair, installation, testing, adjustment and calibration of instrumentation and electrical equipment (e.g. meters and instruments, automatic combustion control equipment, regulating devices).

• Troubleshoot, identify, maintain, and make repairs to power plant equipment. Perform Lockout/Tag out of equipment for maintenance work following the Fossil Tagging Procedure.
• Specific knowledge and use of mechanical measuring devices, instruments, controls, regulating devices, and electrical equipment used in power plants.
• Be familiar with principles of operation and function of steam boilers, turbo generators, pumps, heaters, steam traps, piping systems, pressure and level regulators and their controls, electrical distribution systems, and balance of plant systems.
• Comply with all Fossil Safety Procedures and Policies.
• Step-up to Temporary Supervisor or Contract Administrator position with responsibility for other employees and/or contractors.
• Be available to work overtime as needed. Be willing to work under unusual as well as normal working conditions pertaining to a power plant environment.
• Uses elementary principles of mechanical measuring devices, instruments, controls, and regulating devices as used in generating plants. Troubleshoot, identify, and make repairs to the plant equipment including performing preventative maintenance tasks.
• Perform water chemistry analysis on the boiler makeup water system to ensure water chemistry is within proper control ranges. Make adjustments to water chemistry, as needed, by controlling chemical feed and/or blow down rates. Work with Operations and water treatment vendor to properly monitor overall chemistry program.
• Installs new control system equipment as required. Properly uses electrical and control system specific test equipment and other similar tools.

The position can be filled by a Maintenance Operator I, Maintenance Operator II, or Maintenance Operator III based on the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate(s).

Education: High school diploma (High School/GED). Desired:
Process Technology/Instruments college degree or equivalent work experience.

Experience: MO I-II: 0-2 years of experience in an operations or similar field or entry level with a background in process technology or instrumentation. MO III: 2-3 years of experience in an operations or similar field or entry level with a background in process technology or instrumentation.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of the elementary principles of mechanical measuring devices, instruments, controls, and regulating devices as used in steam electric plants; principles of operation and function of steam boilers, turbo‑generators, pumps, heaters, steam traps, piping systems, pressure and level regulators, and their controls; diagnosis and repair of instrument and control system malfunctions (transmitters, gauges, switches, control valves, pneumatic actuators, PLCs, plant or distributive control systems, instrument loops, flow meters, pressure probes, temperature probes, level probes, current meter, voltage meter, watt meter, digital recorders, and computers);

installation of instrumentation tubing; fiber optic troubleshooting, terminations, and splicing; elementary electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, process and instrumentation diagrams, flow diagrams, and general layout drawings; diagnosis and repair of electrical systems including breakers, motor starters, motors, switch gear, and motor control centers; installation of electrical systems including conduit bending and cutting, installing panels, junction boxes, terminal strips, and termination of connections.

Physical requirements include the ability to lift 100 lbs, lift and carry 50 lbs, climb scaffolds, stairs and ladders, etc. Must be team‑oriented, self‑motivated, and possess initiative and a winning attitude to achieve departmental, plant and corporate goals. Basic computer knowledge for Entergy Fossil Applications Time and Labor and AIMM is required. Successful completion of the EEI POSS/MASS test is required.

Entergy expects employees to be available to work additional hours, in alternate locations, and/or perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.