Maintenance Mechanic

Located in the heart of the Bluegrass state, East Kentucky Power Cooperative is a not-for-profit generation and transmission (G&T) electric utility with headquarters in Winchester, KY which is just a short distance from Lexington. Our cooperative has a vital mission: to safely generate and deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable energy to our 16 owner-member cooperatives serving more than 1.2 million Kentuckians across 89 counties.

We're leaders in environmental stewardship and we're committed to provide power to improve the lives of people in Kentucky.

As passionate as we are about providing smart energy solutions, we are equally excited about people. We strive to cultivate connected workplaces where great ideas are born and rewarding careers are built.

EKPC offers a wage and benefits package that ranks among the best in the state. There is no waiting period on our medical, dental and vision insurance plans so you are covered on day one, and the dental plan is free for employees. Our generous 401(k) retirement plan allows employees to start contributing to their plan after a month of service, and after 3 months of service, EKPC will automatically contribute 6.5% of base wages AND match employee contributions up to 4.5%.

Our competitive vacation and sick leave package starts day one to allow for flexibly and a healthy work-life balance.

For more information on our plentiful benefits package visit our website at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-ekpc

EKPC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ensures the reliability and integrity of all plant processes and equipment through proper implementation and communication of troubleshooting and mechanical maintenance system procedures.

• Performs preventive maintenance and major/minor repairs on all plant equipment of a mechanical nature.
• Ensures all equipment requiring repair or maintenance is properly secured, isolated and tagged before work begins.
• Inspects plant equipment for condition and operational status.
• Fabricates scaffolding, high rigging and others, as maintenance and repair assignments require.
• Maintains electric hydraulic control system.
• Assists with specifying and ordering of maintenance materials and supplies.
• Assists with preparation of monthly maintenance reports.
• Assists with training and development of new or less experienced sectional staff.
• Provides assistance to other work groups when needed.

• Use air guns
• Use box end wrenches
• Use chain wrenches
• Use combination wrenches
• Use condenser gun
• Use easy outs
• Use electric extension cords
• Use hand held hack saws
• Use ladders
• Use manual pipe cutters
• Use manual pipe threaders
• Use pipe and allen wrenches
• Use pry bars
• Use ratchets and sockets
• Use tape measures and rulers
• Use taps and dies
• Use precision straightedge
• Use english depth micrometers
• Use opti-alignment tools
• Use torque multipliers
• Use torque wrenches
• Use eye bolts
• Verify valve nomenclature
• Set up fire protection for welding
• Set up grounding for welding
• Set up ventilation for welding
• Operate hand held radios
• Operate portable air compressor
• Operate portable high pressure washer
• Operate cut-off saw
• Operate electric core drill
• Operate electric impact wrench
• Operate pipe threading and cutting machine
• Operate portable power hack saw
• Operate portable pumps
• Repair and replace cleanout conveyor on feeders
• Perform mill ball change
• Perform spring bolt adjustment
• Adjust pump packing
• Clean pump bearing cooling water strainers
• Operate grease gun
• Operate pneumatic impact wrench
• Fill out lubrication sheets
• Lubricate conveyors
• Lubricate mobile equipment
• Change filters on soot blowing air compressor
• Maintain oil levels on soot blowing air compressor
• Clean precipitator hoppers
• Install refractories
• Patch or install insulation
• Verify lockout and tagout procedure

• Use English dial vernier calipers
• Use torque multipliers
• Use torque wrenches
• Use rigging hand signals
• Repack globe valves
• Replace ball valve components
• Replace diaphragm valve components
• Replace globe valve components
• Replace valve stems
• Request electrical clearance/hold tags
• Reseat globe valves
• Verify valve operation
• Remove and replace pipe fittings
• Plan/fabricate/install metal piping
• Layout piping
• Visually check piping for vibration and other abnormal conditions
• Break and connect pipe flanges
• Remove and install blind flanges
• Use PVC pipe cutter
• Fit up PVC
• Perform maintenance on check valves
• Perform maintenance on butterfly valves
• Ensure cooling water system is operating
• Maintain inlet and outlet lines and valves
• Inspect…