Maintenance Operator II - IC&E Technician

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* This position can be filled as a Maintenance Operator 3 - IC&E Technician depending on the candidate’s experience and qualifications*

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Under general supervision, with wide latitude for planning or laying out working details, must be able to perform highly complex mechanical and electrical work involved in the inspection, repair, installation, test, adjustment and calibration of electrical equipment in generating stations and electrical substations, of meters and instruments and of automatic combustion control equipment and regulating devices in generating stations, and related equipment in shop or in place, and be qualified to do the following and related work as assigned:

• Inspect and maintain all types and classes of meters and instruments, control equipment and regulating devices and electrical equipment, such as electric motors, oil circuit breakers, air circuit breakers, generators, exciters, switchboards, rheostats, relays, voltage regulators, wiring, conduits, cables, lighting fixtures, fuses, transformers, lightning arrestors, busses, disconnecting switches, reactors, telephone equipment, electronic devices, electrical instruments, meters, storage batteries, motor-generators, etc.
• Install and test all types and classes of meters and instruments, control equipment, regulating devices and electrical equipment, including the foundations and supports such as control and protective apparatus, motors and controls, complete switchboard apparatus, signal and telephone systems, transformers, busses, disconnecting switches, etc.
• Conduct and assist in conducting routine and special tests on performance, capacity and efficiency of steam boilers, steam turbine generators, pumps, heat exchange equipment, condensers and other mechanical equipment in power plants, and on accuracy of meters, instruments and controls
• Diagnose and correct faults in electrical apparatus, such as generators, motors, control and protective equipment, transformers, telephone systems, storage batteries, relays, meters, instruments and other electric equipment and accessories
• Diagnose troubles of important equipment and apparatus, and correct or recommend corrective measures
• Set up rigging for the installation and maintenance of electrical equipment, foundations, supports, etc.
• Perform operations requiring a high degree of precision with hand, bench and power tools as related to his work
• Perform work on energized circuits
• Do laboratory work as related to test department
• Layout work from prints or verbal instructions
• Prepare dimensional drawings, estimates and bills of materials, keep operating records, prepare reports
• Prepare maintenance and other routine reports
• Direct work of assistants
• Assist in general operation and maintenance during unusual or emergency periods
• Perform necessary housekeeping

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIAL

QUALIFICATIONS:

• IC&E Technician:
  Must have worked as a Maintenance Operator or have had equivalent experience in power plant operation and maintenance. Must have at least 3 years’ experience in power plant or related work
• Journeyman Maintenance Operator:
  Must have worked at least 3 years and be qualified as maintenance operator or have had equivalent experience in power plant operation and maintenance
• Maintenance Operator:
  No experience required
• Have a thorough knowledge of mechanical work as applied to meters, instruments, automatic controls and regulating devices
• Be familiar with advanced mechanical principles
• Be proficient in the use of and nomenclature of tools and equipment ordinarily used
• Have thorough knowledge of the operation, construction and function of boilers, turbines, pumps, heaters, piping systems, meters, instruments, regulators and control devices
• Must have a thorough knowledge of and be able to apply the theory and chemistry of combustion
• Must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the elementary chemistry of feed water treatment
• Must have a working knowledge of electronics as applied in modern power station instruments and controls
• Must have a working knowledge of general mathematics, elementary…