Instrument & Control Technician

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Provide maintenance support to troubleshoot, calibrate, and maintain all instrumentation associated with the boiler, turbine, generator, and all auxiliary equipment for the plant. May perform Master I &C Technician duties during absence of a Master I&C technician.

• Recognizes safety hazards and follows safety guidelines for personal protection, protection of fellow workers and the protection of the public.
• Knowledgeable of environmental rules and regulations, and effectively apply them to all work situations.
• Install, calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and maintain protective relays, computers, metering, monitoring, and control systems on boilers, turbines, generators, and plant auxiliary equipment. In shop location includes performing benchwork and component troubleshooting.
• Reads, and interprets electric generating plants P&'s and CWD's to locate, identify, troubleshoot, and repair plant systems, interlocks, etc.
• Uses test equipment (oscilloscopes, multi‑meters, electronic bridges, loop calibrators) and hand tools (i.e., drills, screwdrivers) as necessary to troubleshoot and maintain devices and systems for the power plant.
• Works with apprentice I/C technicians and skill enhancement employees to teach proper, safe use of tools and maintenance procedures.
• Completes all written and electronic records (i.e., work orders, calibration sheets, time cards, material requests) required to document the work in progress and as it is completed.
• Continually updates knowledge of plant systems and instrumentation.
• Makes decisions about how best to repair equipment and what resources (tools, time equipment) will be needed.
• Employee must arrange own transportation to work location and may be reassigned to another location at the Company's discretion.

• Associates Degree or equivalent education in instrumentation, pneumatics, engineering, or a related technical discipline. OR
• Completion of an Instrumentation and Controls Apprentice Training Program. OR
• Two (2) years military experience in electronics repair and calibration may be substituted for formal training.
• Three (3) years industrial experience in electronics repair and calibration.
• Valid driver's license.

• Good mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to communicate orally and in written reports regarding the condition of equipment and status of jobs to crew leader, supervision, operations, and other craft personnel and outside service representatives.
• Knowledge of electricity, voltage, and current relationships.
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Company environmental guidelines.
• Knowledge of maintenance activities and procedures performed on control systems used in power generation.
• Ability to read and interpret instruction manuals, blueprints, and control system drawings; apply knowledge to daily tasks.
• Ability to learn mechanical and electrical control equipment and basic power plant equipment operation.
• Ability to use mathematics including algebra and geometry to take measurements and perform computations required for installation and calibration of equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair pneumatic, electronic, and digital controllers used in control loops.
• Ability to calibrate and perform maintenance on temperature, level, and pressure instruments and transmitters.
• Ability to Tag Out/Lock Out equipment per NRG's Tag Out/Lock Out procedure.
• Ability to use a personal computer and associated software.
• Ability to operate Company vehicles and equipment (e.g., forklift, plant vehicles, etc.) and maintain operating licenses and certifications.
• Ability to influence others toward action or a particular point of view.
• Ability to accept responsibility for crew activities.
• Ability to apply knowledge of plant operations, equipment, and skill area…