Apprentice Mechanic

Overview

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Apprentice Mechanic working under the direction of a Journeyman Mechanic and/or Maintenance Supervisor, performs the duties of a Mechanic and attends the apprenticeship training classes.

• Learn and practice safe methods and procedures for personal protection, protection of fellow workers and protection of the public per NRG/Plant Operations Policies, and OSHA standards.
• Follow all Federal, State, and Company guidelines to protect and preserve the environment.
• Develop mechanical knowledge and skills through classroom and on-the-job training.
• Works with other crafts or contractors.
• Install, maintain, test, inspect, and repair generating station equipment including but not limited to, boilers, turbines, pumps, control valves, compressors, condensers, heat exchangers, bearings, centrifugal fans, couplings, sight glasses, strainers, and filters, pneumatic/hydraulic/mechanical actuators, and motor operated valves.

• Power Plant Environment - Work both inside and outside in all temperatures and climate conditions in accordance with Heat Stress procedures. Around large rotating equipment, energized electrical equipment in high noise areas, and/or in confined places, on elevations in excess of 250 feet, or from platforms at heights of 5 feet or greater. Climb stairways, ladders, and work from aerial devices.
• Must be prepared to work irregular or rotating shifts and respond to emergency callout 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
• Ability to work in mentally stressful environments: must be able to react to crises where immediate action is required to correct or curtail potentially damaging or hazardous situations.
• Employee must arrange own transportation to work location and may be reassigned to another location at the Company's discretion.

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2 years' maintenance mechanic experience working in an industrial, manufacturing, or power plant

OR

• 2 years relevant military maintenance mechanic experience
• Valid Driver's License required.

Must live within reasonable commuting distance of the Limestone Plant (Jewett, TX)

• Basic Mechanical Aptitude.
• Ability to use basic mathematics to calculate measurements and computations used to repair and maintain power plant equipment.
• Ability to use hand tools (i.e. wrenches, screwdrivers, sledge hammers, etc).
• Ability to use shop tools (i.e. power saws, drills, drill presses, and lathes).
• Ability to use a personal computer and associated software.
• Ability to communicate equipment status, work plans, and work performed to others.
• Ability to do routine cleaning of work area.
• By the completion of the 6th 6 months an apprentice shall have knowledge of:
• General maintenance activities and procedures performed on rotating equipment used in power generation.
• Basic physics laws that apply in generation power plants (i.e. force, work, kinetic and potential energy, motion and horsepower).
• By the completion of the 6th 6 months an apprentice shall have the ability to:
• Order proper materials for job completion.
• Interpret and act on written and verbal job instructions, reports, tech. manuals and data.
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