E & I Journeyman; Redhawk Power Plant

Overview

Arizona Public Service generates reliable, affordable and clean energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona. Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise:
Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together.

The Generation Team has an immediate opening for a E&I Journeyman at our Redhawk Power Plant
. The E&I Journeyman will support the safe, efficient and cost-effective production of electrical energy by performing Instrumentation and Electrical Maintenance work. Writes and reviews work scope and hazard/risk assessment of work assignments. May perform other duties as assigned.

• Be at least 18 years or older
• High School Diploma or GED
• Must have a valid driver's license
  .
• Successfully complete E&I Apprenticeship or demonstrate equivalent skills and knowledge
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• Must qualify as Electrical and Instrumentation Journeyman or equivalent

• Must live within reasonable distance (
  one (1) hour
  ) from Headquarters
• Must successfully pass the mechanical aptitude test (MASS)
• Pass APS aptitude and qualifying skills tests (written/hands-on)
• Reasonable and necessary overtime may be required
• Shift work may be required
• Interview may be conducted
• This position requires working with aerial equipment, which has weight restrictions of 300 lbs or less

• Read work orders, technical manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, Control Wiring Diagrams (CWDs) and other diagrams related to the work assignment. Enter and manipulate data in a maintenance computer system to record maintenance activity. Maintain instrumentation lists, parameters and settings. Use troubleshooting software such as Pi, DB Doc, CITECT and vendor internet sites for graphs and trends. Operate recorders, and use desktop and laptop computers.
• Inspect and test electrical and instrumentation equipment and circuits and analyze test data to identify malfunctions or defects using wiring diagrams and testing devices.
• Remove, disassemble, calibrate and maintain electrical and instrumentation equipment, controls, fixtures and appliances including digital and analog controls; tune and maintain on-line and off-line configurations on DCS, solid state circuits, process flows and controls, PLCs, interlocks, recorders and frequency generators, pneumatic and hydraulic actuators, positioners, pressure switches, flame scanners, control valves, dampers, thermocouples and RTDs, motors, batteries, battery chargers, UPS, gantry and overhead cranes, exciter brushes, grounding brushes, contractors and metering;
  
  use hand tools and power tools; cut, bend and thread pipe, tubing and conduit to specifications using pipe/cutter, bender and threader tools.
• Install, test, clean, remove, repair and troubleshoot medium and low voltage circuit breakers and related protective relay equipment and transformers. Set up, verify settings and interpret data from protective relays. Install, inspect and repair proper grounds on high voltage lines and transformers up to and including the generator. Maintain grounding grids, perform cadmium welds, install grounding trucks/breakers following all grounding and bonding procedures using live line tools such as shotguns, hot sticks, rubber gloves, rubber mats and blankets, and adhere to live/dead/live and arc flash procedures.
• Knowledge of APM and safety standards related to electrical and instrumentation maintenance such as grounding and bonding procedures, arc-flash protection, Possible Asbestos Containing Material procedures (PACM), MSDS, confined space entry, Company LOTO, PPE including face/hand/body protection, and use and care of voltage-rated rubber gloves; scaffold inspection, ladder safety, hazardous material handling and all material in the Accident Prevention Manual.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the ITAR (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person.

All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected will be used to ensure compliance with U.S. export control laws and will be used in accordance with applicable anti-discrimination laws. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our…