Maintenance Mechanic

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Provide mechanical maintenance support to maintain equipment in an electrical generating power plant; may perform Lead Mechanic duties during absence of a Lead Mechanic.

• Install, maintain, test, inspect, and repair equipment such as boilers, turbines, pumps, motors, valves, condensers, heat exchanger vessels, etc.
• Replaces bearings, packing in pumps and valves, shaft seals, sleeves, seats, and other miscellaneous parts used in plant equipment.
• Troubleshoot stationary and rotating equipment. Make repairs as need in accordance with best practices.
• Operate machine shop equipment such as drill presses, lathes and boring mills.
• Repair or replace defective parts.
• Adjust clearances and tolerances on equipment, working from a blueprint, pattern or design drawing, lays out.
• Use micrometers and other precision devices.
• Design and build special tools and apparatus to facilitate work.
• Scrape and fits bearings on rotating equipment.
• Checks equipment operation by observing oil pressures and levels, foreign sounds and similar observations. Gather routine vibration data and perform basic analysis.
• Perform gas and/or arc welding in mechanical repairs and fabrication. Additionally performs Oxygen Acetylene cutting and brazing.
• Performs plumbing and pipe fitting tasks
• Remove and install non-asbestos insulation materials on boilers, heaters, tanks, turbines, lines, valves, etc.
• Develop proficiency with SAP (Computerized Maintenance Management System) in all job related areas.
• Uses blueprints, diagrams, sketches, instructions and specifications in daily duties.
• Sets up rigging for installing and removing equipment
• Identify and order proper materials for job completion
• Document work performed for equipment histories
• Recognizes safety hazards and follows safety guidelines
• Effectively apply knowledge of environmental rules and regulations in all work situations.
• Review and/or develop equipment spare parts lists and PM procedures.
• Communicate effectively with all plant personnel
• Provide direction and/or supervise outside resources in areas of responsibility as necessary.
• Recognizes safety hazards and follows safety guidelines for personal protection, protection of fellow workers and the protection of the public.
• Assist in providing skill enhancement to other personnel
• Works with apprentice mechanics and skill enhancement employees to teach proper, safe use of tools and maintenance procedures.
• Employee must arrange own transportation to work location and may be reassigned to another location at the Company’s discretion.

• 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.

• Work with and around hazardous and non-hazardous materials (reference the waste management guidance manual).
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required i.e. steel‑toed boots, respirators, goggles, safety glasses etc.

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent knowledge of English, mathematics and grammar.
• Minimum 3…