Instrumentation and Electrical Technician in Grant Town

American Bituminous Power Partners, L.P.

LOCATION
:
Grant Town Power Plant

JOB TITLE
: I & E Technician

PAY
: $36-42

Striving for greatness for over 30 years, our team is growing! Here at American Bituminous Power Partners you can expect a helpful welcoming team, competitive pay, bonus, and benefits package, and a place you can call your forever work home!

• Maintains, troubleshoots, tests, calibrates, repairs, and installs instruments, transmitters, recorders, indicators, controllers, meters, impulse lines, cable, computers, DCS system, CEMS systems and any device associated with instrumentation and/or control.
• Troubleshoots electrical and/or instrumentation systems, subsystems, and devices using generally accepted methods, instruction manuals, and experience to determine the root cause of malfunctions.
• Performs preventive and routine maintenance as directed by supervision and work orders from the preventive maintenance program.
• Performs additional functions such as isolating equipment, returning equipment to service adjustments, and performing operational tests with instruction from station Operators or other Supervisors.
• Performs tests and inspections, repairs and adjustments on relays, meters, voltage regulators, telemetering, supervisory control equipment, battery chargers and inverters, instrument transformers, electronic devices and other electrical apparatus used in the transmission and distribution of electricity. Tests and locates faults on control, power and lighting circuits; potential and current transformers, and switchboard wiring; motors and starters; and similar devices on AC and DC circuits.
• Performs routine electrical apparatus inspections in surface mine areas with MSHA jurisdictions. Completes required corrective actions and develops and files appropriate inspection reports.
• Performs soldering, brazing, and cutting using an oxy‑acetylene torch as qualified and directed.
• Competent in computer operating systems;
  Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, and other personal computer software and hardware.
• Performs other duties as assigned by I/E Team Lead.

Heavy.

60% throughout plant, 10% in the central control room, and 30% in the instrument or mechanical shops. May be directed to work rotational, shift, weekends, holidays, and emergency call‑outs as necessary to operate and maintain the facility.

High school education or equal, and completion of a vocational program in instrumentation/electrical or an Instrument Technician Apprentice Program or related Military training as Instrument/Electronics Technician.

Two (2) or more years experience as an Instrument Technician in a power plant or related industry or military experience. MSHA surface electrical certifications desired.

American Bituminous Power Partners, L.P. (Ambit) Grant Town Power Plant is an independent power production facility located in Grant Town, West Virginia operating under a power purchase agreement with First Energy. The facility utilizes state‑of‑the‑art circulating fluidized bed boiler combustion processes to burn waste coal to cleanup waste sites and generate electricity.