Description
JOB SUMMARY
Operate and maintain a power plant for the production of electricity.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform routine inspections of equipment for proper operation and availability. Assist in the start-up, operation, and shutdown of mechanical and electrical equipment to meet business plan requirements. Manually operate valves, pumps, dampers, and other equipment as necessary. Perform switching of electrical equipment up to 230 kV. Perform operations to place electrical circuits and generating equipment in and out of service.
- Determine the operating status of equipment from previous shift personnel, logbook entries, visual inspection of records, indicating instruments, and by local inspection.
- Monitor equipment for proper operation and make adjustments as required. Diagnose equipment problems and report abnormal conditions. Respond calmly to emergency situations and take corrective action to operate equipment within safe limits and good industry practice. Through visual inspection and instrumentation, determine equipment malfunctions, probable causes and write appropriate maintenance orders.
- Perform safety related duties including equipment isolation for lock out/tag out procedures, monitoring of confined spaces, monitoring hot work permits, inspecting excavations, monitoring of barricaded areas and performing PPE assessments. Perform other safety related duties as required to maintain a safe work environment.
- Assist others with Management of Change by gathering data, performing diagnostic tests, performing new equipment installations and other plant improvements. Provide recommendations to maintain and improve equipment performance.
- Write and maintain equipment logs, procedures, timesheets, expense reports and other documentation as required. Maintain drawings, specifications, test logs and other records. Read, understand and respond to written instructions and logbook notations. Check e-mail, public folders, acknowledgments of information and other electronic or computer generated documents
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, procure parts and perform repairs on equipment. Maintain tool inventories and supplies to perform such tasks.
- Participate in daily preventive, planned and breakdown maintenance activities in a safe, effective and timely manner.
- Collect data and perform other tasks associated with Reliability Based Maintenance program. Perform routine equipment lubrication schedules.
- Handle, store and dispense hazardous substances. Monitor hazardous material accumulation sites, label containers, observe hazardous waste storage areas for unusual occurrences and maintain areas in a clean and orderly fashion.
- Report all accidents, incidents, fires and abnormal conditions to the control room per established procedures. Assist in fighting fires within the facility with hand-held fire extinguishers up to the level trained.
- Perform functions associated with plant security, including patrolling fence perimeter and lock inspections.
- Read, understand, and assist in revisions of operating and maintenance instructions, plant orders, plant procedures, and other manuals and instructions.
- Tutor, train, instruct and assist other personnel as required. Maintain own knowledge and skill levels current for equipment, tooling and other change demands.
- Function as a member of strategic, implementation and improvement teams.
- Maintain a positive company image and constructive relationships with all internal and external customers.
- Perform housekeeping functions that include sweeping, dusting, picking up refuse, wiping down equipment and hosing down areas of the plant.
- Operate a company vehicle, forklift, and other mobile equipment.
- May be required to travel for training and/or other company business. This includes travel by automobile and commercial airlines.
- Required to participate in a DOT drug-testing program.
- Perform other duties and assignments as directed.
Contact
NRG Energy, Inc.
1201 Fannin Street
Houston
Texas United States
www.nrg.com/home.html
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