DOD Skillbridge Internship - Apprentice I&C Technician

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Job Summary:

Provide maintenance support to troubleshoot, calibrate, and maintain all instrumentation associated with the boiler, turbine, generator, and all auxiliary equipment for the plant.

Job Responsibilities:

• Recognizes safety hazards and follows safety guidelines for personal protection, protection of fellow workers and the protection of the public
• Knowledgeable of environmental rules and regulations, and effectively apply them to all work situations
• Install, calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and maintain protective relays, computers, metering, monitoring, and control systems on boilers, turbines, generators, and plant auxiliary equipment. In the shop, the location includes performing benchwork and component troubleshooting
• Reads, and interprets electric generating plants P&ID’s and CWD’s to locate, identify, troubleshoot, and repair plant systems, interlocks, etc
• Uses test equipment (oscilloscopes, multi-meters electronic bridges, loop calibrators) and hand tools (i.e. drills, screwdrivers) as necessary to troubleshoot and maintain devices and systems for the power plant
• Completes all written and electronic records ( i.e. work orders, calibration sheets, time cards, material requests) required to document the work in progress and as it is completed
• Continually updates knowledge of plant systems and instrumentation
• Makes decisions about how best to repair equipment and what resources (tools, time equipment) will be needed
• Perform safety related duties such as accepting work authorizations, hot work permits, confined space entry permits, etc

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED OR Associate Degree in instrumentation, engineering, or a related technical discipline

       AND

• Four years military experience in electronics repair and calibration
• Successful applicant must receive a rating of “recommended” on the NRG Pre-Employment Skills Assessment test.
• Valid Driver’s License required

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace.  To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability

EEO is the Law Poster (The poster can be found at http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf)

Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

Official description on file with Human Resources