Hydro Technician - Yards Creek

divh2Hydro Technician/h2pJoining IHI Power Services Corporation (IPSC) means youll be joining a team in which employees are recognized as the backbone of the company. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes a 401K and provides a range of benefit options covering your wellness needs./ppAt IHI, Diversity, Respect, and Inclusion are not simply initiatives, they are a commitment from the entire organization, treating everyone with respect, valuing peoples differences, and empowering everyone to have a voice./ppIPSC provides operations, maintenance, management, and power support services to the US Power Generation Industry across the United States. Our team is comprised of experts from diverse backgrounds of technical fields, including power operations, engineering, asset management, as well as finance, human resources, administration, safety and environmental. With this diverse background coupled with extensive years of employee experience, IPSC provides exceptional operations, maintenance, management, and development expertise to a variety of power assets./ppstrongJob Description/strong/ppIHI Power Service Corp. (PSC) has a career opportunity for a Hydro Technician at our Yards Creek, NJ plant. The hourly rate range for this position is $40.35 - $57.20 per hour, depending on level of experience./ppstrongJob Summary/strong/ppThe Hydro Technicians, under general directive supervision, work with and directs a crew of employees in operation, maintenance, overhaul and repair of hydro turbines and all auxiliary associated equipment./ppstrongJob Functions/strong/polliResponsible for compliance with current company safety rules and procedures including operating practices, safety procedures, and all regulatory requirements. Conducts and adheres to pre-job briefings for each task./liliStarts stop and operates turbine generators and auxiliaries, as required. Observes and records readings of required indicators and/or instruments, for safe operation within prescribed limits./liliInstalls, adjusts, maintains, analyzes problems, and repairs all mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, microprocessors, and electronic (solid state) sensing, programmer logic controllers (PLC), transmitting, indicating, integrating, recording and regulating apparatus, equipment and circuitry associated with the station./liliPerforms all types of tests, calibrations and repairs to instrumentation, test apparatus and laboratory equipment. This includes all equipment associated with environmental protection and monitoring. Participates in scheduled regulatory certification tests and in the preparation of the required data reports. Adheres to all environmental requirements./liliTroubleshoots, repairs, installs, tests, removes and replaces motors, generators, rotating equipment, rectifiers, batteries, transformers, regulators, reactors, circuit breakers, disconnecting switches, instruments, control relays, communication equipment, lightning arrestors and other equipment with control apparatus in the generating station, associated substation and facility./liliPerforms any mechanical maintenance installation and repair on station equipment, structures and buildings./liliPerforms pipe fitting, pipe covering, insulation, incidental machining, non-code welding, brazing, flame and arc cutting./liliOperates plant equipment needed to perform job duties including vehicles, cranes, hoists, etc./liliDirects the work of others assigned to assist as well as directing, training, inspecting and instructing employees of lower or the same job classification in all aspects of unit operation, auxiliary operation and repairs./liliInstalls, troubleshoots, inspects, tests, repairs, replaces, maintains, adjusts, aligns and balances mechanical, electrical, instrument and control equipment. Operates various testing equipment and instruments./liliSets up rigging and scaffolding./liliPerforms insulation and refractory work./liliOperates and maintains water treatment equipment./liliPerforms any task assigned for continuity or restoration of service in and emergency./liliMay be required to be on call and to report in a timely manner./liliPerforms routine clerical work including station logs (such as maintenance repairs and outage logs), time reports, material requisitions, etc./liliWorks as part of a crew as required./liliMay, at certain times, be required to report to other locations for work in accordance with the Mobile Maintenance Agreement./liliMaintain equipment and work areas in a neat, clean and safe manner./liliReads and interprets complex blueprints, wiring and schematic diagrams, as required to perform both internal and external switching and tagging (mechanical and electrical)./liliWhen work within this job classification is temporarily interrupted or delayed, employee may be assigned to other work which the employee may reasonably be expected to perform with safety to self and others./li/olpstrongEducation and Experience/strong An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered/pulliLevel 1 with two-year degree or equivalent. Rate 1 of (1151) Hydro Technician (Less than 1 Yr.) will apply until entry level training and qualification requirements have been completed and 6 months have elapsed./liliLevel 2 Rate 2 of (1151) Hydro Technician (Less than 1 Yr.) will apply until the training and qualification requirements for this level have been completed and 6 months have elapsed./liliLevel 3 Job Rate of (1151) Hydro Technician (Less than 1 Yr.) will apply until the training and qualification requirements for this level have been completed and 6 months have elapsed./liliLevel 4 Rate 2 of the (151) Hydro Technician will apply until the training and qualification requirements for this level have been completed and 6 months have elapsed./liliHydro Technician. The (151) Hydro Technician Job Rate will apply when all training, OJT/OJP, and qualification requirements have been met. (Max. 2 years)/li/ulpstrongKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities/strong - which may be representative, but not all-inclusive of those commonly associated with this position./pulliPerforms routine clerical work including station logs (such as maintenance repairs and outage logs), time reports, material requisitions, etc/liliReads and interprets complex blueprints, wiring and schematic diagrams, as required to perform both internal and external switching and tagging (mechanical and electrical)./li/ulpstrongWork Environment/strong Environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job./pulliMaintain equipment and work areas in a neat, clean and safe manner./liliWhen work within this job classification is temporarily interrupted or delayed, employee may be assigned to other work which the employee may reasonably be expected to perform with safety to self and others./liliMay, at certain times, be required to report to other locations for work in accordance with the Mobile Maintenance Agreement/liliSets up rigging and scaffolding/liliOperates plant equipment needed to perform job duties including vehicles, cranes, hoists, etc./liliWorks as part of a crew as required/li/ulpstrongPhysical Abilities/strong - that is commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions./pulliPhysical requirements include the possibility of working on foot for extensive periods, requiring stair and ladder climbing; and routinely lifting 50 pounds./liliAll employees will participate in the Fitness for Duty Program. This program includes a post offer physical examination and drug screening and post-employment random drug screening. There are extensive smoking restrictions in and around the facility./liliMust be able to work in elevated areas, confined spaces and in extreme heat cold conditions./li/ulpThis job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties as requested, subject to all applicable state and federal laws. Certain job functions described herein may be subject to possible modification in accordance with applicable state and federal laws./ppIHI Power Services, Corp., (IPSC), is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse, inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, age, sex, or any other status protected by applicable law./p/div