Power Plant Technician
$40 - $60 per hourTXU Retail Services Company
- # Power Plant TechnicianApplylocations: Greenleaftime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: 40016050If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.**Job Summary**Serving as either a Lead Tech, Plant Tech, I/C Tech, I/E Tech or Mechanical Maintenance Tech, the power plant technician in this role will operate, maintain and repair stationary combustion turbines, heat recovery steam generators, generators and associated equipment such as PLCs, diesel engines, air compressors, motors, and pumps to provide utilities with safe, reliable electrical power by performing the following duties. This role will pay between $40 to $60 per hour depending upon experience. Role is also eligible for bonus, profit sharing and benefits for the employee and their eligible dependents.**Job Description****Essential Job Functions*** Troubleshoot, maintain, install, and calibrate protective relays, PLCs, transformers, motor control centers and instrumentation.* Read meters and gauges or automatic recording devices at specified intervals to verify operating conditions.* Record data such as temperature of equipment, hours of operation, temperature or pressure, and fluid levels.* Calibrate instrumentation to ensure accurate data transfer.* Adjust controls to bring equipment into recommended or prescribed operating ranges.* Switch to backup equipment or systems, or shut down equipment.* Visually inspects and listens to equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair, adjustment or lubrication.* Maintain equipment by tightening fittings, replacing valve packing, gaskets, valves, gauges, and cleaning or replacing other component parts, as required.* Oils and lubricates equipment.* Record maintenance actions taken on work order forms.* Open and close valves, circuit breakers, and locking devices as required for proper system operation and isolation.* Dismantle devices to gain access to, and remove defective parts.* Examine form and texture of parts to detect imperfections.* Identify and repair or replace defective parts.* Start devices and systems to test their performance.* Diagnose causes of electrical and mechanical malfunction or failure of operational equipment.* Review data trends, sequence of events for operational discrepancies and root cause analysis* Initiates purchase order for parts.* Read and understand technical manuals, electrical schematics, logic diagrams, one line diagrams and system piping and instrumentation diagrams.* Performs preventative and corrective maintenance in accordance with technical manual procedures.* Prepare legible and understandable work orders for required preventative and corrective maintenance.* Read, understand, and comply with all plant, safety, and regulatory procedures.**Minimum Qualifications*** High School diploma or equivalent.* Four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. **Preferred:** Associate's degree from junior college or technical school.* Ability to read and understand electrical and mechanical prints and processes.* Technical competency including understanding software, hardware, networks, etc.* **All applicants must be a successful candidate on the Plant Operator Selection System/Power Plant Operations and Maintenance (POSS / MASS) program in order to be considered a candidate for this position.** POSS / MASS exams are administered on an as-needed basis and ***all communication concerning the testing is sent to the candidate's email address provided during the application process.*****Additional Functions*** Strong electrical and instrumentation aptitude, good understanding of mechanics, physics, chemistry and mathematics.* Excellent verbal and written skills. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office programs.* Excellent technical, conceptual, and financial skills.* Well-developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to manage diverse personalities.* Professionally and technically competent, assertive, ethical and ambitious.* Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, schematics, and piping and instrumentation diagrams.* Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.* Ability to speak effectively to employees of the organization.* Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables.* Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.* Ability to motivate team efforts to accomplish goals.* Demonstrate the ability to make competent decisions in emergency situations.* Ability to climb ladders and stairs; walk on uneven ground, reach, and stoop.* Ability to lift up to 75 pounds.*This position can be filled at a Tech I, II, III or IV level depending on skills and experience.***Job Family**Plant Operations**Company**Luminant Generation Company LLC**Locations**GreenleafCalifornia### *We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!*### ***If you currently work for Vistra or its subsidiaries, please apply via the internal career site.*****It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.****If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at View email address on click.appcast.io to make a request.**### About UsVistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. 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