IC&E Technician

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Job Summary

Location : Calvert City, KY

This position is responsible for installing, maintaining, testing, and troubleshooting instrumentation, controls, and electrical / electronic systems at a power plant. This is a "journeymen" level position with a high degree of knowledge of instrumentation, controls, low and medium voltage switchgear, transformers, generators, protective relays, and motor control centers. Work involves performing some difficult and complex functions requiring a high level of independent judgment, initiative, and discretion. Work is performed under direct supervision of a Plant Management and performance is reviewed against an established set of goals and Company policies and procedures.

Key Accountabilities

• Calibrate, test, maintain, troubleshoot, and install all plant instrumentation, control systems and electrical equipment
• Perform maintenance on motor control centers, motor operated valves, generators, excitation equipment and motors
• Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on equipment, coordinating work with various team members
• Troubleshoot and perform maintenance on DC backup power equipment, process controls, programmable logic controls (PLC) and emission monitoring equipment
• Designs and installs new equipment and / or system modifications
• Update and maintain Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to record time and material used, problems identified / corrected and further action required to preserve complete history of maintenance on equipment
• Train other team members in the areas of instrumentation, control, and electrical systems
• Perform equipment and system tagging in accordance with company and plant rules and regulations
• Participate in small construction projects
• Read and interpret drawings, sketches, prints and specifications as required
• Order parts as needed to affect maintenance and repair
• Schedule, coordinate, monitor and work with contractors on specific tasks as required
• Comply with all site safety and environmental requirements and procedures
• Perform operations in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOP's) and prudent safety standards
• Participation in the basic safety processes as key member of the Site Safety committee, leading monthly safety meetings and having a shared responsibility for the site's overall safety performance
• Identify safety hazards and take corrective actions as necessary
• Perform plant electrical switching and lock-out / tag-out (LOTO) of equipment in accordance with approved procedures and prudent operations and maintenance best practices
• Develop, assist, and revise operations and maintenance related procedures to ensure optimal performance of systems
• Perform and maintain plant housekeeping duties
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Communicate pertinent information to company personnel, customers and vendors
• Assist other team members and works with all departments to support corporate and plant goals
• Work scheduled and unscheduled overtime and respond to off-hour call-ins as needed
• Leads and participates in assigned continuous improvement efforts throughout the facility

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements

Other Qualifications

Preferred :

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

The physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In order to properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is :

The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions, including wet and / or humid conditions, and routinely works near moving mechanical parts and / or machinery. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Additional Information

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.

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