Position Title: OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN (OMT IC&E)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
FLSA Class: NON-EXEMPT
Responsible to: Plant Manager
Position Summary: The Operating and Maintenance IC&E Technician will be responsible for the plant operations, installation, maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting, and repair of electrical and instrumentation systems and equipment. This role will be crucial in ensuring the reliability and proper functioning of various process control systems, electrical systems, and instrumentation devices.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•Safety: Takes personal responsibility to incorporate safe behavior into all activities and consistently complies with all established safety and health policies and procedures, helps to identify, and eliminate or actively manage risks in all work activities. Adheres to safety protocols and industry regulations when working on electrical systems, ensuring a safe working environment for oneself and colleagues. Identify and address potential safety hazards. Work within and ensure strict adherence to all safety and environmental procedures. Perform housekeeping tasks to maintain a clean safe work environment and professional appearance.
•Operations: Operate generation units (Gas Reciprocating Generators) and associated auxiliary systems equipment in accordance with local permits and procedures as directed by the Plant Manager.
•Maintenance and Repair: Perform routine preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on electrical and instrumentation equipment such as control panels, sensors, transmitters, valves, pumps, motors, and other components as required. Provide documentation of work performed, supplies used, and other items that will be required to plan and control maintenance activities. Prepare records and reports as required.
•Calibration: Calibrate instrumentation equipment to ensure accurate reading and proper functioning. This may involve adjusting settings, calibrating sensors, and verifying measurements against established standards.
•Installation: Install and commission new electrical and instrumentation systems and equipment as required by the facility's expansion or upgrades. Ensure proper wiring, connections, and integration with existing systems. Experience working with transmitters, switches, flow meters, I to P control valves, etc.
•Electrical: Circuit troubleshooting, installation, and repair of 120-480 vac and 24-125vdc.
•Controls: Familiarity with typical control systems such as Allen Bradley, Red Lion, GP-Viewer HMI, VTScada HMI, Serial/Ethernet converter IP100, ProSoft -PLX32-MBTCP Gateway.
•Documentation: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of maintenance activities, repairs, calibrations, and equipment specifications. Assists in developing plant procedures and plant improvement/modifications as required. This documentation is crucial for compliance, reporting, and future reference.
•Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve issues with electrical and instrumentation systems, identifying root causes of problems and implementing effective solutions to minimize downtime
•Collaboration: Collaborate with other maintenance personnel, engineers, and production teams to ensure seamless operation of processes and to address equipment-related issues promptly.
•Upgrades and Improvements: Participate in projects aimed at upgrading or improving electrical and instrumentation systems. This could involve implementing new technologies, optimizing processes, and enhancing system performance.
•Computer Support: Able to work with system administrator to set up / troubleshoot support tickets.
•Emergency Response: Respond to emergency situations promptly, such as equipment failures or breakdowns, and take appropriate actions to restore normal operations. Work overtime and call outs on an as-needed basis.
•Training: Stay updated with the latest developments in instrumentation and electrical technology through ongoing training and professional development activities.
•Perform other tasks as directed by the Plant Manager.
Educational and Other Requirements:
•High school graduate or equivalent, and trade school, related military service training programs, or technical training school programs. Additional professional training is preferred.
•Ability to work rotation schedule
•High level of integrity and work ethic.
•Self-motivated and quick learner with the ability to work independently or as a team player.
•Excellent troubleshooting and technical skills.
•Knowledge of electrical systems.
•Excellent customer skills.
•Good written and oral communication skills.
•Appropriate safety equipment and practices are required.
•Must be cooperative with those he/she contacts in this work and can work without direct supervision.
•Minimum of five years of control electronics experience in power generation facilities, process plants or equivalent military experience. Additional experience with machinery repair and control systems preferred.
•Must possess basic math skills, good verbal communications skills, and be proficient with the use of power and precision tools.
•Must have knowledge of Digital Computer Control Systems modifications, PLC programming, Visual Basic logic development and editing, plant integrated data acquisition and storage programming and monitoring, and ability to use and modify computer programs. Must have a thorough knowledge of electrical circuits and machines and capable of working on low and high voltage switchgear. Must have a thorough knowledge of instrumentation and controls for power generating equipment. Must have knowledge of SEL (Schweitzer) electrical protection equipment. Must be able to troubleshoot and diagnose problems in systems, read and interpret blueprints, P&ID’s, equipment specifications, and vendor service manuals. Ability to understand, develop and/or complete records and reports as required.
•Must be cooperative with those he/she contacts in this work and can work without direct supervision.
•Must know the hazards involved and the safety precautions to be practiced in the maintenance of power plant equipment and machinery. Work within and ensure strict adherence to all safety procedures.
•Must be able to respond to audio alarms and variations of sound.
•Must have a valid driver’s license.
•Strong communication and teamwork skills.
•Physical ability to work in a variety of environmental conditions.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
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