Maintenance Mechanic

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Over view: Perform mechanical repairs and maintenance of power plant equipment and their associated auxiliary components.

 

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, test, inspect, and repair equipment such as boilers, turbines, pumps, motors, valves, condensers, heat exchanger vessels, etc.
• Troubleshoot stationary and rotating equipment.  Make repairs as need in accordance with best practices.
• Operate machine shop equipment such as drill presses, lathes and boring mills.
• Repair or replace defective parts.
• Adjust clearances and tolerances on equipment, working from a blueprint, pattern or design drawing, lays out.
• Use micrometers and other precision devices.
• Design and build special tools and apparatus to facilitate work.
• Scrape and fits bearings on rotating equipment.
• Checks equipment operation by observing oil pressures and levels, foreign sounds and similar observations.   Gather routine vibration data and perform basic analysis.
• Perform gas and/or arc welding in mechanical repairs and fabrication. Additionally performs Oxygen Acetylene cutting and brazing.
• Performs plumbing and pipe fitting tasks
• Remove and install non-asbestos insulation materials on boilers, heaters, tanks, turbines, lines, valves, etc.
• Develop proficiency with SAP (Computerized Maintenance Management System) in all job related areas.
• Uses blueprints, diagrams, sketches, instructions and specifications in daily duties.
• Sets up rigging for installing and removing equipment
• Climbs stairways, ladders, and works from scaffolding, platforms and aerial devices
• Identify and order proper materials for job completion
• Document work performed for equipment histories
• Recognizes safety hazards and follows safety guidelines
• Effectively apply knowledge of environmental rules and regulations in all work situations.
• Review and/or develop equipment spare parts lists and PM procedures.
• Assist in providing skill enhancement to other personnel
• Communicate effectively with all plant personnel
• Provide direction and/or s