Power Production Specialist II

All job offers are contingent on successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and background check.  

Starting pay for this position is $42.46 per hour.

Date Posted:       August 27, 2025  
Date Expires:      September 10, 2025
Testing Date:      September 2025
Interview Date:   September 2025  

** Candidates selected for testing will receive a confirmation email at the email address provided on the application as notification of the scheduled date and time of the testing session.  Dates are subject to change based on business needs, weather and unforeseen circumstances**

Please complete the online application on the company Intranet under My HR, for internal candidates, and  www.tep.com under the careers tab, for external candidates.

Normal Minimum Requirements

• Must currently be or have been a Power Production Specialist I at TEP or three (3) years equivalent operating and maintenance experience in a power production environment, or closely related field. 
• Successful completion of the identified qualification process up to and including the PeopleSoft Computer Based Training as well as courses associated with this position and all related testing

• Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing

• Must possess a valid up-to-date driver’s license

• Ability to perform basic math calculations

• Must have physical ability to climb stairs and ladders, bend, stoop and lift for extended periods of time

• Shift work required

*PLEASE NOTE:   To be considered for this position, a resume must be submitted

There will be a three-part testing procedure required for this position. The first step is a timed Edison Electric Institute (EEI) aptitude test battery, or proof of full completion of the EEI testing, followed by a written technical skills test and a technical/behavioral based interview. Each step of the process must be passed in order to progress to the next step.

We are providing a study outline to prepare for the aptitude testing, written testing, and the technical/behavioral based interview. The outline is designed to maximize test results by centralizing study time in the areas listed below:

Aptitude Test Outline

• Assembly

• Mechanical Concepts

• Reading Comprehension

• Mathematical Usage

Technical Skills Written Test Outline

Working knowledge of the following functions, operations, and systems:

• Function of a Power Plant

• Basic mathematics

• Power Plant Systems

• Power Plant Equipment

• Basic Electricity

• Basic Chemistry

• Emergency Conditions and Hazards Inherent in Power Plants

Working knowledge of the following:

• Basic Power Plant Operations

• Energy Conversion

• Power System

• Load and Demand

• Basic Mathematics

• Percentages

• Ratios

• Equations

• Electron Theory

• Alternating Current Theory

• Power Generation

• Electrical Systems and Equipment

• Basic Water Chemistry

• Water Treatment Equipment

• Fuels and Combustion

• Thermodynamics

Technical/Behavioral Based Interview

The interview is a technical/behavioral based interview incorporating technical knowledge, skills, and abilities, with our Core Competencies.  In this process we believe that past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior and more recent behavior is a better predictor of future behavior than older behavior, and that long-st