General Maintenance Technician (Duane Arnold)

Job Overview

The Plant Duane Arnold (PDA) General Maintenance Technician oversees a broad range of facility and maintenance tasks, ensuring plant operations, equipment, and safety standards are consistently met.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Facility Duties

• Performs plant laundry tasks, including collecting, surveying and operating laundry monitor, stocks, and inventories supplies
• Operates decontamination equipment, including CO2 blaster, high-pressure washer, ultrasonic sinks, bead blaster, hydrolasers, mask washing equipment and hand decon
• Maintains grounds, including operating lawn care and snow removal equipment
• Serves as firewatch and confined space attendant
• Responds to haz-mat spills
• Maintains and accounts for HEPA vacuums and PVUs
• Manages plant hose control
• Segregates trash and handles asbestos removal
• Cleans septa and moves office personnel as needed
• Supports M&TE program and assists civil contractors/workers
• Performs general painting and floor coating
• Handles chemical deliveries
• Housekeeps general plant areas, including outbuildings and cooling towers
• Conducts minor building maintenance on non-plant equipment
• After pre-job briefing, conducts smear surveys to check decontamination effectiveness (does not declare areas/items free of radioactive contamination)
• Surveys and labels trash and/or laundry bags
• Trains manlift operation, safety ladder refurbishment, monthly eyewash/shower inspection, and AHERA-accredited asbestos inspection

General Maintenance Duties

• Manages daily operations of tool cribs
• Keeps tool rooms organized, clean, and stocked to prevent production interruptions
• Ensures tooling and machinery meet or exceed safety standards
• Issues and receives tooling for production staff
• Segregates damaged or worn tooling for repair/service
• Inspects safety harnesses and rigging equipment
• Maintains inventory of combustible and general-use chemical cabinets
• Requisitions and acquires new tooling, expendables, shop supplies, and materials for Maintenance Departments
• Stocks tool boards in all locations
• Ensures proper storage and disposal of materials used in tool rooms
• Performs personal health physical coverage and peer inspections
• May be assigned to fire brigade as required
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Education: High School Grad/GED or equivalent experience
• Experience: 0+ years
• Demonstrates a high degree of dexterity and ability; learns and applies basic maintenance skills
• Passes the Maintenance Positions Selection System (MASS) Aptitude test

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience: 3+ years of related working experience in one or more crafts

Special Requirements