Mechanical Technician - Power Generation Plant

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Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Texas, Inc.-GTX 

At Entergy, we’ve been planning for the future for more than 100 years. We’ve experienced a lot of change, generating power first from sawdust to splitting atoms, harnessing sunlight, and using abundant, clean and efficient natural gas. We are leading the clean energy transformation for the utility industry and continue to explore alternative technologies.

 

We are on the verge of a monumental technology convergence, where reality swiftly catches up to possibility. The utility of the future does much more than keep the lights on and the gas flowing. It’s knowledgeable and skillful workforce will solve challenges and fuel a brighter, smarter, cleaner, and more prosperous future for everyone. 

 

Having the lowest retail electricity rates of any utility in the United States drives economic growth within Entergy’s region, a key ingredient to sustained growth for any utility. We also believe a diverse workforce committed to personal and professional growth is critical to our success. We place a high priority on developing talent to meet current and future needs, giving employees opportunities to grow their careers their way. We’ve committed over the next three decades to reduce our carbon emissions from our operations to net-zero by 2050.  

 

Entergy’s Power Generation group operates a fleet of more than 30 owned, leased, or operated natural gas, coal, oil hydro, solar and petroleum coke plants, with a total engineering capacity exceeding 20,000 megawatts. Entergy continues to build or acquire megawatts from new hydrogen capable natural gas units, solar, wind and other technologies complement its existing megawatts of nuclear, natural gas, coal, oil, hydroelectric, and solar facilities. 

 

*These positions may be filled as a Maintenance Operator 4 (MO 4), Journeyman Maintenance Operator (JMO), or Mechanical Technician (MT) based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidates. *

*The below description is that of a Mechanical Technician but is subject to change based on the level the position is filled. *

 

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Under general supervision, with wide latitude for planning or laying out of working details, must be able to perform highly complex mechanical work involved in the inspection, repair and installation of mechanical equipment in generating stations, and be qualified to do the following and related work as assigned:

• Inspect and maintain all power plant mechanical equipment, such as boilers, turbines. Pumps, fans, condensers, tanks, buildings and fixtures, piping systems, compressors, heat exchange apparatus, and appurtenant equipment in accordance with applicable statutory rules and regulations.
• Erect foundations and supports and install minor auxiliary and related apparatus such as pumps, turbines, piping layouts, valves, regulators, traps, building fixtures, tanks, etc.
• Diagnose mechanical troubles of important equipment and apparatus and correct or recommend corrective measures.
• Perform operations requiring reasonable precision with machine tools, such as drill presses, pipe and bolt threading machines, band saws, punch, or shear, etc.
• Perform precision work with hand and bench tools in connection with the fitting, adjustment, alignment, etc. of governors, bearings, shafting, gears and similar mechanical equipment.
• Fabricate tools and fixtures for routine special use.
• Set up rigging for the installation and maintenance of mechanical equipment, foundations, supports, etc.
• Layout work from prints or verbal instructions.
• Direct work of assistants.
• Assist in general operation and maintenance during unusual or emergency periods.
• Prepare maintenance and other routine reports.
• Perform necessary housekeeping.

 

EXPERIENCE AND SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have worked as a Maintenance Operator or have had equivalent experience in power plant operations and maintenance.
• Must have at least three years' experience in power plant or related work.
• Have a thorough knowledge of mechanical work, such as piping and accessory installations, boiler, turbine and pump maintenance, bench and machine work, etc.
• Be familiar with advanced mechanical principles.
• Be familiar with the strength and use of ropes, chains, cables, etc. as used in rigging.
• Be proficient in the use of and nomenclature of tools and equipment ordinarily used.
• Have a thorough knowledge of the operation, construction and function of boilers, turbines, pumps, heaters, steam traps, piping systems, regulator and mechanical control devices, etc.
• Be familiar with various kinds of metals, t