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We are looking for qualified candidates with a minimum of having vocational training and/or mechanical experience and prefer candidates with 2-4 years of power plant experience. .\nTalen Energy offers an exceptional benefits program to its employees. Benefits include comprehensive health, dental, vision, prescription plans, life insurance, and disability insurance. In addition, employees are eligible to participate in Talen Energy’s 401(k) plan. Talen Energy also provides competitive vacation and sick time to its employees.\nDuties and Responsibilities:\nPerform piping and conduit installation in the plant for system upgrades and modifications.\nOperate demineralizers, compressors, and turbine components.\nPerform Inspection of Watch on each system within the plant.\nMaintains equipment by tightening fittings, replacing valve packing, gaskets, valves, and gauges.\nCleaning, replacing, oiling, and lubricating other component parts and equipment as required.\nReads meters, gauges, or automatic devices to record data such as temperature of equipment, vibration of equipment, hours of operation, pressure, and fluid levels, water chemistry to verify operating conditions.\nPerforms general housekeeping and continuous improvement of the appearance of the facility including painting projects as required. Maintains the cleanliness of all areas of the plant and control room.\nPerforms capital project and/or major program responsibilities as assigned by Plant Management.\nCoordinates purchasing with appropriate personnel and vendors to achieve timely repair of plant equipment.\nOperate and maintains a Combined Cycle power generating facility equipment with minimal guidance or assistance as directed by and in coordination with the Lead.\nIdentify and resolve emission monitoring problems (CEMS). Assist in calibrations and gas bottle change outs.\nKeeps Manager fully informed of unusual plant conditions and current job progress as the job relates to facility operations when assigned on- shift.\nResponsible for ordering chemicals through established vendors.\nUtilizes the facility’s computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).\nWorks with the Manager in managing the plant’s inventory, performing audits as needed.\nResponsible for opening and closing circuit breakers as required for proper system operation and electrical isolation.\nOutage planning and scheduling involvement\nAssist with development of Operations and Maintenance procedures\nAssist with administering the Operator training program\nAssist with performing Root Cause Analysis of failures.\nMay operate heavy equipment such man lift and forklift.\nPerform water chemistry analysis on heat recovery system generator (HRSG), auxiliary boiler, and cooling tower systems.\nEnsure water chemistry is within proper control ranges. Adjust water chemistry, as needed, by controlling chemical feed and/or blowdown rates. Work with plant chemist, operations, and water treatment vendor to properly monitor overall chemistry program\nOperate demineralized water system in accordance with OEM and plant procedures and monitor demineralized water to ensure quality is within acceptable limits.\nReads, understands, and complies with all regulatory procedures and facility safety programs. Follow all plant environmental permits.\nRequired Skills Knowledge:\nDemonstrates knowledge of all facets of power plant operations.\nDemonstrates the ability to make competent decisions in emergency situations.\nCapable of writing operating procedures, work requests, written records.\nDemonstrate good verbal and written communication skills\nProficient in Microsoft Office including Excel and Word\nDemonstrates the ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical one-lines, logic drawings, technical manuals, and P &ID's.\nWill write routine reports, solve practical problems, and clearly communicate tasks and needs, and training of other personnel.\nMechanical, instrumentation and electrical equipment knowledge is required.\nAdept at troubleshooting and diagnosing problems with mechanical equipment with the ability to apply a resolution in a timely fashion.\nProficient at repairing, replacing, dismantling, and inspecting defective plant equipment and parts such as pumps, valves, fans, gearboxes, demineralizers, compressors, and turbine components.\nCapable of operating welding and cutting equipment and completes metal fabrication projects.\nProficient at Water Chemistry.\nCapable of setting up and operating a drill press, pipe threading machine, grinder, and other various tools to make and repair parts and equipment.\nExperience:\nTrainee:\nVocational training and mechanical experience\nEducation Requirements:\nHigh School diploma or equivalent required. Associate degree (AA) or equivalent from a two-year college to technical school preferred\nPhysical Requirements:\nAbility to do walking, reaching, climbing, and lifting (up to 50 pounds).\nMust be willing to work a 12-hour rotating shift and be available to work for call-ins and work overtime as needed.\nMust be Authorized to work in the USA\nNote: You will have an opportunity to add attachments to your application. 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