Instrument And Controls Tech.

Company Description

About Veolia North America

A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.

Job Description

BENEFITS

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.  Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

POSITION PURPOSE: Provide maintenance support to troubleshoot, calibrate, and maintain all instrumentation associated with the boiler, turbine, generator, and all auxiliary equipment for the plant.

PRIMARY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Recognizes safety hazards and follows safety guidelines for personal protection, protection of fellow workers and the protection of the public. 
• Knowledgeable of environmental rules and regulations, and effectively apply them to all work situations.
• Install, calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and maintain protective relays, computers, metering, monitoring, and control systems on boilers, turbines, generators, and plant auxiliary equipment. In shop location includes performing bench work and component troubleshooting.
• Reads, and interprets electric generating plants P&ID’s and CWD’s to locate, identify, troubleshoot, and repair plant systems, interlocks, etc.
• Uses test equipment (oscilloscopes, multi-meters electronic bridges, loop calibrators) and hand tools (i.e. drills, screwdrivers) as necessary to troubleshoot and maintain devices and systems for the power plant. 
• Works with apprentice I/C technicians and skill enhancement employees to teach proper, safe use of tools and maintenance procedures. 
• Completes all written and electronic records (i.e. work orders, calibration sheets, time cards, material requests) required to document the work in progress and as it is completed. 
• Continually updates knowledge of plant systems and instrumentation. 
• Makes decisions about how best to repair equipment and what resources (tools, time equipment) will be needed. 
• Employee must arrange own transportation to work location and may be reassigned to another location at the Company’s discretion.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Power Plant Environment-Work both inside and outside in all temperatures and climate conditions in accordance with Heat Stress procedures. Around large rotating equipment energized electrical equipment in high noise areas, and/or in confined places, on elevations in excess of 250 feet, or from platforms at heights of 5 feet or greater. Climb stairways, ladders, and work from aerial devices.
• Must be prepared to work overtime as needed and respond to emergency callout 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
• Ability to work in mentally stressful environments: must be able to react to crises where immediate action is required to correct or curtail potentially damaging or hazardous situations.
• Daily work expectation requires ability to perform tasks by walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, squatting, twisting, pushing, pulling, shoveling, climbing, and working with hand tools (up to 25 pounds) in position above and below head, and extended from body to complete repairs.
• Lift, carry, position and use tools and/or equipment (weighing up to 50 lbs.) in awkward positions, swing various weights of sledge hammers, stoop and bend to reach valves, pull on chain-falls or come-a-longs.
• Ability to twist the body and neck while driving company vehicles or operating company equipment.
• Performance of duties may cause frequent jarring of the body.
• Work with and around hazardous and non-hazardous materials (reference the waste management guidance manual).
• Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required i.e.…steel-toed boots, respirators, goggles, safety glasses etc.
• Have ability to discern and respond to verbal and auditory signals.
• Ability to discern assorted colors.

This job description reflects an assignment of essential functions. It does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Other duties and tasks may be assigned to this job at the Company's discretion.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Journeyman I &C Technician
• 5-7 years of Power Plant I&C experience in electronics, troubleshooting, repair, and calibration
• Valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualification:

• PLC Programming, SCADA/HMI, / factory talk Allan Bradley drives and Controls. Siemens T3000

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Good mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to communicate orally and in written reports, condition of equipment and status of jobs to crew leader, operations, and other craft personnel.
• Knowledge of electricity, voltage, and current relationships.
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Company environmental guidelines. 
• Knowledge of maintenance activities and procedures performed on control systems used in power generation. 
• Ability to read and interpret instruction manuals blueprints and control system drawings; applies knowledge to daily tasks. 
• Ability to learn mechanical and electrical control equipment and basic power plant equipment operation. 
• Ability to use mathematics including algebra and geometry to take measurements and perform computations required for installation and calibration of equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot and repair pneumatic, electronic and digital controllers used in control loops.
• Ability to calibrate and perform maintenance on temperature, level, and pressure instruments and transmitters. 
• Ability to Tag Out/Lock Out equipment per Tag Out/Lock Out procedure.
• Ability to use a personal computer and associated software.
• Ability to operate Company vehicles and equipment (e.g. forklift, plant vehicles, etc.) and maintain operating licenses and certifications.
• Ability to influence others toward action or a particular point of view.
• Ability to apply knowledge of plant operations, equipment and skill area knowledge to daily decision making. 
• Ability to do routine cleaning of work area. 
• Ability to complete all written and electronic records to document work in progress and completed.

Additional Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.