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Mechanic Apprentice
Location:
Thompsons, TX
Description:
As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You'll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success-take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future Job Summary: An Apprentice Mechanic working under the direction of a Journeyman Mechanic and /or Maintenance Supervisor, performs the duties of a Mechanic and attends the apprenticeship training classes. Essential Duties/Responsibilities: :Learn and practice safe methods and procedures for personal protection, protection of fellow workers and protection of the public per NRG/Plant Operations Policies, and OSHA standards.:Follow all Federal, State, and Company guidelines to protect and preserve the environment.:Develop mechanical knowledge and skills through classroom and on:the:job training.:Works with other crafts or contractors.:Install, maintain, test, inspect, and repair generating station equipment including but not limited to, boilers, turbines, pumps, control valves, compressors, condensers, heat exchangers, bearings, centrifugal fans, couplings, sight glasses, strainers, and filters, pneumatic/hydraulic/mechanical actuators, and motor operated valves. Working Conditions: :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.:Must be prepared to work irregular or rotating shifts 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.:Employee must arrange own transportation to work location and may be reassigned to another location at the Company's discretion. Minimum Requirements: :High school diploma or GED.:2 years' maintenance mechanic experience working in an industrial, manufacturing,or power plant:Or 2 years of relevant military maintenance mechanic experience Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: :Basic Mechanical Aptitude.:Ability to use basic mathematics to calculate measurements and computations used to repair and maintain power plant equipment.:Ability to use hand tools (i.e. wrenches, screwdrivers, sledge hammers, etc).:Ability to use shop tools (i.e. power saws, drills, drill presses, and lathes).:Ability to use a personal computer and associated software.:Ability to communicate equipment status, work plans, and work performed to others.:Ability to do routine cleaning of work area.:By the completion of the 6th 6 months an apprentice shall have knowledge of::General maintenance activities and procedures performed on rotating equipment used in power generation.:Basic physics laws that apply in generation power plants (i.e. force, work, kinetic and potential energy, motion and horsepower).:By the completion of the 6th 6 months an apprentice shall have the ability to::Order proper materials for job completion.:Interpret and act on written and verbal job instructions, reports, tech. manuals and data.:Tag Out/Lockout equipment per NRG's Tag Out/Lockout procedure.:Read and interpret drawings and diagrams.:Use precision measuring devices (i.e. micrometers, dial indicators etc.).:Troubleshoot mechanical equipment failures and make or recommend repairs.:Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on mechanical equipment.:Operate oxygen andacetylene torches.:Replace packing in pum
Industry:
Construction
Posted:
May 1 on Tip Top Job
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