ICE Technician

NRG Energy; Victoria (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NRG Energy is looking for an Instrumentation Technician in Victoria, Texas, to provide maintenance support for boiler, turbine, and generator instrumentation. You will troubleshoot, calibrate, and maintain all relevant equipment while ensuring safety protocols.

The candidate must have a high school diploma, or GED, and at least five years of experience in electronics and instrumentation maintenance. This is a full-time role with various responsibilities and requires physical capability to work in challenging environments.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical aptitude and knowledge of electricity.
• Five years' experience in electronics and instrumentation.
• Ability to troubleshoot and maintain control systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance support to plant instrumentation.
• Calibrate and maintain protective relays and control systems.
• Interact and repair high voltage equipment.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Electricity knowledge

Control systems maintenance

Troubleshooting ability

Mathematical application

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Associate’s degree in electrical technology

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Hand tools

Job description

Job Summary

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

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Identify and follow safety guidelines to protect self, coworkers, plant equipment, and the public.
• Apply federal, state, company, and environmental regulations to all work activities.
• Install, calibrate, test, troubleshoot, and maintain protective relays, computers, metering, monitoring, and control systems for boilers, turbines, generators, and auxiliary equipment.
• Perform bench work and component troubleshooting in a shop environment, as needed.
• Read and interpret P&IDs, control wiring diagrams (CWDs), instruction manuals, blueprints, and control system drawings to locate, diagnose, and repair plant systems and interlocks.
• Use test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, multimeters, electronic bridges, loop calibrators) and hand tools to troubleshoot and maintain plant devices and systems.
• Work with apprentice and skill‑enhancement employees to demonstrate safe work practices and proper maintenance procedures.
• Make decisions regarding repair methods, tools, time, and resources required to complete work.
• Complete accurate written and electronic records, including work orders, calibration sheets, timecards, and material requests.
• Maintain and expand knowledge of plant systems, instrumentation, and control equipment.
• Maintain work areas in a clean and orderly condition.
• Arrange personal transportation to work locations and accept reassignment to other company locations as needed.
• Act as contractor liaison. Act as primary point of contact for any instrument, controls or electrical work being performed by contractor.
• Interact with, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair low, medium, and high voltage equipment.
• Interact with, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS).

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED.
• Five (5) years' experience in electronics and pneumatics, and instrumentation, or associate’s degree in electrical technology.

Additional Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Knowledge of electricity, voltage, and current relationships.
• Knowledge of maintenance activities and procedures for control systems used in power generation.
• Ability to troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, and maintain pneumatic, electronic, and digital controllers, transmitters, and instruments (including temperature, pressure, and level).
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts, including algebra and geometry, to perform measurements and calibration computations.
• Ability to Tag Out/Lock Out equipment according to company procedures.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, regarding equipment condition and job status with supervision, operations, craft personnel, and external service providers.
• Proficiency with personal computers and job‑related software, including analytical tools and Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to influence others, accept responsibility for assigned work, and work effectively in a team environment.
• Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Distributed Control System (DCS).
• Knowledge of control logics (SAMA, Ladder, Boolean, Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID)).
• Ability to program, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Distributed Control System (DCS).

Physical Requirements (Demand And Frequency)

• Work in a power plant environment indoors and outdoors in all weather and temperature conditions, in accordance with heat stress procedures.
• Work around large rotating equipment, energized electrical systems, high‑noise areas, confined spaces, and elevated locations (including heights exceeding 250 feet).
• Climb ladders and stairways and work from platforms and aerial devices.
• Perform tasks requiring walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, twisting, pushing, pulling, climbing, shoveling, and working with hand tools (up to 50 lbs.) above, below, and away from the body.
• Lift, carry, position, and use tools and equipment weighing up to 50 lbs. in awkward positions.
• Respond to emergency callouts and work irregular or rotating shifts as required.
• Ability to discern assorted colors and respond to verbal and auditory signals.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).

Other

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to prepare reports and documentation at management’s request.
• Limited travel may be required for training or support at other plant locations.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol‑free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Protected Veteran Status/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant’s experience or skills.

EEO is the Law Poster (The poster can be found at http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf).

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