Maintenance Technician

Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.; Milford (ME); On-site; USD 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Responsibilities include preventive and reactive maintenance, supervising junior staff, supporting contractors, and training others. A high school diploma or GED is required; technical degree and Electrical Apprenticeship training are preferred; a valid Maine driver’s license is needed.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school diploma or GED; 2-year technical degree preferred.
• Valid Maine driver’s license required.
• Pre-employment physical examination mandatory.
• Pre-employment drug and alcohol testing required.
• Acceptance requires completion of the Electrical Apprenticeship Training program.

Responsibilities

• Operate hydro-electric generating station main, auxiliary, and related equipment and machinery.
• Perform preventive, predictive and reactive maintenance to equipment (up to 600V).
• Maintain dams, powerhouses, gates, fish passage facilities, and related structures.
• Lead and direct other employees in maintenance activities as assigned.
• Perform switching and tagging duties in stations and substations.
• Prepare maintenance and operating reports and documents as required.
• Assist contractors and ensure safety compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Provide on-the-job training and oversee work performance.

Skills

Safety compliance

Mechanical aptitude

Electrical knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Technical degree preferred

Tools

Electrical Apprenticeship Program

Job description

Job Responsibilities:

The worker is responsible to operate the main and auxiliary generating equipment and machinery and other plant-related equipment; to perform predictive, preventive and reactive mechanical and electrical (limited to 600V) maintenance to the equipment and machinery; and to perform civil and structural maintenance and construction activities.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Operate hydro-electric generating station main, auxiliary, and miscellaneous equipment and machinery.
• Maintain hydro-electric generating station, main, auxiliary, and miscellaneous equipment and machinery including the performance of maintenance to low voltage electrical equipment and machinery (limited to 600V). The performance of electrical maintenance is contingent upon the successful completion of the electrical Apprenticeship Training Program.
• Maintain dams, powerhouses and other buildings, gate structures and gates, fish passage facilities, trashracks, penstocks, log booms, etc.
• Perform temporary lead worker duties, as assigned, to direct other employees in the performance of maintenance activities.
• Performing switching and tagging duties in the power generating stations and substations.
• Prepare maintenance and operating reports and documents, as required.
• Assist and support contractors performing work and providing services at, and about, the generating stations and associated property.
• Comply with safety and environmental rules and regulations, hazardous materials and oil spill prevention programs, and other applicable Company policies or plans.
• Assist in providing on-the-job training and overseeing work performance.

Working Schedule:

Forty hours per week, eight hours per day, normally Monday through Friday.

Required Skills:

• A high school diploma or GED, and related experience as a minimum. Preference will be given to a 2-year technical degree or equivalent experience.
• A valid Maine driver's license.
• Pre-employment physical examination.
• Pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.
• Acceptance into this position requires the successful completion of the Electrical Apprenticeship Training program.

Budget: $36.02/hr. per the CBA

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