Mechanic B

National Grid plc; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Pension plan with company contribution

Private medical insurance

Job summary

National Grid plc in Oceanside, CA seeks a skilled maintenance technician with 3+ years in plumbing, piping, welding and electrical work to install, repair and service boilers and related equipment. You will read prints, lay out and install pipelines, perform gas or electric welding, rigging, and maintain controls, motors and transformers while adhering to safety rules and union guidelines.

A valid driver's license is required; you may be subject to drug testing and background checks as part of

Qualifications

• Demonstrate ability to work at heights and pass a mechanic skill assessment.
• More than 3 years in plumbing, piping, electrical or related work.
• Valid driver’s license with safe driving history.

Responsibilities

• Layout, run or erect pipelines and tubing from prints or sketches.
• Make soldered joints, perform boiler and piping maintenance.
• Inspect, repair and test electrical controls, wiring and motors.
• Operate welding equipment and assist higher-grade mechanics on high voltage.

Skills

Piping layout

Welding

Electrical controls

Rigging equipment

Boilers maintenance

Tools and machinery handling

Education

Valid NY State Driver's license

Tools

Gas welding equipment

Electric welding equipment

Rigging equipment

Job description

THIS POSTING WILL ALSO BE USED TO FILL ADDITIONAL VACANCIES IN THE SAME JOB CLASSIFICATION THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE SELECTION PROCESS.

Key Accountabilities

DUTIES:

• May be responsible for and direct work of one or two assistants.
• Layout, run or erect pipelines and\/or tubing from prints or sketches.
• Cut through with machines and hand dies and cut and flare tubing.
• Make up screwed flanged, lead, cement or soldered joints.
• Make simple plumbing installations and repairs including pipe bends.
• Perform simple overhauling and repairs of pipe line accessories and equipment.
• Layout, fabricate and install hangers and supports for pipes, heaters, etc.
• Layout, fabricate and install metal reinforcing pipe and miscellaneous steel assemblies including fittings, work on low-pressure vessels.
• Use of gas welding equipment for less complicated cutting, heating or soldering members or structures, forgoing and forge welding less complicated welding.
• Tack welding by gas or electric process.
• Setting up and operating either electric or gas welding equipment and being familiar with and observing.
• Inspecting, adjusting, repairing, testing, installing and maintaining less complicated equipment or less complicated parts of major equipment in connection with electrical controls, wiring, conduit, cables, regulators, motors, transformers, oil circuit breakers, etc.
• Perform less complicated motor repairs.
• May work on or near energized circuits or equipment up to 440 volts and assist higher-grade mechanics at higher voltage.
• Run ordinary power and lighting circuits.
• Perform necessary mechanical work in connection with above work.
• Having and using knowledge of codes applying to the work and operation of electrical equipment.
• Removing and installing instruments, controls and related apparatus.
• Must have a basic knowledge of the "General Rules for Electric Equipment and Lines".
• Performing general masonry work including concrete work, brick work asbestos work and plastering.
• Perform less complicated overhauling and repairing of all types of boilers and accessories.
• Installing baffles and removing, replacing and rolling tubes in headers and repairing oil-burning equipment on boilers.
• Having and using knowledge of rigging equipment and its use on light loads on horizontal or gentle inclines.
• Knowing limits of each size and type of rigging equipment in connection with this work.
• Applicants may participate in Fuel oil delivery and unloading operations periodically as required.
• Applicants will be subject to working special schedules to meet the Maintenance requirements of the Generation Station.

Qualifications

EDUCATION:

Make arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals and percentages. Successful applicant must demonstrate their ability and willingness to work at heights and have valid N.Y. State Driver's license.

EXPERIENCE:

• More than 3 years in this or related work.
• NOTE: Applicants will be required to successfully complete a Mechanic skill assessment test at Our Academy at Hub Drive prior to acceptance.
• Employees selected for this classification will be required to participate in federally mandated drug testing programs prior to selection, randomly on a year-round basis, after an injury and for reasonable cause.
• Valid Driver’s License required with a safe driving history that meets National Grid’s Safe Driver policy

Pass Field Assessment Test

More Information

Location: Oceanside

National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Many of the terms and conditions of employment for this position are defined by a collective bargaining agreement that the Company has with a local union. Newly hired employees are bound by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement as well as other agreements between the Company and the local union.

National Grid utilizes an assessment that evaluates the job qualifications/characteristics using AI or statistically based scoring. For more information, please view NYC Local Law 144.

National Grid is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of protected class. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. National Grid maintains affirmative action programs for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

Our employment practices are designed to ensure that all individuals are treated fairly and with respect throughout the hiring process and during employment. National Grid complies with all applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment, and we encourage a culture of respect for all.

National Grid operates in both the UK and US, with a broad portfolio of energy businesses dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and sustainable power.

From electricity and gas transmission to advancing clean energy and modernising grids, our work covers every aspect of the energy system.

Our energy

flows through absolutely everything we do

Life here at National Grid is more than just our purpose or our values, it’s everything we put into everything we do. It’s our commitment to diversity and inclusion; how we help our employees learn and grow; and how we partner with and support the communities where we live and work. It’s all this, and so much more.

We leverage our collective strengths to do meaningful BIG work so that we can be at the heart of a fair and affordable energy future.

Your salary is reviewed each year against the market for your role, skills, knowledge and experience.

Incentive

• Annual performance plan or bonus (depending on your role) rewards your contribution to our success each year.

Retirement

• Generous pension plan with company contributions up to 12%.
• Private medical insurance for self and family.