Production Technician

Entergy Corporation; Mississippi; On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Production Technician to operate and maintain systems in a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine facility. This role emphasizes safety and performance improvement through adherence to established procedures. The ideal candidate will engage in operational duties, including monitoring plant systems, conducting safety meetings, and performing maintenance tasks. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop key skills in a dynamic environment, contributing to the reliability of essential energy services. If you are passionate about operational excellence and safety, this role is a perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• 2 Year Associate's Degree or equivalent experience required.
• Experience in CCGT facility operations or maintenance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain systems in a CCGT facility with a focus on safety.
• Conduct inspections, repairs, and troubleshooting of instrumentation equipment.

Skills

Communication Skills

Ability to interpret P&IDs

Troubleshooting

Mechanical Skills

Education

Associate's Degree in Industrial Electronics

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Data Acquisition Systems

Burner Controls

Electrical Schematics

Job description

* This position will be filled as a Production Technician III, II or I based on the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. *

JOB SUMMARY/DESCRIPTION:

Operate and maintain systems associated with a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) facility while demonstrating safety awareness and direction that will continuously improve performance by employees and contractors through the use and strict adherence to procedures and processes.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain regulatory compliance and be proactive in dealing with all agencies and avoid reportable violations.
• Required participation in the multi-year Production Technician multi-skill progression plan to develop key skills in maintenance and operations. Upon completion, the employee should have the desire, aptitude, and ability to meet board operator qualification.
• Conduct and participate in job briefings and safety meetings. Be responsible for Contractor Safety and conduct Contractor Safety Orientations as needed.
• Applies understanding and knowledge of plant systems, burner controls (where applicable), turbine controls, data acquisition, process controls, regulating devices, personal computers, troubleshooting, etc.
• Operational duties include, but are not limited to, operating the control board, making operational rounds, performing PM/PDM activities, HRSG water chemistry, CEMS monitoring, and calibrations.
• Applies skills to perform inspections, calibrations, installations, repairs, diagnostics, testing, and troubleshooting of complex instrumentation equipment and regulating devices in a CCGT facility, alone and as part of a team.
• Perform mechanical work involved in inspection, repair, and installation of instrumentation and electrical equipment, and light PM of mechanical systems.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• 2 Year Associate's Degree in Industrial Electronics, Instrumentation/Controls or Production/Process Technology or equivalent work experience.
• PTECH III: 0 - 2 years of experience in a CCGT facility in an operations or maintenance position; or at least 4 years of power plant operations/maintenance/electrical experience.
• PTECH II-I: at least 2 - 5 years of experience in a CCGT facility in an operations or maintenance position; or 5 years of power plant operations/maintenance/electrical experience.
• At least 5 years of experience working in an industrial, maintenance, and/or operations position.
• Instrumentation/Electrical background.

*Either the minimum education or minimum experience requirements must be met by the applicant for job consideration.

Minimum Skills:

• Must be good at communicating, both verbal and written, the results of evaluation of assignments to supervision.
• Ability to interpret and comprehend P&ID's, electrical schematics, network diagrams, and OEM manuals.

Minimum Certifications/Licensing/Testing:

• Successful completion of the EEI POSS/MASS Test.
• Candidates selected for testing will be invited via email. ****MONITOR YOUR SPAM/JUNK EMAIL FOLDER***

Primary Location: Mississippi-SallisMississippi : Sallis
Job Function: Power Plant Operations
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT-NBU
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 118484
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

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Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.