Production Technician

Entergy Corporation; Mississippi; On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a skilled Production Technician with electrical experience to join their team. This exciting role involves maintaining equipment at a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine facility, ensuring compliance with safety protocols, and conducting maintenance on complex electrical systems. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a solid understanding of plant operations. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where your expertise will contribute to the efficiency and safety of energy production. If you are passionate about electrical systems and safety, this could be the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Electrical experience in a CCGT facility is essential.
• Strong communication skills are required for effective teamwork.
• Knowledge of safety protocols and plant systems is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain equipment at a CCGT facility while ensuring safety compliance.
• Perform maintenance on electrical equipment and systems.
• Conduct job briefings and oversee contractor safety.

Skills

Electrical Experience

Communication Skills

Troubleshooting

Knowledge of Plant Systems

Safety Awareness

Education

High School Diploma

2-Year Associate Degree in Industrial Electronics

Technical Degree in Power Plant Operations

Tools

P&ID's Interpretation

Electrical Schematics

OEM Manuals

Job description

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* Entergy is seeking a Production Technician (P-Tech) with electrical experience.*

*This position will be filled as a P-Tech III, II, I, or CRO based on the qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.*

JOB SUMMARY/DESCRIPTION:

Responsible for maintaining equipment 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. Responsible for performing maintenance functions on equipment throughout the facility which includes rotating equipment, manual and control valves, understanding powerplant systems, starting and stopping of equipment, isolating and or equipment for maintenance following a Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) procedure and monitoring boiler water chemistry equipment.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct job briefings and participate in team safety meetings. Be responsible for Contractor Safety and conduct Contractor Safety Orientations as needed.
• Maintain regulatory compliance and be proactive in dealing with all agencies and avoid reportable violations.
• Applies understanding and knowledge of plant systems, burner controls (where applicable), turbine controls, data acquisition, process controls, regulating devices, personal computers, troubleshooting, etc.
• Applies knowledge and experience with principles of operation and function of boilers, steam turbine generators, gas turbine generators, pumps, heaters, steam traps, piping systems, pressure and level regulators and their controls, and auxiliary systems.
• Applies skills to perform inspections, calibrations, diagnostics, testing and troubleshooting of complex electrical equipment and associated devices in a CCGT facility, alone and as part of a team.
• Applies skills to perform work involved in repair and installation of instrumentation and electrical equipment, and plant systems with emphasis on all electrical equipment including but not limited to station transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, switches, contactors, conductors, motors, heat tracing etc. Low, Med and High AC voltage experience is preferred with knowledge of DC circuitry a plus.
• During unit outages, provide contractor management, quality control, cost management and schedule management as needed.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education & Experience: *Either the minimum education or minimum experience requirements must be met by the applicant for job consideration.*

• High School graduate.
• 0-2 years of experience in a CCGT facility in an Operations/Maintenance/Electrical position and a 2-Year associate degree in Industrial Electronics, Instrumentation/Controls or Production/Process Technology or equivalent work experience.OR
• 4 years of power plant operations/maintenance/electrical experience.
• 2-5 years of experience in a CCGT facility in an Operations/Maintenance/Electrical position and a 2-Year associate degree in Industrial Electronics, Instrumentation/Controls or Production/Process Technology or equivalent work experience.OR
• 5 years of power plant operations/maintenance/electrical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a CCGT facility in an Operations/Maintenance/Electrical position.
• Training in power plant operations, power plant systems and power plant performance or corresponding technical degree from an accredited school.
• Control room operational (CRO) experience in combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT).
• Recognized system wide as knowledgeable in power plant operations.
• Strongly Preferred: Prior electrical experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 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.
• Must be able to respond to callouts as needed.

Minimum Certifications/Licensing/Testing:

• Successful completion of the EEIPOSS/MASS Test.
• *Candidates selected to take the POSS/MASS test will be invited via e-mail. *PLEASE MONITOR YOUR SPAM/JUNK EMAIL*
• *If you are POSS/MASS test recommended, please note it on your resume.

Primary Location: Mississippi-French Camp
Job Function: Skilled / Craft
FLSA Status: Nonexempt
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT NBU
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 118855
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.

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.

Accessibility:Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf.

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.

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.