Senior Mechanical Technician - Maintenance & Prototyping

Tennessee Valley Authority; Norris (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

TVA seeks a senior Technician (General) in Norris, TN to support aeration and power plant systems. The role involves technical information sourcing, equipment inspections, data validation, and contributing to work management system migrations.

You will work with engineers, foremen, and plant personnel in a multi-disciplinary setting. Ideal candidates have experience with power plant environments, CAD basics, and procurement knowledge, plus the ability to read diagrams and endure rotating shifts

Qualifications

• Related experience in power plant environment.
• Associate of Science degree in a technical field or equivalent experience in power plant or laboratory environment.
• Some travel and/or rotating shift work may be required.

Responsibilities

• Research and provide technical information such as parts, drawings, and material specifications to engineers, foremen, and other plant personnel.
• Read or interpret diagrams, drawings and blueprints in the investigation of problem areas in equipment and plant components.
• Perform inspections on failed equipment and plant components such as bearings, shafts, impellers and valves, reporting observations to relevant plant personnel.
• Assist in the validation of technical information and works to complete the transformation of technical data into the new work management system.
• Perform statistical tests on plant equipment to assist engineers in root cause analysis processes.
• Assist in gathering, analysis, and reporting of environmental, plant performance, and equipment data.
• Support the planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance-related work, providing materials and information for the work management system.

Skills

Power plant equipment

CAD basics

Work Management System

Interpret drawings/diagrams

Engineering basics

Procurement basics

Power plant auxiliaries

Education

Associate of Science in a technical field

Job description

TVA seeks a senior Technician (General) in Norris, TN to support aeration and power plant systems. The role involves technical information sourcing, equipment inspections, data validation, and contributing to work management system migrations.

You will work with engineers, foremen, and plant personnel in a multi-disciplinary setting. Ideal candidates have experience with power plant environments, CAD basics, and procurement knowledge, plus the ability to read diagrams and endure rotating shifts