As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You’ll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future! Job Summary: Provide mechanical maintenance support to maintain equipment in an electrical generating power plant; may perform Lead Mechanic duties during absence of a Lead Mechanic. Essential Duties/Responsibilities: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Install, maintain, test, inspect, and repair equipment such as boilers, turbines, pumps, motors, valves, condensers, heat exchanger vessels, etc.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Replaces bearings, packing in pumps and valves, shaft seals, sleeves, seats, and other miscellaneous parts used in plant equipment.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Troubleshoot stationary and rotating equipment. Make repairs as need in accordance with best practices.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Operate machine shop equipment such as drill presses, lathes and boring mills.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Repair or replace defective parts.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Adjust clearances and tolerances on equipment, working from a blueprint, pattern or design drawing, lays out.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Use micrometers and other precision devices.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Design and build special tools and apparatuses to facilitate work.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Scrape and fits bearings on rotating equipment.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Checks equipment operation by observing oil pressures and levels, foreign sounds and similar observations. Gather routine vibration data and perform basic analysis.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Perform gas and/or arc welding in mechanical repairs and fabrication. Additionally, Oxygen Acetylene cutting and brazing performs.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Performs plumbing and pipe fitting tasks</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Remove and install non-asbestos insulation materials on boilers, heaters, tanks, turbines, lines, valves, etc.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Develop proficiency with SAP (Computerized Maintenance Management System) in all job related areas.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Uses blueprints, diagrams, sketches, instructions and specifications in daily duties.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Sets up rigging for installing and removing equipment</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Identify and order proper materials for job completion</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Document work performed for equipment histories</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Effectively apply knowledge of environmental rules and regulations in all work situations.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Review and/or develop equipment spare parts lists and PM procedures.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Communicate effectively with all plant personnel</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Provide direction and/or supervise outside resources in areas of responsibility, as necessary.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Recognize safety hazards and follow applicable safety guidelines and procedures.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Support skill enhancement by assisting and mentoring other personnel (including apprentices) on proper and safe use of tools and maintenance procedures.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Employee must arrange own transportation to work location and may be reassigned to another location at the Company’s discretion.</li> </ul> Working Conditions: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Must be prepared to work irregular or rotating shifts and respond to emergency callout 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to work in mentally stressful environments: must be able to react to crises where immediate action is required to correct or curtail potentially damaging or hazardous situations.</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Work with and around hazardous and non-hazardous materials (reference the waste management guidance manual).</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Must be able to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as required i.e., steel-toed boots, respirators, goggles, safety glasses etc.</li> </ul> Minimum Requirements: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">High school diploma, GED or equivalent knowledge of English, mathematics and grammar. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Minimum 3 years’ experience in mechanical maintenance experience in the repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of related power plant or machine shop equipment including inspection and preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, fabricating and diagnostics OR 3 years mechanical maintenance experience in a similar industrial environment</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;background-color:white;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">The position is a DOT PHMSA covered position and requires the successful candidate to pass a pre-employment DOT drug screen and drug and alcohol testing background check, and once placed will be a participant in the NRG DOT Program.</li> </ul> Preferred Qualifications: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Associates degree or equivalent apprenticeship.</li> </ul> Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Sound level of basic mechanical aptitude skills.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to use hand tools (e.g., wrenches, screw drivers, sledgehammers, etc.)</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to operate Company vehicles and equipment (e.g., forklift, mobile crane, etc.) and maintain operating licenses and certifications. TDL is required.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Knowledge of rotating equipment and general industrial maintenance activities and procedures.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to follow, interpret and act on written and verbal job instructions, and reports, technical manuals and data.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to use basic math and geometry.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to calculate measurements and computations used to repair and maintain power plant equipment.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to use a personal computer and associated software.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to Tag Out/Lock Out equipment per NRG Tag Out/Lock Out procedure.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to diagnose and correct mechanical equipment troubles and repairs or recommend major repairs.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to perform preventative and corrective maintenance procedures on mechanical equipment.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to clean work area routinely.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to certify as a “code” welder with proper training.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Assist Operations and other maintenance personnel (e.g., Electrical, I&C) in the performance of assigned duties</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Coordinate contractor/vendor activities assigned</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Perform other duties as may be assigned</li> </ul> Physical Requirements (Demand and Frequency): <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Power Plant Environment-Work both inside and outside in all temperatures and climate conditions in accordance with Heat Stress procedures. Around large rotating equipment energized electrical equipment in high noise areas, and/or in confined places, on elevations in excess of 250 feet, or from platforms at heights of 5 feet or greater. Climb stairways, ladders, and work from aerial devices.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Daily work expectation requires ability to perform tasks by walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, squatting, twisting, pushing, pulling, shoveling, climbing, and working with hand tools (up to 25 pounds) in position above and below head, and extended from body to complete repairs.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Position requires climbing stairways, ladders, and works from scaffolding, platforms and aerial devices</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Lift, carry, position and use tools and/or equipment (weighing up to 50 lbs.) in awkward positions, swing various weights of sledgehammers, stoop and bend to reach valves, pull on chain-falls or come-a-longs.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to twist the body and neck while driving company vehicles or operating company equipment.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Performance of duties may cause frequent jarring of the body.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Have ability to discern and respond to verbal and auditory signals.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;text-indent:24.0px">Ability to discern assorted colors</li> </ul> Please Note: Salary offered will be commensurate with the successful candidate’s education and/or experience and consistent with the job location’s market pay rate. NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills. Official description on file with Talent.

DOTP-Maintenance Mechanic (Palo Pinto, TX, US, 76426) @ NRG

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