CT Tech I – Combined Cycle
| Company | Duke Energy |
|---|---|
| Location | Asheville, NC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Associate’s |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- Two-year college degree or technical school certificate and 2 years of related experience or combustion turbine industry training or equivalent combination of training and experience
- In Lieu of two-year college degree or technical school certificate, HS Diploma / GED and 2 years related experience or combustion turbine industry training or equivalent combination of training and experience
- Must have a valid driver’s license
- Must successfully complete EEI’s Plant Operator Selection System (POSS), and Power Plant Maintenance Selection System (MASS)
- Must successfully complete a Power Plant Physical Abilities Assessment
- Required to pass a medical physical including a respirator fit test
- Ability to successfully complete levels of Employee Development and Qualification Program training
- Ability to work around equipment that generates electromagnetic fields (EMF)
- This position contains a weight restriction of 325 pounds as an essential function of the job.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for operations, maintenance and balance of plant functions required at the Combustion Turbine facility.
- Perform operation, planned and unplanned maintenance on substation equipment at the Combustion Turbine facility.
- Perform and follow Lock-Out-Tag-Out procedures on equipment such as HRSGs, steam turbines, gas turbines, pumps valves, chillers and high voltage equipment.
- Performs record keeping duties concerning Environmental, Health & Safety records, spreadsheets and documents.
- Able to make repairs to steam turbine auxiliary, prime movers and balance of plant equipment at a Combustion Turbine facility.
- Ability to read and understand technical OEM manuals, recommendations, and warranty agreements.
- Support and follow safety guidelines, policies and procedures.
- Ability to operate, troubleshoot and maintain water treatment facilities such as reverse osmosis, demineralizers; and perform chemical treatment for equipment such as chillers, cooling towers and HRSGs.
- Perform and monitor combustion turbine plant equipment through normal operations, testing and emergency type events.
- Must have general mechanical and electrical skills and knowledge to troubleshoot, maintain and operate a combustion turbine site.
- Perform inventory duties, generating spare parts lists, min/max levels and revising inventory lists as required.
- Ability to read and understand technical mechanical, civil, electrical drawings.
- General knowledge and ability to perform high voltage switching.
Preferred Qualifications
- Must be proficient with computers, software applications and plant work management software and tools such as Microsoft packages that include word, excel, power point.
- In addition, experience with maintenance management systems such as Maximo, Passport or equivalent.
- Must have the ability to work within a team-oriented environment and demonstrated team interface skills.
- Additional years of experience with combustion turbine technology is preferred and will be given preference over other power industry experience.
- Experience with large heavy gas turbine and steam turbine supplier technologies.
- High voltage and substation maintenance and troubleshooting experience.
- Experience with mechanical and electronic field-testing equipment.
- Experience with digital control systems, programmable logic controllers, and multi-fueled technologies.
- Experience with heavy equipment rigging and a combustion turbine site with heavy equipment.
- Knowledge of heavy lifting cranes and rigging requirements.