Instrument & Controls Subject Matter Expert

Location: Calvert City, KY

The person holding this position is responsible for providing technical expertise in the Electrical/Instrumentation field. Such expertise can include installation, maintenance, testing, and troubleshooting of instrumentation, controls, and electrical systems at various plants within the BU. This is a technical level position with a high degree of knowledge of instrumentation, controls, low, medium, and high voltage switchgear, transformers, generators, protective relays, and motor control centers. This person will also assist the On-Site Business Unit as needed or required at various locations and must be willing to travel.

*Calibrate, test, maintain, troubleshoot, and install all power plant instrumentation, control systems and electrical equipment
*Performs maintenance on motor control centers, motor operated valves, generators, excitation equipment and motors
*Performs preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance on equipment, coordinating work with various team members at various site locations
*Review designs and installs new equipment and/or system modifications
*Troubleshoots and performs maintenance on DC backup power equipment, process controls (DCS), programmable logic controls (PLC) and emission monitoring equipment (CEMS)
*Uses maintenance reporting systems (CMMS) to record preventative and corrective maintenance. Maintain data and further actions required; provides complete history of maintenance on equipment
*Schedule, coordinate, work with and monitor contractors on specific tasks as required
*Follows safe working practices at all times
*Manage projects in support of plant and business goals, including Employee Safety Initiative (ESI's). Maintain and ensure all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) are correct and up to date. Develop standard operating procedures (SOP's) as necessary or required
*Reviews and improves operational processes and ensures that operating personnel are properly trained and adhere to established procedures and standards in accordance with prudent industry practices
*Investigates operating abnormalities and incidents to improve equipment availability and performance and to minimize maintenance requirements
*Investigate and assist in the preparation of RCA/Event Reports in a timely manner on all forced outages, situations and events that require reporting, or as directed
*Create Shopping Carts for Goods and Services for approval by Plant Manager
*Follows environmental compliance work practices
*Identifies environmental non-compliance problems and assists in implementing solutions
*Assists other team members and works with all departments to support generating station in achieving their performance goals
*Trains other team and BU members in the areas of instrumentation, control, and electrical systems
*Conduct equipment and system tagging according to company and plant rules and regulations
*Perform equipment safety inspections as required and record results as appropriate
*Participate in small construction projects. Read and interpret drawings, sketches, prints and specifications as required
*Order parts as needed to affect maintenance and repair
*Available within a reasonable response time for emergency call-in

• High school diploma or equivalent and five years' experience as an I&C Technician and Electrical Technician in a power plant environment
• Strong electrical background to include voltages up to 15 KV

Other Requirements:

• Demonstrated knowledge of electrical equipment, electronics, schematics, basics of chemistry and physics, and controls and instrumentation
• Demonstrated knowledge of safe work practices associated with a power plant environment
• Demonstrated ability to calibrate I&C systems and equipment, including analytic equipment
• Demonstrated ability to configure and operate various test instruments and equipment as necessary to troubleshoot and repair plant equipment including, but not limited to; distributed control systems, programmable logic controllers, motor control centers, transformers, generators, and continuous emissions monitor (CEM) systems
• Demonstrated ability to work with others in a team environment
• Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
• Ability to coordinate work activities with other team members on technical subjects across job families
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and travel as required

The physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In order to properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is:

• Frequently required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, and taste and smell
• Frequently stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. It is crucial to the outcome of job tasks that the employee is able to talk or hear
• Occasionally lift objects of up to 50 pounds in weight
• Frequently lift objects up to 10 pounds in weight and carry up to 35 pounds occasionally
• Occasionally push or pull up to 70 pounds in weight
• Vision requirements for this position include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision along with depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

The employee performs job duties in a power plant environment. In the course of working at the plant site, the employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions, including wet and/or humid conditions, and routinely works near moving mechanical parts and/or machinery. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is frequently loud at the plant site.

Incumbents may engage in all or some combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize a variety of the competencies cited in this description depending upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.