Job Information
FirstEnergy Service Company Mechanic - Local 304 in Haywood, West Virginia
JOB DESCRIPTION
FirstEnergy
About the Opportunity
This is an open position at Harrison Power Station with, Mon Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [MP]
JOB SUMMARY: Under general directive supervision, works with and directs others in performing skilled mechanical repair work on all plant equipment (air compressors, turbines, generators, pumps, fans, air heater, blowers, etc.); all mechanical equipment (boilers, pulverizers, feeders, heat exchangers, condensers, valves, etc.); and all plant auxiliary equipment (yard equipment, power piping, etc.). Mechanical work includes assembly, welding, sheet metal work, pipe fitting, machining, and rigging.
Responsibilities Include: Performs rigging, dismantling, overhauling, repairing, testing, and assembling of rotating, mechanical, and plant auxiliary equipment; operating overhead and mobile cranes on regular and precision lifts. Makes or reproduces special parts, assemblies, tools, jigs and fixtures; making necessary measurements and sketches. Operates and maintains hand tools; operates shop tools; perform drilling, grinding, cutting, shearing, filing, bending, forming and chipping. Aligns rotating equipment assemblies using dial indicator technique. Performs welding, brazing, soldering, electric arc welding and oxyacetylene burning; layouts, fabricates and maintains plant piping; prepares materials for and depositing metal surfaces on parts Inspects, tests, adjusts, replaces, installs, maintains, and troubleshoots all plant mechanical equipment. Overhauls, plant mechanical equipment such as feedwater pumps, circulating pumps, drive g ears and air compressors in place or in the shop. Overhauls and repairs pulverizers, condensers, feedwater heaters, and other plant mechanical equipment. Sets up and removes rigging, tackle, blocking, shoring, and operating overhead cranes and hoists. Sets up and directs the movement and lifting of large plant equipment and/or assemblies. Performs layout and fitting of sheet metal and steel plates. Scrapes and hand fits bearings requiring close tolerances. Repairs and replaces manual, motor, and hydraulically operated valves of all sizes and pressures such as check, pressure regulating, automatic control, stop and blowdown valves; replaces, grinds and reseats parts. Repacks valves and pump shafts. Performs insulation and refractory repair/installation. Performs confined space monitoring and completes all required documentation such as recording date, time, and readings. Builds and removes approved scaffo lds. Troubleshoots and inspects mechanical equipment. Suggests, directs and performs the necessary work, including obtaining parts from storeroom and staging the parts on the job. Conducts tests required by mechanical maintenance work, such as testing valves and heat exchangers for leakage, and test runs of equipment upon completion of work. Plans, lays out, instruct and inspect periodically, maintenance work for employees being directed by them. Provides general direction and oversight on assigned jobs. Trains other employees in the training phase of on-the-job training. Carpentry work, painting and cleaning, plumbing and heating systems, building structure work, etc. Records maintenance data as required by job duties. Conducts work so employees under his/her direction are safeguarded at all times. Assists in the development and review of maintenance procedures and methodologies as required. Performs pre-task safety analysis and post task feedback reporting. Performs other similar and less skilled work as assigned. Maintains work areas, tools and equipment in a neat, clean and p
