Allied Power
Position Description:
The I&C Craft perform plant instrumentation and control maintenance activities such as surveillance, preventive and corrective maintenance, and system diagnostics and testing. These activities are done per the applicable regulatory requirements; plant policies, procedures, and good maintenance principles; and nuclear standards for reactor safety, industrial safety, radiological safety, and environmental protection.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Performance and accurate documentation of I&C testing and maintenance activities including inspections, calibrations, testing, repairs, rework, and modifications.
2. Read and interpret P&ID’s, schematics, ladder logic.
3. Locate and correcting faults in control systems and instruments of power equipment, diesel generator controls, turbines, chlorinators, water treatment systems, and station auxiliary equipment.
4. Inspect, clean, adjust, calibrate and repair such instruments as manometers, gauges, flow meters and thermometers.
5. Test and repair electronic and pneumatic control devices.
6. Ensuring Personnel and Equipment Safety precautions have been taken prior to initiating a maintenance or testing activity, including verification and compliance of Equipment Clearances and Radiological Work Permits.
7. Perform on-the-job training/evaluations in the proper use of tools, test equipment and procedures to ensure compliance with plant specific and industry accepted standards of performance.
8. Support Operations Control Room personnel and other departments and support services, as requested to resolve issues.
9. Maintain I&C Shops, job work sites, test equipment areas and lab equipment in a safe, orderly, and neat condition.
10. Assisting in the development and review of Maintenance Procedures and methodologies; testing and corrective and elective maintenance in accordance with the work management schedule.
11. Reporting abnormal conditions observed or encountered, such as abnormal operating and safety conditions or violations of security procedures.
12. Attend all applicable training and maintain qualifications.
13. Must be able to evaluate and interpret data and drawings, perform computations, properly use tools and other equipment, and effectively communicate with others.
Competencies:
1. Communication
2. Time Management
3. Knowledge of Company Safety Rules
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must frequently lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus. Ability to work different shifts.
Preferred Education, Experience, Certification and Licenses:
1. One to Five years related nuclear plant experience.
2. Familiarity with Distributed Control Systems, HMI, and PLC applications, and Emerson Ovation systems.
3. Familiarity with Westinghouse safety related I&C equipment; Common-Q equipment and components and ABB AC-160 base protection systems.
4. Familiarization with legacy Combustion-Engineering I&C systems, for example CERPI, CPCs, CEDMCS and other reactor core information systems.
5. Maintenance and troubleshooting of plant information systems, plant computer, display systems, annunciators, data highways and supporting fiber optic networks.
6. Emergency Safeguards Features Actuation System (ESFAS) response time testing and troubleshooting.
7. Familiarization with nuclear I&C specific systems, for example in-core instrumentation, ex-core detectors, radiation monitoring and post-accident sampling.
8. Digital system modification experience in commercial nuclear power.
9. Familiarity with EMI/RFI analysis.
10. Familiarity with Cyber Security requirements and solutions in commercial nuclear power.
11. Surveillance testing of reactor protection systems and supporting equipment.
12. CE – PWR or APR 1400 station experience.
13. Granting of site I&C Task qualifications by a WANO/INPO sanctioned station.
Minimum Education, Experience, Certification and Licenses:
1. Successful candidates must receive a rating of Recommended on the Allied Power Pre-Employment Assessment test.
2. One years Nuclear Plant experience
3. Native English speaker or proven ILETS test score > 6.5.
4. High School diploma or equivalent.
5. Education requirement of at least one of the following:
a. Associates degree or equivalent in Electronics.
b. Applicable military electronics maintenance experience.
c. Specialized training in power plant instrument operation and maintenance/Navy Nuclear Electronic Technician experience.
6. Ability to receive unescorted Nuclear access.
7. Excellent communication, teamwork and organizational skills.
8. Communicate technical information concepts and ideas verbally and in writing.
Allied Power, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Allied Power, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.