Instrument & Controls Technician, GOE08.0311

About the Company FirstEnergy Corp. is a diversified energy company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. A Fortune 250 company, FirstEnergy¡¦s subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, as well as energy management and other energy-related services. Its seven electric utility operating companies comprise the nation¡¦s fifth largest investor-owned electric system, based on 4.4 million customers served within a 36,100-square-mile area of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. FirstEnergy¡¦s Strategic Vision: To be the leading retail energy and related service supplier in our region; To be the preferred choice for total customer solutions; To be our shareholders¡¦ choice for long-term growth and investment value; and continue to be a Company committed to safety and driven by the skills, diversity, and character of its employees About the Opportunity The Eastlake Plant seeks an individual to work at the Eastlake Power Plant as a Generation Specialist in the Technical Services Department. The position requires the ability to function as the lead for all electrical equipment maintenance, repairs and modifications. This position requires the individual to possess knowledge of all the dynamics associated with the operation, electrical diagnostic testing, and maintenance practices that would impact the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the equipment. The individual will be the lead for the generating unit control system issues, PLCs and microprocessor systems. This includes responsibility for maintaining control systems on both sub-critical drum boilers and super-critical steam generators. The individual will develop new control logic, tune control systems, plan, develop, design, direct complex control and instrument and control projects, and provide day-to-day technical support to other groups. Additionally, the job involves becoming the Plant interface with respect to electrical projects developed at the Plant or at the corporate level. The individual will troubleshoot problems with protective relaying and coordination, and analyze sequence of event fault recordings. This individual will assist with solving operational hurdles that can be addressed with proper planning and execution of planned-outage work and/or projects to correct inefficiencies. Additional duties include preparing financial justifications, budgeting, schedule performance, and documentation of projects. This person will coordinate activities of other technical group personnel that may be assigned for the purpose of routine, project, and emergency issues and across all technical disciplines and will represent and report on issues for the assigned area. This individual will further provide coverage for unit and equipment outages, both planned and forced. Such assignments may include back shift and weekend schedules.

Qualifications

The person must be able to safely perform equipment inspections using Personal Protective Equipment, as needed, in a confined space, or on scaffolding. Multi-disciplined problem solving must be demonstrated as well as PC proficiency in business software.

Required to be able to, with training, supervise the application of testing and interpret the results.

Must possess exceptional ability to communicate ideas to both management and craft personnel and the ability to carry the ideas through implementation.

A 2 - year Associate Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology or equivalent work experience including a minimum of 11 years of Power Plant or job-related experience.

The individual must conduct research and begin to improve work processes, analyze data and begin to develop/recommend solutions, anticipate needs/accept ownership, contribute to solutions, and be able to lead the installation of new controls, provide routine troubleshooting, and support unit start-up.

Must demonstrate ability to identify equipment failure mechanisms, root cause, short-term corrective measures and long-term action needed to minimize the impacts to generation.

Must possess an aptitude for proactive vs. reactive approach toward equipment reliability.

Benefits We recognize people as our most valuable asset. Our competitive salary and benefits package includes 401K, matching 401k, bonuses based on individual performance, credit union membership, reimbursement for business expenses, a recruitment bonus program, relocation assistance, a retirement plan, dental insurance, medical insurance, disability benefits, prescription drug coverage, confidential employee assistance programs, pre-tax accounts for health care, life insurance, a vision-care plan, paid sick time, paid company holidays, job training programs, tuition reimbursement, and paid vacations.

*FirstEnergy proudly supports Affirmative Action. FirstEnergy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. FirstEnergy is committed to workforce diversity. M/F/D/V encouraged to apply. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H1 visas at this time.