Apprentice Mechanic

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Apprentice Mechanic to join our team at NRG Energy. As an Apprentice Mechanic, you will work under the direction of a Journeyman Mechanic and/or Maintenance Supervisor, performing a variety of tasks related to power plant equipment maintenance and repair.

• Learn and practice safe methods and procedures for personal protection, protection of fellow workers, and protection of the public, in accordance with NRG/Plant Operations Policies and OSHA standards.
• Follow all Federal, State, and Company guidelines to protect and preserve the environment.
• Develop mechanical knowledge and skills through classroom and on-the-job training.
• Work with other crafts or contractors to install, maintain, test, inspect, and repair generating station equipment.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on mechanical equipment, including boilers, turbines, pumps, control valves, compressors, condensers, heat exchangers, bearings, centrifugal fans, couplings, sight glasses, strainers, and filters.
• Operate oxygen and acetylene torches, and perform other tasks as required.

• High school diploma or GED.
• 2 years' maintenance mechanic experience working in an industrial, manufacturing, or power plant environment, or 2 years of relevant military maintenance mechanic experience.
• Basic Mechanical Aptitude.
• Ability to use basic mathematics to calculate measurements and computations used to repair and maintain power plant equipment.
• Ability to use hand tools and shop tools, including power saws, drills, drill presses, and lathes.
• Ability to use a personal computer and associated software.
• Ability to communicate equipment status, work plans, and work performed to others.

The Apprentice Mechanic will work in a power plant environment, which may involve working in all temperatures and climate conditions, around large rotating equipment, energized electrical equipment in high noise areas, and/or in confined places. The employee must be prepared to work irregular or rotating shifts and respond to emergency callouts 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

The Apprentice Mechanic must be able to perform tasks that require walking, standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, squatting, twisting, pushing, pulling, shoveling, climbing, and working with hand tools (up to 25 pounds) in position above and below head, and extended from body to complete repairs. The employee must also be able to lift, carry, position, and use tools and/or equipment (weighing up to 50 lbs.) in awkward positions, swing various weights of sledge hammers, stoop and bend to reach valves, pull on chain-falls or come-a-longs.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.