About this role
The Power Plant Maintenance Intern rotates through plant areas to learn operations and provide support for mechanical and operational maintenance tasks. The intern assists with monitoring equipment locally and remotely from the Control Room, performing equipment rounds, and supporting preventative maintenance and troubleshooting while following safety practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Rotate through plant areas to build working knowledge
- Assist with operational and mechanical activities to maximize availability and reliability
- Operate and monitor plant equipment and systems locally and remotely from the Control Room
- Perform regular equipment rounds and take critical readings
- Assist with preventative maintenance, inspections, and troubleshooting
Technical Overview
This internship focuses on power plant maintenance support across operational and mechanical systems, including monitoring equipment from the Control Room and performing routine preventative maintenance. The role emphasizes safe working practices, hazard identification, corrective actions, and sampling/analysis support for operational materials.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a maintenance intern with education or training from high school, trade school, technical school, or equivalent experience, who can support daily operational and mechanical tasks in a power plant environment. They can operate and monitor equipment locally and remotely from the Control Room, perform equipment rounds and preventative maintenance, and follow strict safety and environmental procedures.
Must-Have Skills
High School diplomatrade schoolmilitary service or technical school trainingassist with operational and mechanical activities to maximize plant availability and reliabilityoperate and monitor plant equipment and systems locally and remotely from the Control Roomperform regular equipment rounds and report abnormal conditions to the appropriate manageradhere to safe working practices and identify hazards and follow through on corrective action in conjunction with Managementcomplete required plant training
Nice-to-Have Skills
knowledge of CCGT power plants or equivalent educationmechanical and trouble shooting skillsintermediate user PC skills
Tools & Platforms
plant informational systemsControl Room
Required Skills
plant operationsmechanical maintenance taskspreventative maintenanceequipment roundstroubleshootingsafe working practiceshazard identificationcorrective actionControl Room operationsbulk chemicals handlingde-mineralized water trailerssampling for analysis and testingplant housekeeping and securityintermediate user PC skillssafety and environmental regulation
Hard Skills
plant operationsmechanical activitiesplant equipment monitoringoperating and monitoring plant equipment and systems locallyoperating and monitoring plant equipment and systems remotely from the Control Roomequipment roundstaking critical readings from instrumentstroubleshooting operational abnormalitiesutilizing plant informational systems for troubleshooting and repairroutine preventative maintenanceinspectionsdeveloping standard operational proceduressafe working practiceshazard identificationcorrective action follow-throughvendor relationship supportplant trainingbulk chemicals handlingunloading bulk chemicalshandling and transferring bulk chemicalsde-mineralized water trailers handlingtaking samples for analysis and testingplant housekeeping and securitymechanical maintenance tasksknowledge of CCGT power plantsmechanical and trouble shooting skillsPC skills (intermediate user PC skills)safety and environmental regulation knowledge
Soft Skills
ability to work independentlyability to work in a fast paced environmenteffective communication skillswork with management on corrective actionsteamwork/rotation across plant areas
Keywords for Your Resume
Power Plant Maintenance Internmaintenance internplant maintenanceoperational and mechanical activitiesplant availability and reliabilityControl Roomoperate and monitor plant equipment and systemsequipment roundscritical readingstroubleshootingPreventative Maintenanceinspectionsstandard operational proceduressafe working practicesidentify hazardscorrective actionvendor relationshipsplant trainingbulk chemicalsde-mineralized water trailerstaking of samples for analysis and testingplant housekeeping and securityintermediate user PC skillssafety and environmental regulationCCGT power plants
Deal Breakers
High School diploma, trade school, military service or technical school training (or equivalent college program/certification experience) is expected, Ability to work on-site in a plant environment and rotate through plant areas
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