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Title: Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Technician
Position Type: Contract
Location: Sandersville, Georgia
Reports to: Operations & Maintenance Manager
Status: Non-Exempt
Key Project Requirements
NAES is seeking an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Technician to support operations at a simple-cycle natural gas power plant located in Georgia. The Operations & Maintenance Technician is responsible for operating, maintaining, and monitoring the plant to ensure safe and consistent operations of the facility. The Operations & Maintenance Technician provides support for operations of all power plant systems, including responding to alarms, facility rounds, supporting plant shutdown, plant start-up, and routine maintenance per plant operations and maintenance procedures.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Position Type: Contract
Location: Sandersville, Georgia
Reports to: Operations & Maintenance Manager
Status: Non-Exempt
Key Project Requirements
- 5 years of hands-on experience operating and maintaining gas-fired power plant equipment
- Proficiency with GE 7EA gas turbines and Mark V/VI control systems strongly preferred.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems.
- Familiarity with safety procedures including lockout/tagout (LOTO), confined space entry, and routine water chemistry testing.
NAES is seeking an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Technician to support operations at a simple-cycle natural gas power plant located in Georgia. The Operations & Maintenance Technician is responsible for operating, maintaining, and monitoring the plant to ensure safe and consistent operations of the facility. The Operations & Maintenance Technician provides support for operations of all power plant systems, including responding to alarms, facility rounds, supporting plant shutdown, plant start-up, and routine maintenance per plant operations and maintenance procedures.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain GE 7EA gas turbines and balance-of-plant equipment in accordance with site procedures and safety protocols.
- Perform plant start-up, shutdown, and routine rounds to ensure reliable and efficient operations.
- Troubleshoot, repair, and maintain mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems.
- Maintain and calibrate plant Distributed Control System (DCS), instrumentation, and controls (Mark V/VI preferred).
- Complete preventive and corrective maintenance tasks and ensure proper documentation.
- Perform lockout/tagout, confined space entry, and other safety procedures per site policies.
- Conduct routine water chemistry tests and adjust systems to meet operational standards.
- Proven experience operating and maintaining combustion turbine generating stations.
- Hands-on experience with GE 7EA and/or 7FA turbines strongly preferred.
- Understanding of Mark V and Mark VI control systems.
- Knowledge of plant safety policies including chemical handling, high-energy systems, confined space, and LOTO.
- Familiarity with dispatch protocol and industry regulations.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and digital maintenance systems.
- 5 years experience in power plant operations and maintenance.
- Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field preferred