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- Freshness
- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed November 4, 2026
- Classification
- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Utilities
- Pay provenance
- Estimated benchmark; not employer-provided
Job Description
11-14-2026
Key Responsibilities
- The welder/machinist will perform the following and will train apprentice industrial maintenance mechanics to perform them:
- Perform boiler, piping, and pressure vessel repairs.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on all mechanical components of plant equipment.
- Diagnose troubleshoot, align, repair, and maintain mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components such as the boiler, turbine generator, pumps, control valves, fans, other rotating equipment, and associated piping.
- Operate machine shop and portable machine equipment such as lathes, shapers, drill presses, milling machines, boring bars and similar machining equipment to produce accurate tolerance on all shapes including those not readily machined on standard machine tools. Develop jigs and fixtures as necessary and performing precision fitting of component parts as required.
- Use monitoring equipment such as vibration and thermal test equipment, to assess equipment conditions.
- Perform electric arc and oxyacetylene structural welding to repair equipment. Perform oxyacetylene cutting, heating, and brazing piping and structural components.
- Erect and remove scaffolding and perform rigging, lifting and blocking.
- Operate and maintain mobile equipment such as manlifts, forklifts, backhoes, etc. and perform pre-use inspections.
- Prepare, update, and maintain records and documentation as required.
- Possess strong working knowledge of facility specific processes and system s.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Associate degree in an industrial maintenance/mechanical discipline
- Certificate ( Electronics/Electrical Engineering or Instrumentation)
- Or equivalent experience as stated below
- Must have 10 years of experience as a power plant machinist or other industrial mechanical/machinist experience.
- Proficient welding experience in order to take AEP welding test
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