Vistra
Nuclear Instrument & Control Tech Apprentice Shift
Shippingport, Pennsylvania, USA
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About the role
- Satisfactorily completes the scheduled Instrument & Control Technician Apprentice-Shift Training Program.
- Verifies and complies with Equipment Clearances and Radiological Work Permits associated with Instrument and Control maintenance work assignments.
- Satisfactorily completes the scheduled initial, continuous, on-the-job and refresher training commitments identified in the I&C Technician Apprentice-Shift Training Program as accredited by the National Academy for Nuclear Training and multitask training.
Responsibilities
- Assists other groups in support of safe operations and maintenance of the nuclear site.
- As directed, performs maintenance on reactor control rod drive and control equipment.
Requirements
- Demonstrated work knowledge of electronic equipment and circuitry, and some knowledge of magnetic amplifier equipment.
- Demonstrated ability to "troubleshoot" instrumentation and control circuits.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret simple sketches, prints, and written instructions and to work from such recorded instructions.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply, company safety regulations, policies, and practices.
- Must be capable of passing and maintaining the applicable discipline eye examination standards.
- Must be physically able and willing to utilize protective clothing, respirators, or other equipment essential to the requirements of maintaining a Nuclear Power Plant including making containment entries.
- Must be able to and willing to work in elevated or confined quarters and in radiation fields.
- Must have the physical ability to carry a minimum of 50 pounds tooling, test equipment, and plant equipment.
- Two year Post-High School relevant education or equivalent experience as deemed appropriate by Maintenance Management, in applicable field.
- Pass the Instrument and Control Technician Apprentice qualification test and EEI Standardize test.
- Satisfactorily completes, as scheduled, the initial, continuous, on-the-job, Training and qualifications and to proceed in line of progression to first class technician as identified in the I&C Training Program as accredited by the National Academy for Nuclear Training.
- Demonstrated reasonable familiarity with the basic theories of mechanical instrumentation and control and their methods of application in nuclear power stations
- and familiarity with physical/dimensional measurement techniques and methodologies.
- Demonstrated reasonable familiarity of electrical and mechanical physical/dimensional measurements.
- Demonstrated reasonable familiarity of digital electronics and microprocessor based technology.
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