Welder - Baldwin (Maintenance)

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Job Summary

The Shift Technician will be assigned to operating shifts and work the same rotating shift schedule as Operations Department employees, which is currently a 12-hour shift rotation. The Shift Technician is a multi-disciplinary classification, able to perform operations duties and maintenance duties including but not limited to electrical, control and instrument, mechanical, welding and use of machine tools. Shift Technicians must be capable of and are expected to plan, schedule and perform all aspects of their job while working independently.

Job Description

Job requirements:
•    Successful completion of annual welding re-certification
•    Must successfully pass the POSS/MASS pre-employment test
•    Travel within and outside of region 
•    Overtime – available for overtime assignments
•    Ability to work from heights as required (ladder, scaffolding, skyclimber, etc.)
•    Ability to work in confined spaces as required
•    Ability to push, pull, or lift minimum of 50 pounds
•    Walking, standing, bending, and climbing as required
•    Work environment (hot, cold, dusty, noisy, inside building, and outdoor)
•    Must be medically qualified to use a respirator at all times

Preferred:
Industrial Trade School Certificate in welding or graduate of Military Training School (Form DD-214 required), or associate in applied science - Welding.
 
Course of study to include:
•    Welding symbols & drawings
•    Metallurgy
•    Heliarc welding
•    Shielded Metal Arc welding
•    Mig welding
•    Dissimilar metals welding
•    Arc gouging
•    Oxygen/acetylene torch
•    Plasma torchoMetal fabrication & lay-out
•    Hand & Power tools
•    RiggingoPreheat & Post Heat principles
 

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Dynegy Midwest Generation, LLC

Locations

Baldwin, Illinois

Illinois

If you currently work for Vistra or its subsidiaries, please apply via the internal career site.

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