Plant Technician (Power Generation) - Memphis
xAI· Data Center
Hybrid (Memphis, TN)full-timePosted 4w ago
About the role
Plant Technician to support day-to-day operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting at a power generation facility. Hands-on role involving inspection, repair, and monitoring of mechanical, electrical, and controls systems to keep generation and balance-of-plant online.
Responsibilities
- Provide operational and maintenance support for plant mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and process systems, including pumps, piping, chillers, cooling towers, HVAC, generators, motors, water systems, UPS, switchgear, and related balance-of-plant equipment
- Perform daily inspections of critical systems, identify issues early, and self-report problems before they affect generation
- Troubleshoot and repair operational issues found during normal plant operation, start-up, outages, or commissioning
- Adjust, repair, or replace faulty mechanical, electrical, and controls components
- Assist with maintenance and troubleshooting of plant control systems, including PLC, HMI, SCADA, and related industrial controls for generation, cooling, power distribution, and safety
- Support HMI/interface monitoring and help maintain automated controls for fire protection and emergency shutdown
- Write, follow, and execute MOPs, SOPs, and EOPs; support lockout/tagout, hot work, confined space, and site safety and environmental requirements
- Identify and maintain spare parts inventory to minimize downtime
- Coordinate and support scheduled system shutdowns, outages, and utility events as directed
- Support commissioning by witnessing equipment start-up, assisting with functional testing, and monitoring construction and turnover progress
- Read and interpret P&IDs, schematics, data sheets/manuals, drawings, and equipment documentation
- Coordinate with operations, maintenance, and engineering to restore equipment and keep the plant running
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 3+ years of hands-on experience as a technician or operator working with industrial mechanical, electrical, and/or control systems
Skills
Required:Industrial mechanical systemsElectrical and control systemsReading and interpreting diagramsSafety and procedures
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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