EKPC Company Information

Located in the heart of the Bluegrass state, East Kentucky Power Cooperative is a not-for-profit generation and transmission (G&T) electric utility with headquarters in Winchester, KY which is just a short distance from Lexington.  Our cooperative has a vital mission:  to safely generate and deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable energy to our 16 owner-member cooperatives serving more than 1 million Kentuckians across 87 counties.  We’re leaders in environmental stewardship and we’re committed to provide power to improve the lives of people in Kentucky. 

As passionate as we are about providing smart energy solutions, we are equally excited about people.  We strive to cultivate connected workplaces where great ideas are born and rewarding careers are built.

EKPC offers a wage and benefits package that ranks among the best in the state.  There is no waiting period on our medical, dental and vision insurance plans so you are covered on day one, and the dental plan is free for employees.  Our generous 401(k) retirement plan allows employees to start contributing to their plan after a month of service, and after 3 months of service, EKPC will automatically contribute 6% of base wages AND match employee contributions up to 4%.  Our competitive vacation and sick leave package starts day one to allow for flexibly and a healthy work-life balance. 

For more information on our plentiful benefits package visit our website at https://www.ekpc.coop/work-ekpc

EKPC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Considering Different Levels

The following levels are open for consideration: Entry Level, Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3

All skill levels are being considered and the person chosen for the position will be placed in the level in which they are experienced.  Please see below for description of all levels.

Key Roles

Ensures the reliability and integrity of all plant processes and equipment through proper implementation and communication of troubleshooting and maintenance procedures.

Key Responsibilities

Computer & Instrument Technician Entry Level

• Maintains all automatic controls.
• Calibrates, maintains, and repairs all pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, electronic, and electrical peripheral devices.
• Designs, installs, tests, modifies, and calibrates instruments, control systems and control loops.
• Utilizes and understands various types of testing equipment, computer functions, schematic drawing symbols, technical manuals, system logic, and blueprints for analog and digital control systems.
• Performs hardware and software modifications and ensures operations and performance of all plant computer systems.
• Maintains waste management system, control systems, and coal weighing equipment.
• Performs programming techniques to generate troubleshooting programs and control software modifications for power plant controls and writes programs as needed.
• Troubleshoots and tests accuracy of instrument components and repairs/replaces defective parts, modules and systems.
• Removes, dismantles, cleans, maintains and calibrates all instrumentation.
• Tests and installs all steam and water instruments and apparatus.
• Performs various tests as required by regulatory agencies.
• Instructs and assists all plant departments on all projects involving current and new systems
• Assists plant operators and maintenance mechanics in performing preventive or scheduled maintenance and major/minor repairs on all Plant Equipment, which may require strenuous lifting, moving or use of tools or machines.

Computer & Instrument Technician Level 1

• Program or revise transmitter program
• Change ranges on electronic transmitters
• Test electronic transmitters
• Perform preventive maintenance on pneumatic transmitters
• Test pneumatic transformers
• Perform preventive maintenance on feeder controls instrumentation
• Perform preventive maintenance on solenoids
• Replace, test, troubleshoot, or repair solenoids
• Perform preventive maintenance on positioners
• Perform preventive maintenance on signal converters
• Replace signal converters
• Test signal converters
• Perform preventive maintenance on controllers
• Adjust switches
• Perform preventive maintenance on switches
• Perform preventive maintenance on combustion controls instrumentation
• Change O-rings on general hydraulic equipment
• Isolate general hydraulic equipment
• Perform preventive maintenance on general hydraulic equipment
• Check operation of solenoid valve instrumentation for coal mills
• Replace thermocouple instrumentation for coal mills
• Repair thermocouple instrumentation for coal mills
• Change filters on lighter packages
• Check operation of thermocouple instrumentation for coal mills
• Isolate lighter packages
• Isolate pressure switch instrumentation on coal mills
• Perform preventive maintenance on boiler scanners
• Perform preventive maintenance on coal feeder equipment
• Perform preventive maintenance on lighter packages
• Perform preventive maintenance on pressure switch instrumentation for coal mills
• Perform preventive maintenance on transmitter instrumentation for coal mills
• Replace solenoid valve instrumentation for coal mills
• Replace thermocouple instrumentation for coal mills
• Replace boiler scanners
• Replace pressure switch instrumentation on coal mills
• Repair solenoid valve instrumentation for coal mills
• Repair thermocouple instrumentation for coal mills
• Repair transmitter instrumentation on coal mills
• Test lighter packages
• Test and replace alarms and annunciators
• Perform preventive maintenance on lube oil system instrumentation
• Perform preventive maintenance on dampers and drives
• Perform preventive maintenance
• Replace recorders
• Calibrate recorders
• Inspect and use ladder equipment
• Inspect scaffolding equipment
• Wire a circuit
• Troubleshoot motor starters
• Maintain thermocouple
• RTD
• Troubleshoot RTD
• Perform preventative maintenance on indicators (digital, analog)
• Replace indicator
• Troubleshoot indicator
• Repair indicator
• Calibrate indicator
• Remove and replace gauges
• Troubleshoot gauges
• Repair gauges
• Calibrate gauges
• Call up screens on DCS
• Remove and replace annunciator panel covers
• Remove and replace annunciator lamps
• Remove and replace annunciator printed circuit cards
• Troubleshoot annunciators
• Perform function test
• Remove and replace pressure or vacuum regulators
• Remove and replace pressure or vacuum regulator gauges
• Troubleshoot pressure or vacuum regulators
• Calibrate pressure or vacuum regulators
• Remove and replace actuators
• Troubleshoot hydraulic actuators
• Troubleshoot electric actuators
• Troubleshoot pneumatic actuators
• Overhaul actuators
• Fabricate and run tubing
• Perform basic rosin core and silver soldering
• Repair air and gas leaks in pneumatic instrumentation and controls
• Repair general wiring
• Repair hydraulic fluid leaks in hydraulic instrumentation and controls
• Repair tubing
• Replace ignitor transformers

Computer & Instrument Technician Level 2

• Remove and replace transmitter
• Troubleshoot transmitter
• Calibrate transmitter
• Calibrate coal belt scales
• Calibrate feeder controls instrumentation
• Test feeder controls instrumentation
• Replace feeder controls instrumentation
• Troubleshoot feeder controls instrumentation
• Change ranges on feeder controls instrumentation
• Reprogram electronic feeder controls instrumentation
• Repair electronic feeder controls instrumentation
• Interpret logic diagrams
• Interpret P&IDS
• Calibrate analyzer
• Repair analyzer
• Troubleshoot analyzer (e.g. pH, conductivity, sodium)
• Set up analyzer
• Operate analyzer
• Remove and replace positioners
• Troubleshoot positioners
• Overhaul positioners
• Calibrate positioners

SIGNAL CONVERTERS

• Remove and replace A/D converter
• Troubleshoot A/D converter
• Calibrate A/D converter
• Troubleshoot signal converters
• Test valves
• Verify operation of valves
• Stoke valves
• Remove and replace valve
• Remove and replace controller
• Troubleshoot controller
• Repair controller
• Replace flow controller internals
• Calibrate controller
• Tune controller
• Verify overspeed trips
• Remove and replace pressure, temperature, level, flow switches
• Troubleshoot pressure, temperature, level, flow switches
• Calibrate pressure, temperature, level, flow switches
• Repair pressure, temperature, level, flow switches
• Remove and replace limit switches
• Repair limit switches
• Set limit switches

COMBUSTION CONTROLS

• Isolate, repair, replace, and test combustion controls instrumentation
• Troubleshoot combustion controls instrumentation
• Check, repair, replace, test, and isolate burner management system
• Operate burner management system
• Check inputs, outputs, and power supplies for burner management system
• Isolate, test, repair, and calibrate boiler scanners
• Test, repair, and calibrate coal feeder equipment
• Test and calibrate pressure switch instrumentation on coal mills
• Modify coal feeder equipment
• Repair lighter packages
• Test transmitters on coal mills
• Troubleshoot air cylinder instrumentation for coal mills
• Troubleshoot boiler scanners
• Troubleshoot coal feeder equipment
• Troubleshoot lighter packages
• Troubleshoot temperature switch instrumentation on coal mills
• Troubleshoot transmitter instrumentation on coal mills
• Clean, isolate, calibrate, repair, and test lube oil system instrumentation
• Troubleshoot lube oil instrumentation
• Perform preventive maintenance on sealing steam system instrumentation
• Remove and replace sealing steam system instrumentation
• Calibrate and test sealing steam system instrumentation
• Calibrate and test hydrogen sealing system instrumentation
• Clean hydrogen sealing system instrumentation
• Replace or repair hydrogen sealing system instrumentation
• Clean, test, calibrate, and repair hydrogen sealing system
• Repair EHC system
• Isolate, calibrate, repair, and test dampers and drives
• Troubleshoot dampers and drives
• Remove and replace printer
• Clean and service printer
• Calibrate timing of printer
• Check/set printer alarms
• Calibrate printer power supply
• Replace motherboards
• Replace power supply
• Replace drives
• Troubleshoot PC problems
• Replace and repair monitor
• Troubleshoot monitor
• Calibrate monitor
• Verify computer inputs
• Troubleshoot computer inputs
• Troubleshoot recorder
• Overhaul recorder
• Change ranges on recorder
• Reprogram electronic recorders
• Calibrate oxygen system instrumentation
• Test O2 analyzer
• Remove and replace cabling/wiring
• Troubleshoot cabling/wiring
• Repair cabling/wiring
• Cut and splice wire
• Crimp connectors on wiring
• Remove and replace primary sensor element
• Troubleshoot primary sensor element
• Remove and replace flow meter
• Troubleshoot flow meter
• Calibrate flow meter
• Remove and replace thermocouple
• Troubleshoot thermocouple
• Fabricate thermocouple
• Remove and replace RTD
• Troubleshoot RTD
• Fabricate RTD
• Remove and replace Vibration Monitoring Systems
• Troubleshoot Vibration Monitoring Systems
• Repair Vibration Monitoring Systems
• Calibrate Vibration Monitoring Systems
• Remove and replace dew point monitor
• Troubleshoot dew point monitor
• Overhaul dew point monitor
• Maintain Polisher and Condensate System
• Maintain RO & Pretreatment System
• Remove and replace printed circuit boards
• Troubleshoot DCIS system
• Overhaul DCIS system
• Calibrate DCIS system
• Program DCIS system
• Call up screens
• Remove and replace process control system components
• Troubleshoot process control system
• Repair process control system
• Perform loop calibrations on process control systems
• Call up screens on PLCs
• Connect signal, control & power wiring on PLCs
• Troubleshoot using ladder logic
• Overhaul PLC circuit boards
• Remove and replace relays
• Troubleshoot relays
• Remove and replace speed pickups
• Troubleshoot speed pickups
• Repair speed pickups
• Remove and replace signal conditioner
• Troubleshoot signal conditioner
• Calibrate signal conditioner
• Remove and replace timers
• Troubleshoot timers
• Overhaul timers
• Remove and replace totalizer
• Troubleshoot totalizer
• Calibrate totalizer
• Remove and replace DC power supply
• Troubleshoot DC power supply
• Repair DC power supply
• Troubleshoot PABX main distribution frame
• Repair PABX main distribution frame
• Remove and replace probe
• Troubleshoot probe
• Check gap of probe
• Check for corrosion on probe
• Calibrate electronic receiver module
• Remove and replace transducer
• Troubleshoot transducer
• Repair transducer
• Remove and replace amplifiers
• Troubleshoot amplifiers
• Repair amplifiers
• Remove and replace printed circuit boards
• Troubleshoot printed circuit boards
• Perform diagnostics on printed circuit boards
• Repair printed circuit boards
• Calibrate printed circuit boards
• Disconnect/connect tubing to instrumentation
• Sketch needed tubing runs
• Cut tubing
• Bend tubing to desired angles with proper benders
• Install/replace tubing runs
• Install tubing trays
• Install/replace compression fittings
• Remove/return system from/to service
• Perform indicator readings
• Inspect Floats and displacers
• Conduct Turbine Trip Test
• Conduct Governor Trip Test
• Maintain I/O devices
• Perform continuity checks
• Clean circuit board connectors
• Clean contactors on equipment
• Perform inspect and clean activities on field-mounted devices
• Maintain hydraulic pump controls
• Maintain relief valves
• Maintain final control elements
• Maintain H2 Purity Analyzer/Generator Condition Monitor
• Check overload settings

Computer & Instrument Technician Level 3

• Build electronic transmitter test fixtures
• Design new electronic transmitter loops
• Calibrate transmitters using transmation
• Troubleshoot analyzers (O2)
• Adjust derivative on rate controllers
• Adjust integral settings on controllers
• Adjust proportional band or gain on controllers
• Modify existing controller loops
• Remove and replace servo amplifier
• Repair servo amplifier
• Calibrate servo amplifier for characterizing governor and throttle valves
• Design graphics
• Design new recorder loops
• Design new wiring loops
• Program Windows NT computers
• Operate Bailey Engineering Work Station (EWS)
• Troubleshoot oxygen system instrumentation
• Calibrate, replace, and reprogram O2 analyzer
• Troubleshoot the Bailey Infi90 (DCS)
• Configure input on the Rosemount Bailey DCS
• Configure input on the GE Mark V
• Program DCS system
• Calibrate Vibration Monitoring Systems
• Maintain L&N 3000 Boiler Control Monitoring System
• Maintain GE Mark II Turbine Control Monitoring System
• Maintain CE Flame Safeguard Monitoring System
• Maintain West Secondary Air Monitoring System
• Maintain Forney Interlock Monitoring System
• Maintain Lab Monitoring System
• Install test equipment for loop calibration
• Troubleshoot system loop
• Repair system loop
• Tune loop
• Test plant interlock systems
• Test process permissives
• Test output devices
• Perform PLC Ladder Logic Programming
• Troubleshoot hydraulic actuators

Key Requirements

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent.  Two (2) years of technical training or Associate degree in electronics, industrial maintenance, or related field preferred.

Experience:

• Three (3) years of electronic experience with background in digital and analog techniques preferred.  Additional technical training may substitute for a portion of experience.
• Experience in hydraulic and pneumatic systems and in the use of computers and various programming techniques preferred.

Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of power plant processes preferred.
• Must have a thorough knowledge of electronic troubleshooting techniques and be able to read and understand computer functions, schematic drawing symbols, technical manuals, system logic, and blueprints for both analog and digital control systems.
• Must be able to perform physically demanding operations and maintenance tasks.
• Must be able to utilize and understand various testing equipment.
• Must be knowledgeable of hexadecimal, binary, and octal numbering systems and an understanding of integrated circuits, operational amplifiers, transistors, and diode logic necessary.
• Must have a thorough knowledge of steam power principles and how they relate throughout the control system.
• Must be familiar with various types of automated controls (Digital, Microprocessor based, or operational amplifier designs). 
• Must be able to work alone and make quick and accurate decisions concerning all controls.
• Must be skilled in safety related to working around high voltage applications
• Must have effective communication skills.

Competencies

• Technical/Professional Knowledge & Skills
• Safety Awareness
• Contributing to Team Success
• Decision Making
• Continuous Learning

Working Conditions

• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and live within one and a half (1.5) hours of the Plant. 
• This is an on-call position; must have a telephone and carry a pager; non-scheduled overtime is a normal part of the job.
• Must pass an aptitude test, physical ability test and follow procedures for wearing a respirator and other protective equipment.
• Must be medically certified to wear respiratory protection.
• Must be able to appropriately don a respirator which would include no facial hair at the sealing surface.
• Regular lifting up to 50 lbs. and occasional lifting over 50 lbs. Regular climbing and work at heights on ladders and stairs required, as well as above-ground grating and platforms.    Work conditions include: noise, heat in excess of 100 degrees. gas emissions, chemical vapors, dust, high-pressure lines and high voltage equipment.

About East Kentucky Power Cooperative

Located in the heart of the Bluegrass state, East Kentucky Power Cooperative is a not-for-profit generation and transmission (G&T) electric utility with headquarters in Winchester, KY which is just a short distance from Lexington. Our cooperative has a vital mission: to safely generate and deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable energy to our 16 owner-member cooperatives serving more than 1 million Kentuckians across 87 counties. We’re leaders in environmental stewardship and we’re committed to provide power to improve the lives of people in Kentucky. As passionate as we are about providing smart energy solutions, we are equally excited about people. We strive to cultivate connected workplaces where great ideas are born and rewarding careers are built. EKPC offers a wage and benefits package that ranks among the best in the state. There is no waiting period on our medical, dental and vision insurance plans so you are covered on day one, and the dental plan is free for employees. Our generous 401(k) retirement plan allows employees to start contributing to their plan after a month of service, and after 3 months of service, EKPC will automatically contribute 6.5% of... base wages AND match employee contributions up to 4.5%. Our competitive vacation and sick leave package starts day one to allow for flexibly and a healthy work-life balance. For more information on our plentiful benefits package visit our website at https://www.ekpc.coop/work-ekpc EKPC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Women/Minorities/Veterans/Disabled

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