Vistra is hiring a
Renewables Energy Technician

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**Job

Summary**

Responsible for promoting safe, effective, and reliable operation and maintenance of the

Renewable fleet

Inspects, repairs and maintains various types of plant electrical, electronic, instrumentation, controls, and electromechanical equipment. This equipment includes breakers, battery systems, communication, SCADA, and various other devices and control systems.

Responsible for the overall operations to include operating, monitoring, and controlling the status of all power plant systems. Executes plant shut-down and start ups, responds to alarms and equipment issues, coordinates maintenance and work with current plant conditions and commercial commitments.

**Job

Description**

Key

Accountabilities:

• Ensures strict adherence to safety, health and environmental procedures as they relate to plant operations and maintenance including but not limited to

Lockout

Tagout, Job

Safety

Analysis, Confined

Space, Hot

Work, Electrical

Safety and

PPE

• Inspects, repairs, calibrates, troubleshoot, and maintains various types of plant equipment and systems.  Equipment includes leads, buses, breakers, batteries, lighting, cranes, electrical switches, and includes electronic equipment such as recorders, communications systems, uninterruptable power supplies, battery chargers, and electronic logic controllers, both analog and digital

• Conducts low, medium and high voltage switching, and grounding activities for all plant auxiliary equipment.

• Locates, analyzes and corrects malfunctions of electrical and electronic equipment

• Understands and able to ensure proper operation of the plant.  Responsible for plant oversight in the absence of management

• Performs technical work or analysis of processes and actively trains others in area of expertise

• Gains knowledge of the entire plant cycle and how it functions

• Maintain a good working relationship with

Renewables

Team, POC, Purchasing, Warehouse, OEMs, EPC, contractors, and other support groups and vendors.

• Keeps records on electrical and electronic equipment, including inspections and overhaul reports, updates maintenance management system (Maximo), and makes effective use of the maintenance planning tools.

• Perform routine and emergency maintenance and/or compliance activities on the plant electrical, instrumentation, HVAC, and control systems including weekends, holidays, and scheduled shift as assigned.

Education

, Experience, and

Skill

Requirements

• High

School education or

GED equivalent

• Minimum of 3 years working as an

Electrician or

Technician in an

Energy or

OIL & Gas related industry

• Demonstrate effective oral and verbal communications skills

• Provide the technical expertise and skills to effectively work on and troubleshoot various electrical circuits.  This includes low voltage control and power circuits, up to high-voltage substation and switchyard equipment.

• Provide the technical expertise and skills to perform calibrations and maintenance of field instrumentation.

• Proficient computer skills. Understands basic

AC/DC Electrical

Circuits, Digital/Analog

I&C Controls, and

Mechanics.

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Key

Metrics

• Develop knowledge and understanding of the power plant processes.

• Demonstrates specific knowledge and skills to perform job assignments.

• Demonstrates knowledge of how job assignment impacts other systems/units and uses this knowledge to maximize safety and minimize equipment problems.

• Demonstrates knowledge and utilization of resources required to perform job, such as drawings, instruction books, calibration data sheets, MAXIMO, etc.

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

• Complies with safety and environmental regulations established by regulatory agencies, the

Safety

Handbook, Company

Policy, and supervision.

• Develops and implements plant operating procedures

• Directs work of vendors and contractors as assigned

Compensation

ranges from 39.46 to 51.74 / hr. commensurate with experience, plus comprehensive benefits, PTO, 10 company holidays and more. The position is based in

Karnak, IL.

**Job

Family**

Plant

Operations

Company

Vistra

Corporate

Services

Company

Locations

Pulaski

Solar

Illinois

_We are a company of people committed to:  Exceeding

Customer

Expectations, Great

People, Teamwork, Competitive

Spirit and

Effective

Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!_

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Vistra or its subsidiaries, please apply via the internal career site._**

**It is the policy of the

Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.**

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email usat assistance@vistraenergy.com tomake a request.

About

Us

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading

Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in

Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from

California to

Maine.

Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the

U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country.Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.

Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.

As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of

Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/.

Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how

Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com.

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_It is the policy of the

Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws._

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at assistance@vistraenergy.com tomake a request.