Electrical Machinist

Requisition ID# 163115

Job Category: Power Generation; Maintenance / Construction / Operations

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Business Unit: Operations - Other

Work Type: Onsite

Job Location: Burney

Department Overview

Power Generation operates and maintains PG&E's hydroelectric, fossil, solar generation and battery storage facilities, providing approximately 5,300 megawatts of generating capacity for our customers. Our nearly 1000 coworkers are dedicated to delivering safe, reliable and cost-effective generation to California in an environmentally responsible manner. Our hydro facilities include 62 conventional hydro powerhouses, a pumped-storage facility, 98 reservoirs, 168 dams and morethan 200 miles of canals and flumes, among other water conveyances. Natural gas-fired plants in operation are Humboldt Bay Generating Station in Eureka; Colusa Generating Station in Colusa County and Gateway Generating Station in Antioch. Several utility-scale solar generation plants also are operated and maintained, as well as PG&E's successful entry into battery energy storage, our Elkhorn Battery facility at Moss Landing in Monterey County.

Position Summary

This is an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1245 represented classification, which has over 100 years of experience representing employees at PG&E. This job is subject to collective bargaining.

**Offers for this position will be contingent upon review and approval by the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) and completing a welding assessment**

This position is responsible for welding, machine work, and electrical work at hydro-electric facilities and for hydro maintenance, including repair or replacement of poor-performing pumps, governors, generators and other powerhouse components. Electrical Machinists will use work orders, blueprints, schematics and manuals, as necessary, to troubleshoot mechanical and electrical problems on hydro-electric equipment.

Travel required up to 20% of the time. Individuals may work at heights, confined spaces and in and around helicopters.

PG&E is providing the hourly rate that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time ofthe jobposting. This position issubject to collectively bargained hourly wage rates and increases. The starting wage rate for thisposition is $65.27 per hour. This wage rate is specific to the locality of the job. The wage rate is based on multiple factors,including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications,experience, market value, geographiclocation, collective bargaining agreements, and internal equity.

Job Responsibilities

• Utilize work management system.
• Perform tasks assigned with safety as the foremost consideration.
• Perform welding and machine work on various equipment
• Perform varied prep work, hook-up of wenches, and obtaining clearances. Use pipe wrenches to secure pipe, and uses chain wrench to unscrew pipe
• Use air grinders, wire welders, saws, drills, and other pneumatic equipment to fabricate and repair worn or broken equipment and components, and to apply hard facing materials, to reduce wear from abrasion. Types of welding include SMAW, GMAW, and MIG. Work with blank stock steel to cut, punch, bend and shape and assemble brackets and replacement parts.
• Operate crane to remove deck plates; operate forklift or scissors lift to unload supplies and equipment; operate boom truck or truck crane to position equipment or machinery.
• Document accounting information by logging in, typing, and retrieving maintenance history on equipment and tools. Record daily diary and update maintenance log.
• Using phone or radio, communicate with vendors to order parts, supplies, and materials. Contact warehouse personnel for orders and delivery of stocked items.
• Maintain work areas in a clean and safe condition; pick up scrap metal, worn parts, welding materials, and dispose as necessary. Clean off equipment and work area, using air hose, broom, shop vac and steam cleaner; clean truck as needed. Load equipment, parts, supplies and tools. Stock incoming equipment.
• Request replacement parts and supplies; research part identifications and available locations; contact vendors and suppliers, as needed.
• Occasionally drive one-ton utility bed truck with 4-wheel drive to various jobs. Transport tools, equipment, and materials in truck bins.
• May be required to perform grounding of electrical poser systems.
• Drive safely on narrow mountain roads in all types of weather

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must possess a High School diploma, GED or equivalent work experience
• Must possess a valid California Driver's License
• Ability to work in all types of weather extremes
• Ability to drive safely in all weather and road conditions
• Ability to work extended hours, nights, weekends and holidays
• Must be able to wear company provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Must be able to lift 100 pounds a minimum of one time a day
• Must be able to work with and/or around helicopters
• Must be able to work in a confined space and in elevated areas
• Must be able to perform work tasks from ladders, platforms, metal grating, scaffolds and/or ropes

Desired:

• Troubleshooting electrical and mechanical systems when they fail
• Journey level millwright experience
• Demonstrated experience to perform precision work with all types of machine tools
• Demonstrated experience with welding and rigging
• Demonstrated experience with electrical wiring
• Demonstrated understanding of electrical and/or mechanical theory
• Demonstrated ability to operate fork lift, man lift, and/or crane
• Demonstrated ability to repair, install, and maintain all types of mechanical and electrical equipment in an industrial or commercial type of facility.
• Relevant Hiring Hall experience
• Relevant PG&E Experience

Pre-Employment Testing

PG&E Employees: You must have qualified on all prerequisite tests prior to submitting an application, and all secondary tests prior to interviewing. For more information on prerequisite and secondary exams, including study guides, please visit the Pre-employment testing program website.

• Physical Test Battery

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