Maintenance Mechanic

East Kentucky Power Cooperative

Somerset, KY

Estimated pay: Est. $18–$28/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Shift: Full time

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 1.2 million Kentuckians across 89 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

**Key Roles**

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

**Key Responsibilities**

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¿ Performs preventive maintenance and major/minor repairs on all plant equipment of a mechanical nature.

¿ Ensures all equipment requiring repair or maintenance is properly secured, isolated and tagged before work begins.

¿ Inspects plant equipment for condition and operational status.

¿ Fabricates scaffolding, high rigging and others, as maintenance and repair assignments require.

¿ Maintains electric hydraulic control system.

¿ Assists with specifying and ordering of maintenance materials and supplies.

¿ Assists with preparation of monthly maintenance reports.

¿ Assists with training and development of new or less experienced sectional staff.

¿ Provides assistance to other work groups when needed.

Maintenance Mechanic Level 1

¿ Use adjustable wrenches

¿ Use air guns

¿ Use arch punches

¿ Use box end wrenches

¿ Use chain wrenches

¿ Use chisels

¿ Use clamps

¿ Use combination wrenches

¿ Use condenser gun

¿ Use easy outs

¿ Use electric extension cords

¿ Use framing squares

¿ Use hammers

¿ Use hand held hack saws

¿ Use impact driver

¿ Use ladders

¿ Use manual pipe cutters

¿ Use manual pipe threaders

¿ Use pipe and allen wrenches

¿ Use pry bars

¿ Use ratchets and sockets

¿ Use screwdrivers

¿ Use slugging wrenches

¿ Use strap wrenches

¿ Use table vises

¿ Use tape measures and rulers

¿ Use taps and dies

¿ Use tool holders

¿ Use vice grips

¿ Use wrecking bars

¿ Use precision straightedge

¿ Use dial indicators

¿ Use english depth micrometers

¿ Use feeler gauges

¿ Use opti-alignment tools

¿ Use torque multipliers

¿ Use torque wrenches

¿ Use cable clamps

¿ Use come-a-longs

¿ Use eye bolts

¿ Use shackles

¿ Verify valve nomenclature

¿ Set up fire protection for welding

¿ Set up grounding for welding

¿ Set up ventilation for welding

¿ Operate chain saw

¿ Operate hand held radios

¿ Operate portable air compressor

¿ Operate portable high pressure washer

¿ Operate portable sandblasters

¿ Operate table saw

¿ Operate cut-off saw

¿ Operate drills

¿ Operate electric core drill

¿ Operate electric grinder

¿ Operate electric hammer drill

¿ Operate electric impact wrench

¿ Operate pedestal grinder

¿ Operate pipe threading and cutting machine

¿ Operate portable power hack saw

¿ Operate reciprocating saw

¿ Operate portable pumps

¿ Operate sandblast box

¿ Operate ash line truck

¿ Operate forklift

¿ Operate man-lift

¿ Operate pick-up truck

¿ Repair and replace cleanout conveyor on feeders

¿ Perform mill ball change

¿ Perform spring bolt adjustment

¿ Perform belt inspections

¿ Adjust pump packing

¿ Lubricate turbine slides

¿ Clean pump bearing cooling water strainers

¿ Identify pump types

¿ Operate grease gun

¿ Operate pneumatic impact wrench

¿ Fill out lubrication sheets

¿ Lubricate conveyors

¿ Lubricate fans

¿ Lubricate mobile equipment

¿ Lubricate pump bearings

¿ Lubricate valves

¿ Maintain lubrication inventories

¿ Change filters on sootblowing air compressor

¿ Maintain oil levels on soo