Utility Worker PV Apply now » Date: Dec 27, 2024 Location: TONOPAH, AZ, US, 85354 Company: APS Arizona Public Service generates clean, reliable and affordable energy for 2.7 million Arizonans. Our service territory stretches across the state, from the border town of Douglas to the vistas of the Grand Canyon, from the solar fields of Gila Bend to the ponderosa pines of Payson. As the state’s largest and longest-serving energy provider, our more than 6,000 dedicated employees power our vision of creating a sustainable energy future for Arizona. Since our founding in 1886, APS has demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers in one of the country’s fastest growing states, earning a reputation for customer satisfaction, shareholder value, operational excellence and business integrity. Our present and future success depends on the creative and dedicated people of our company who demonstrate the principles outlined in the APS Promise: Design for Tomorrow, Empower Each Other and Succeed Together. Summary The Utility Worker performs routine outage and non-outage tasks as assigned as well as other maintenance support work activities at Palo Verde. Completes all work by complying with company and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines. Minimum Requirements High school diploma/GED. Preferred Special Skills, Knowledge or Qualifications: + Basic knowledge of maintenance, temporary pumps, tools and equipment. + Ability to document all work performed in accordance with applicable procedures. + Basic mechanical skills. Nuclear requirement: + Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to serve as a member of the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) and will be expected to fulfill their obligation as an ERO member. + Any PVNGS employee may be called upon to support a refueling or short-notice outage. + This includes line roles and responsibilities as necessary to execute outage activities. + These are conditions of employment at PVNGS. Major Accountabilities 1) Implements stationary Firewatch for system impairments when required. 2) Performs condenser tube leak testing and/or set up contaminated work areas and leak containment devices as assigned. 3) May assist as assigned with breakdown of equipment. 4) May provide inventory and transfer radioactive material including vehicle/forklift operations as needed between units. 5) Performs specialized tasks in support of Unit outages as required which may include: + condenser tube leak detection equipment set-up + tube plugging and tube scrubbing activities + zone III area set-up + hazardous material cleanup activities + operations support + sump inventory control 6) May maintain industrial grounds-keeping activities which entails removal and disposal of trash and surplus materials, and maintaining the Units and yard areas free of obstruction and safety hazards as required. 7) Performs general industrial housekeeping and minor maintenance activities. 8) Enters and retrieves data in station computer systems. 9) Performs other duties as assigned which may include but is not limited to: + spray pond cleaning + domestic service water leaks/repairs in protected area + condenser tube plugging/draining/close out inspection + emergency diesel heat exchanger tube scrubbing + onsite used oil processing + derocking activities on systems in the radiological controlled area where liquids turned to solids + pigeon abatement activities + RCA boundary block wall removals in support of maintenance + temporary sump pump installation/removal when installed plant pumps are degraded + floor drain maintenance/cleaning + sump cleanouts + general protected area housekeeping + cooling tower maintenance including nozzles and adjustments of weir plates + diesel generator surveillance + chemical delivery for operations + ice box stocking + VPP area inspection zone 48 + FME inventory. 10) Attends and passes all required training and qualifications: + power block clearance and tagging + torque wrench + forklift + piping- fittings- auxiliaries (mech qual utilities uses) + heat exchanger + OJT/TPE + first responder hazardous waste/mixed waste + Condenser air in leakage/leak detection + basic print reading + fall protection + material storage inspector + respirator/SCBA + Foreign Material Exclusion + confined space + Hazardous chemical handling + SWMS + surveillance testing + VPP Area Inspections Export Compliance / EEO Statement This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person. Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law. For more information on applicable equal employment regulations, please refer to EEO is the Law poster. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of every person hired to work in the United States, refer to E-Verify poster. View the employee rights and responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Company is committed to a work environment that is free from the effects of alcohol and controlled substances, and free from the abuse or inappropriate use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications. The Company requires employees to be subject to drug and alcohol testing that is job-related and consistent with business necessity, regulatory requirements and applicable laws. Plant/Field Role: This position requires work to be performed in the field and/or at the work site, due to the nature of work. Any PVGS employees may be called upon for random Fitness for Duty (FFD) testing during scheduled working hours. Employees, if off-site, must report to FFD at Palo Verde as soon as reasonably practicable, but no more than 120 minutes after being notified. Employees who are onsite when notified will have no more than 60 minutes to report after being notified.