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Job Title: Technician I
Location: Coyote Springs Plant, Boardman, OR
Rate of pay: $51.42/hour
Shift: Rotating
Technician I is a training position intended to qualify an individual to perform the specific operating, maintenance and administrative functions required at the Coyote Springs Plant. The successful applicant will join a multi-discipline rotating shift team and work toward qualification as a Technician II ($64.78/hour) within one year. The Technician I will assist with plant operations and maintenance tasks as qualification progresses.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities
Train to become a Technician II (primary initial responsibility) on rotating shifts
Monitor, maintain, operate, and test plant equipment and tools, as qualified
Perform predictive maintenance, as qualified
Perform preventive maintenance, as qualified
Perform calibrations as qualified
Use installed and portable test equipment and technical manuals to troubleshoot equipment and system problems, as trained
Perform water chemistry analysis, as qualified
Perform administrative duties such as data collection, report writing, procedure writing, and utilization of relevant computer programs
Order and receive plant materials
Have primary responsibility for plant systems, as assigned
Conduct training sessions, as assigned
Continuously increase own knowledge level by independent study
Participate in self-directed work teams
Provide and receive feedback on team and individual performance
Practice PGE Core Practices: Customer Focus, Ensures Accountability, Collaborates, Nimble Learning, Instills Trust, Values Differences
Minor Job Responsibilities
Perform other plant duties, as assigned
Operate company vehicles, as assigned
Communications
Plant personnel: Use oral and written communication to ensure productivity and safe work performance
Internal PGE departments (PSES, Health and Safety, Power Operations, other plants, etc.): Solicit and provide information for problem solving, etc.
Vendors: Contact vendors to purchase, track and receive material
Regulators, Auditors, Inspectors: Answer questions and demonstrate procedures and methods
Challenges
Communicate effectively while working rotating shifts
Utilize computers in many facets of the job
Initiate and promote change and improvement on a routine basis
Develop excellence in diverse areas of responsibility
Know, understand and follow all safety procedures at the plant
Learn to give and receive feedback that will promote continual improvement
Knowledge/Skills/Experience Required
Three years previous experience working in a power plant performing operations, electrical, instrumentation/control, and mechanical maintenance functions, or five years previous experience in operating, electrical, instrumentation/control, or mechanical maintenance with journeyman level experience or equivalent training in other areas.
Demonstrated ability to perform non-routine and complex maintenance in most of the following areas:
Mechanical: Valves, Pumps, Compressors, Rigging, Fittings, Hydraulics, Crane Ops, Large Engines, Fans, Piping, Tubing.
Electrical: Batteries, Breakers, Switchgear, Transformers, Motors, VFDs, Buses, Power Supplies
I&C: DCS, PLCs, Sensors, Transmitters, Controllers, Regulators, Pneumatics, Control Valves, Programming, Tubing
Operations: ST Plant Ops, GT Plant Ops, Aux Boiler Ops, Logics, Schematics, P&IDs, Clearances, Confined Space
Demonstrated ability to work successfully both independently and as a team member
Demonstrated ability to participate in individual and group goal setting and achievement
Demonstrated ability to initiate and adapt to change
Demonstrated ability to practice teamwork and PGE Guiding Behaviors
Valid driver's license and demonstrated good driving habits
Must pass the POSS-MASS Aptitude Test
Physical/Mental Abilities and Processes
Decision making - intermediate
Reasoning in problem solving - intermediate
Reading and comprehension - intermediate
Written communications - intermediate
Must climb up to 110 ft of stairs routinely
Must climb up to a 220 ft ladder occasionally
Must lift and carry up to 100 lbs with assistance and 25 lbs without assistance
Continual walking throughout the plant project on a routine basis
Participate in Pipeline Safety mandated random drug and alcohol testing, as required
Ferc Designation (Marketing/Transmission/Non-Designated)
Salary Range:
$49.36 - $49.36
Starting pay is listed in the job posting above. Salary range determined by the current collective bargaining agreement and may include step increases based on time in the position. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance-based incentive bonus.
PGE believes in rewarding dedicated performance. We provide a total rewards package that is designed to reward your contributions to the company, and, at the same time, support your well-being and professional development, both now and into the future. To find out more, click here (https://portlandgeneral.com/hrcs5512) .
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September 29, 2025
