This week’s job of the week is a Power Plant Technician III (#494806) for Infrastructure Planning and Facilities (IPF).

This position is seeking an individual to serve as a senior power plant technician. This individual will monitor equipment, analog and digital electronic controls, electric devices, pneumatic devices, and analytical equipment. The technician will perform back up duties to test and chemically treat boiler feed water and cooling water systems.

The ideal candidate would possess knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing an associate’s degree in Industrial Chemistry, Digital Electronics, or a related field; five years of satisfactory technical experience in a power plant or other industrial process environment, including two years as a Power Plant Technician II; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities for this role include thorough knowledge of materials, methods, tools, equipment, occupational hazards, and safety precautions of the trade. The individual must have a  demonstrated ability to read blueprints, interpret specifications of instructional manuals, and an aptitude of tuning and troubleshooting control loops.

For more details on the responsibilities of this position, and to view all our current postings, visit careers.msu.edu. Internal applicants should access postings through the Careers @ MSU tile in the EBS Portal.