Generation Technician – RICE Maintenance/Operations (Rotating Shifts)

Job overview

The Generation Technician – RICE Maintenance/Operations (Rotating Shifts) role is onsite in Mountain Home, ID, at the Bennett Mountain Expansion Plant or South Hills Plant in Milner. The stated pay range is $58.05–$72.56; the posting does not specify a pay unit. The role supports Idaho Power’s RICE maintenance and operations team, helping provide safe, reliable, affordable energy. The technician designs, installs, maintains, and tests power plant equipment and control systems, and performs operating and maintenance functions for the reciprocating engine plant. The work supports safe and efficient plant operation and generation availability, including technical support and project leadership for electrical installation projects.

What you'll do

• Design, install, maintain, and test power plant equipment and control systems
• maintain communications, SCADA, protective relay, telecommunications, HVAC, and other electrical equipment
• perform daily plant operating and maintenance functions
• provide technical resource support to Generation Specialists
• lead electrical installation projects as assigned
• work 12-hour rotating day and night shifts seven days a week
• respond to emergencies within 60 minutes
• work scheduled overtime during major engine overhauls
• travel occasionally with overnight stays.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

generation technician

rice maintenance/operations

mountain home id

idaho power

power plant equipment

control systems

scada

protective relays

12-hour rotating shifts

emergency response

electrical maintenance

overnight travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• The posting mentions work-life balance, competitive pay and benefits, an employee incentive plan, a 401(k) employer match, and a pension plan.

Why this role

12-hour rotating shifts, days and nights, seven days a week; emergency response within 60 minutes; occasional overnight travel; scheduled overtime during major engine overhauls.

About the employer

Idaho Power Company is hiring for this role. Industry: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation. Sector: 22.