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AUDIT PROCESS ALTERNATOR TECHNICIAN

The following document details the audit process for each Technical level.

The audits have been outlined within this document and consist of a panel of peers. The panel size may
vary depending on the audit level being performed. The task variation will help eliminate fraud and
better confirm technician understanding. The scoring process is based on a scale between 1 and 3
overall average of 2.5 required for advancement to the next tech level.

In order to reach the level of commissioning engineer, the technician will require additional skill sets
from the mechanical side in addition to the details outlined within this document. New electrical hires
will be graded on the skills sets below. While existing employees must be at Tech level C before
advancing through electrical levels defined within this document.

The technician levels are defined as the following:

• Technician (Tech) B Electrical

Tech B is defined as a person with a moderate level of generator/alternator experience. They should be
competent in performing all maintenance tasks on the generator/alternator. This would include but not
be limited to the following: bearing exchanges, diode checks/replacement, megger testing up to
500Volt, generator cleaning, knowledge of different types of Voltage Regulators (AVRs), Power Factor
Controllers (PFCs), load bank testing, and vibration testing. A B level technician must also be able to
communicate with both customers and management professionally.

• Technician (Tech) A Electrical

Tech A is defined as a person with the highest level of generator/alternator knowledge. This person can
expertly perform the tasks outlined above as well as a high level of mechanical and electrical
troubleshooting in addition to cleaning the generator/alternator. In addition to the items as mentioned
earlier, they should also be able to diagnose issues with generator controls, tune and adjust all types of
AVR, and PFCs.

• Commissioning Engineer

Commissioning Engineer is a person who has mastered all areas outlined above, can manage all aspects
of a project, and considered the subject matter expert. This person can adapt to any situation as
required and provide detailed feedback to all stakeholders: customers, management, and engineering.
They should also be forward-thinking, and detail orientated with an ability to create new processes and
procedures. For an A level electrical technician to advance to the commissioning engineer audit, they
should also have expert knowledge of the generator control systems as well as system controller
(Diane). The audit process and Commissioning engineer steps remain as is. See the document titled
“Audit process” for a full list of requirements.

Revision: 2, November 2019
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