Senior power plant operator job description

“As a healthcare company we have an important responsibility to protect individual and public health. This position will require individuals to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of their job responsibilities, unless an exemption can be confirmed based on a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief. Submission & Approval of an Exemption does not guarantee that an exemption can be accommodated.”

Power Plant Maintenance and Repair:

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• Monitor power plant equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems
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• Adjust controls to generate specified electrical power or to regulate the flow of power between generating stations and substations
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• Control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators, or reactors, using control boards or semi-automatic equipment
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• Regulate equipment operations and conditions, such as water levels, based on instrument data or from computers
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• Make adjustments or minor repairs, such as tightening leaking gland and pipe joints
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• Record and compile operational data by completing and maintaining forms, logs, or reports
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• Receive outage calls and call in necessary personnel during power outages and emergencies
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• Prepares equipment malfunction reports, makes inspections and from observation, determines whether equipment is operating properly
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• Take regulatory action, based on readings from charts, meters and gauges, at established intervals
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• Start or stop generators, auxiliary pumping equipment, turbines, or other power plant equipment as necessary
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• Inspect, trouble-shoot, and repair generators, auxiliary pumping equipment, turbines, or other power plant equipment as necessary
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• Inspect records or log book entries or communicate with plant personnel to assess equipment operating status
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• Control or maintain auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, condensers, feed water heaters, filters, or chlorinators, to supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, or auxiliary power
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• Clean, lubricate, or maintain equipment, such as generators, turbines, pumps, or compressors, to prevent failure or deterioration
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• Open and close valves and switches in sequence to start or shut down auxiliary units
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• May assist leaders in assignment of work to team members to ensure safe and efficient plant operation
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• May assist in training other team members on the daily operation, monitoring and maintenance of plant equipment
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Education:

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• High School Diploma or equivalent required
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• Completion of an accredited Boiler Operator learning program preferred
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License/Certification:

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• Power Plant Operator, Boiler Operator or Stationary Engineer License preferred
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Experience:

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• Minimum requirement of three years of experience operating, maintaining and repairing high pressure boilers, large tonnage chillers, facility management systems, water treatment systems and all types of boilers, chillers, pumps and systems
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• Demonstrated knowledge of federal, state and local plant operations and boiler codes required
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• Experience in healthcare preferred
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