Control Room Operator

Entergy; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading power generation company is seeking a Shift Lead Operator to manage operations at a fossil fuel facility. You will ensure safety, reliability, and compliance while leading a team and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates will have an associate degree in Industrial Electronics and at least 6 years of experience in power generation. This position is located in Louisiana and ensures critical operational oversight.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in fossil fuel power generation.
• Strong understanding of P&IDs, electrical diagrams, and OEM manuals.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations on shift for safety and reliability.
• Conducting safety meetings and mentoring staff.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and facilitate audits.

Skills

Communication skills

Change management

Technical knowledge of turbine/generator/boiler

Education

2 Year Associate Degree in Industrial Electronics or related

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Work Place Flexibility

Onsite

Legal Entity

Entergy Louisiana, LLC

Overview

At Entergy, we’ve been planning for the future for more than 100 years. We’ve experienced a lot of change, generating power first from sawdust to now splitting atoms, harnessing sunlight and using abundant, clean and efficient natural gas. We are on the verge of a monumental technology convergence, where reality swiftly catches up to possibility. The utility of the future does much more than keep the lights on and the gas flowing. It’s knowledgeable and skillful workforce will solve challenges and fuel a brighter, smarter, more prosperous future for everyone. Having the lowest retail electricity rates of any utility in the United States drives economic growth within Entergy’s region, a key ingredient to sustained growth for any utility. We also believe a diverse workforce committed to personal and professional growth is critical to our success. We place a high priority on developing talent to meet current and future needs, giving employees opportunities to grow their careers their way. Entergy’s Power Generation group operates a fleet of more than 30 owned, leased, or operated natural gas, coal, oil hydro and petroleum coke plants, with total engineering capacity of over 18,500 megawatts and is building or acquiring more than 3,000 megawatts of new natural gas generation to join its 30,000 megawatts of nuclear, natural gas, coal, oil, hydroelectric and solar facilities.

Job Summary/Purpose

Serves as the lead person on shift in the operation and maintenance of the systems associated with a fossil fuel fired power generation facility while demonstrating safety awareness, environmental, and regulatory compliance and direction that will continuously improve performance by employees and contractors through the use and strict adherence to procedures and processes. Serve as a contract manager over scheduled work which will include managing the associated budgets. Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) or Champion over assigned applications or processes such as Risk Management Assessments, PCI/Epower, Simulator Training, etc.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Serves as the lead on shift and provides work direction to others on shift.
• Ensures assigned work within the plant results in safe and reliable operation.
• Facilitates and coordinates Shift Safety meetings / Job Briefings for all personnel on the same shift.
• Promotes and ensures a safe work environment, including use of Human Performance tools.
• Mentors and provides training to develop other employees in the operations training progression plan.
• Responsible for Contractor Safety on their shift and conducts Contractor Safety Orientations as needed.
• Fills in for Team Leaders in their absence.
• Maintains regulatory compliance and is proactive in avoiding reportable violations and if an event occurs, coordinating with all agencies as appropriate.
• Performs site safety/environmental audits and acts to mitigate hazards.
• Makes real time decisions and provides work direction regarding the operation of the equipment in a safe, efficient and reliable manner.
• Performs startup and shutdown functions of boiler, turbine, generator and associated equipment as required per instructions from the SPO- Energy Management Organization.
• When un-planned absences occur after hours, ensures adequate shift coverage through contact of other qualified personnel.
• Upon progression to this level, the employee should have completed all the board operator qualifications and is working as the designated lead control board operator.
• Operational duties include, but are not limited to operating the control board, periodically making operational rounds, performing PM/PDM activities, managing boiler water chemistry, and CEMS monitoring and calibrations.
• Lead the effort to develop and review operating procedures and rounds.
• Applies understanding and knowledge of plant systems, burner controls (where applicable) turbine controls, data acquisition, process controls, regulating devices, personal computers, troubleshooting, etc.
• Applies skills to perform inspections, calibrations, installations, repairs, diagnostics, testing and troubleshooting of complex instrumentation equipment and regulating devices in a fossil fuel fired power generation facility, alone and as part of a team.
• May perform mechanical work involved in inspection, repair and installation of instrumentation and electrical equipment, and PM of mechanical systems.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

• 2 Year Associate Degree in Industrial Electronics, Instrumentation/Controls or Production/Process Technology or equivalent work experience.

Desired

• Curriculum including the following: AC / DC Theory; Programmable Logic Controllers- troubleshooting and logic development; process control valve positioners; water chemistry analytical instrumentation; calibration practices and procedures or other similar coursework and/or experience.

Minimum experience required of the position

• Must have completed all current qualifications to be a certified control board operator in the designated plant as well as have 6+years’ experience in a CCGT or fossil fuel fired power generation facility in an Operation or Maintenance position or 6+ years of other power plant operations/maintenance/electrical experience.

Desired

• 10+ years’ experience working on drum or supercritical units
• Previous leadership experience

* Either the minimum education or minimum experience requirements must be met by the applicant for job consideration.

* Must demonstrate full understanding of Key Performance Indicators, plant reliability drivers and Operational Excellence Index. Demonstrates full understanding of MISO/SPP.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position

• Must be good at communicating, both verbal and written, the results of evaluation of assignments to supervision.
• Must be comfortable being a change agent with the goal of improving processes and plant performance for the benefit of the plant and company.
• Ability to interpret and comprehend P&ID's, electrical schematics, network diagrams and OEM manuals.
• Use of personal computer applications is necessary daily to log equipment data, log time worked and to communicate with various levels of our organization.
• Strong computer literacy with a preference for skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Other Attributes

• Functional Knowledge - Requires expertise in own specialized discipline or field. Requires technical knowledge of procedures, maintenance, operation and control of Turbine/Generator/Boiler and associated equipment
• Business Expertise - Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of how daily operating decisions affect unit performance as well as the operating company’s performance.
• Leadership - Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.
• Problem Solving - Leads others to solve problems; uses analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify solutions.
• Impact - Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own shift and other related shifts; works within guidelines and policies.
• Interpersonal Skills - Able to build consensus while influencing and directing personnel on shift as needed.

Primary Location

Louisiana- MontzLouisiana : Montz

Job Function

Skilled / Craft

FLSA Status

Non Exempt

Relocation Option

Union description/code

NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings

1

Req ID

121786

Travel Percentage

Up to 25%

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EEO Statement

The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

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