Boiler & Power Plant Utility Operator

WIN Waste Innovations; Westville (NJ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

WIN Waste Innovations is seeking a Utility Operator to assist under the supervision of the Shift Supervisor and Control Room Operator. You will operate and inspect boiler systems and related equipment in a utility plant setting in the United States.

Responsibilities include safe operation, monitoring of pumps, motors, fans, dampers, air compressors, valves, and related devices; reading meters and reporting abnormalities; sampling and water treatment tasks; monitoring air pollution controls; and

Qualifications

• Three or more months related experience and/or training.
• Mechanical skills sufficient to perform such tasks as replacement of shear pins, valve repacking, and equipment inspections.
• Knowledge and skills to operate power plant auxiliary equipment, such as air compressors and dryers, hydraulic power units, forced draft fans, pumps, spray dryer and absorbers, and lime slakers.
• Ability to work overtime and rotating shifts.
• Massachusetts 2nd Fireman's and Massachusetts Hoisting Licenses or ability to obtain these licenses within 9 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Safe and efficient operations of assigned equipment in accordance with established plant operating procedures.
• Monitor and inspect various boiler plant auxiliary equipment including pumps, motors, fans, dampers, air compressors, valves, mixers, conveyors, and electrical devices.
• Accurately read and interpret data from meters, gauges, etc to identify and report equipment malfunctions or trends which indicate abnormal operating conditions or emergency situations.
• Performs various sampling, ash sampling and treatment of water, as assigned.
• Monitoring air pollution control equipment.
• Maintains work areas in a clean, orderly, and safe manner.
• Operate mobile equipment at times Bobcat, steer loader and forklift.
• Operation of refuse cranes may be required, to include maintaining correct levels of refuse-fuel into the furnace, mixing refuse in the pit, and maintaining a fire watch over the pit and associated areas.
• May be required to work extensive overtime hours during planned and un-planned maintenance.
• Maintain positive work environment by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, vendors, co-workers and management.

Skills

Experience in utilities

Mechanical skills

Power plant equipment operation

Overtime & shifts

Job description

WIN Waste Innovations is seeking a Utility Operator to assist under the supervision of the Shift Supervisor and Control Room Operator. You will operate and inspect boiler systems and related equipment in a utility plant setting in the United States.

Responsibilities include safe operation, monitoring of pumps, motors, fans, dampers, air compressors, valves, and related devices; reading meters and reporting abnormalities; sampling and water treatment tasks; monitoring air pollution controls; and