Gas-Fired Power Plant Operator I

City of Santa Fe Springs; Alexandria (LA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Dental insurance

Vision care

Retirement plan

Flexible spending accounts

Long-term disability

Wellness clinic

Job summary

The City of Alexandria seeks a power plant operator to manage routine and moderately complex tasks in a steam-driven plant transitioning to gas-fueled reciprocating engine generation.

You will monitor equipment, conduct inspection rounds, start/stop drives, maintain water quality, perform tests, and assist in the control room and maintenance teams. A high school diploma/GED and LA driver’s license are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in operation of steam-driven and/or reciprocating internal combustion engine driven electric utility power plant.

Responsibilities

• Monitors equipment and system demands; performs hourly inspection rounds of plant equipment and reports malfunctions.
• Tests temperatures of bearings; reads gauges and recorders; logs data and reports unusual readings.
• Starts and stops gas-fueled reciprocating engine driven generation, boilers and turbines; adjusts flow and load under supervision.
• Handles customer service tasks: receives questions, dispatches appropriate personnel, logs actions.
• Operates and maintains equipment: lubricates, services, assists in inspection, overhaul, and repair of turbines and auxiliaries.
• Assists in operating the control room, gas-fueled engines, boilers, turbines and allied equipment.
• Maintains water quality: takes samples, conducts routine analysis, applies chemical treatment.
• Operates PC to enter and retrieve data; operates turbines, generators, cranes, switchgear and tools.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

The City of Alexandria seeks a power plant operator to manage routine and moderately complex tasks in a steam-driven plant transitioning to gas-fueled reciprocating engine generation.

You will monitor equipment, conduct inspection rounds, start/stop drives, maintain water quality, perform tests, and assist in the control room and maintenance teams. A high school diploma/GED and LA driver’s license are required.