Operator Technician II: Power Plant Maintenance & Controls

Calpine; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Calpine, a leading energy company, is seeking a journey-level position responsible for start, stop and monitoring of equipment, reading gauges, and recording activities in logs. You will perform maintenance, oversee chemical analysis, and support standard procedures to improve plant efficiency.

Responsibilities include safety compliance, operation of heavy equipment, and routine/overhaul tasks to optimize reliability, with a focus on safe handling of hazardous materials.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, degree from technical/vocational school, military service or equivalent.
• Journey-level; generally, 6 years directly related experience including understanding of health and safety regulations, and previous experience working with and around hazardous energy, chemicals and waste materials including knowledge of safe handling, storage, and transport.
• Requires previous experience using test equipment and calibration appliances. Experience with machinery repair and control systems.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and basic understanding of chemistry, physics, electricity and mathematics.
• Basic certifications/licensures. Valid state driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for start, stop and monitoring of equipment including reading gauges and meters and recording activities in operating logs and records.
• Uses computers and monitoring equipment to measure, record and make adjustments within operating parameters.
• Performs a variety of plant maintenance tasks including diagnosis, maintenance and repair of mechanical and electrical equipment in a safe, efficient and economical manner.
• Performs overhaul maintenance and system improvement tasks.
• Performs chemical analysis and chemical control on steam, cooling and condensate systems, and maintains chemistry logs.
• Incumbents assist in the development of standard operational procedures and provide input to plant betterment items to improve plant efficiency, reliability and safety.
• Ensures compliance with all local, State and Federal regulations and plant procedures.
• Regularly required to maintain plan security, operate heavy equipment such as manlifts and forklifts, and handle and transfer bulk chemicals.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Chemistry basics

Physics basics

Electrical knowledge

Mathematics

Education

High School Diploma / technical-vocational training

Military service experience

Tools

Test equipment

Calibration appliances

Job description

Calpine, a leading energy company, is seeking a journey-level position responsible for start, stop and monitoring of equipment, reading gauges, and recording activities in logs. You will perform maintenance, oversee chemical analysis, and support standard procedures to improve plant efficiency.

Responsibilities include safety compliance, operation of heavy equipment, and routine/overhaul tasks to optimize reliability, with a focus on safe handling of hazardous materials.