Peaking Plant Operator Technician

Duck River Electric Membership Corporation; Minnesota; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Peaking Plant Operator Technician to join their team in Trimont, MN. This role is crucial for the operation and maintenance of a combustion turbine plant, ensuring the delivery of reliable electricity. The ideal candidate will possess strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills, along with a solid understanding of instrumentation and control systems. With a focus on safety and efficiency, you will monitor equipment, perform maintenance, and respond to system conditions. This position offers a competitive starting salary and a comprehensive benefits package, making it an exciting opportunity for those looking to advance their careers in the energy sector.

Benefits

Exceptional benefits

Retirement plan

Continuous engagement

Personal and professional development

Work-life effectiveness

Qualifications

• Two-year degree or 4+ years experience in combustion turbine power plant required.
• Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and operate turbine/generators for safe and efficient operations.
• Perform electrical and mechanical maintenance on generation equipment.

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Instrumentation & Control (I & C)

Mechanical troubleshooting

Effective communication

Teamwork

Education

Two-year electrical/electronic degree

Equivalent military experience

4+ years in a combustion turbine power plant

Tools

Maximo (maintenance management system)

Computers for reporting and logging

Job description

Peaking Plant Operator Technician

Application due date: May 9, 2025

Location: Trimont, MN

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without restriction. Visa sponsorship is not available.

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Summary:

Great River Energy is seeking a Peaking Plant Operator Technician at our combustion turbine plant located in Trimont, MN to provide for the operation and overall maintenance of peaking generation plant equipment to deliver flexible resources and reliable electricity to our members.

Total Rewards:

A typical starting range for this position is $51.00 - $60.45 hourly. We offer market competitive base pay and adjust our offer accordingly based upon the value of the candidate’s knowledge, skills and experience. In addition, our Total Rewards strategy focuses on recognizing individual performance and rewarding business results. Our robust Total Rewards package includes exceptional benefits and retirement, a focus on continuous engagement, recognition, personal and professional development, and an emphasis on work-life effectiveness.

Responsibilities:

1. Monitor and operate the turbine/generators, balance of the plant and all related power plant systems to assure safe and efficient plant operations.
2. Perform electrical and mechanical maintenance on the peaking generation and associated equipment, including maintenance and installation of mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment.
3. Install, calibrate, program, troubleshoot, clean, inspect, and maintain instrument & control equipment throughout the facility.
4. Perform instrument and control duties related to plant preventative predictive and corrective maintenance activities.
5. Perform mechanical duties related to plant preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance activities including troubleshooting, repairs, and maintaining pumps, valves, piping, etc.
6. Maintain and operate continuous emissions monitoring systems to meet required uptime and accuracy limits per federal, state and local rules.
7. Respond to atypical system conditions, at times under emergency situations, and report findings to others.
8. Perform regular equipment rounds, taking critical readings from instruments, reporting abnormal conditions and taking corrective actions as necessary.
9. Respond to unit trips and abnormal operating conditions to maintain plant equipment in a safe operating condition.
10. Maintain shift operating logs and records.
11. Maintain, develop and follow operations and maintenance procedures.
12. Apply correct lock-out/tag-out procedures for isolating, switching, releasing, or restoring equipment to service to facilitate repairs, reduce risk of personal injury, and prevent damage to equipment.
13. Maintain proper work order documentation including the planning and scheduling of work activities through the maintenance management system (Maximo).
14. Qualified candidates will be required to take and pass the EEI Plant Operator/Plant Maintenance assessment (POSS B/MASS) as part of the selection process or be able to provide test scores if taken previously.
15. Ability and willingness to participate in the apprentice training program.
16. Training will take place on both the day and afternoon/evening shift. Day shift is 7:00 – 3:00 p.m. Afternoon shift is 2:00 – 10:00 p.m.
17. Position may be working the afternoon shift 2:00 - 10:00 p.m. upon completion of the apprentice program.
18. There will be some overnight travel, overtime and/or working weekends.
19. Operator/technicians rotate weekend on-call responsibilities (approximately every 6-7 weeks) among the entire crew upon completion of the apprentice program.
20. The candidate must be able to reside within a 60-mile living radius of the reporting facility.

Qualifications:

1. A two-year electrical / electronic degree or diploma, or equivalent military experience, or relevant, or full-time experience of 4+ years in a combustion turbine power plant required. Strong electrical, instrumentation & control (I & C) and mechanical troubleshooting skills as well as experience working with rotating equipment and proven ability to perform a variety of electrical I & C and mechanical maintenance duties preferred.
2. Knowledge of high voltage electrical equipment.
3. Ability to effectively operate power generating and associated equipment.
4. Should be proficient with the use of computers, electronic equipment and software for reporting, logging, maintenance and parts.
5. Requires flexibility, self-motivation, innovation, teamwork, fostering of collaborative working relationships and solid electrical and mechanical technical skills.
6. The qualified candidate will also possess effective and concise verbal and written communications, strong troubleshooting abilities and decision-making skills.

Apply: Qualified candidates please apply at www.greatriverenergy.com (under the Careers tab) by May 9, 2025. GRE values diversity, equity and inclusion and we are an equal employment opportunity employer.