Power Plant Control Room Operator (12-Hour Shifts)

Talen Energy; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Waterford Power, LLC in Waterford, OH is seeking a highly skilled Control Room Operator to monitor and control a combined-cycle power generation unit. You will start up, operate, and shutdown turbines, HRSGs, and auxiliaries, while ensuring safe, efficient plant performance.

Responsibilities include data entry in logbooks, responding to alarms, maintaining boiler water chemistry, conducting testing with QA/QC standards, and performing preventive maintenance.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree preferred; 5+ years in CC power plant operations.
• Knowledge of start-up, operation, and shutdown of boilers/HRSGs and their auxiliaries.
• Knowledge of chemical tests, environmental sampling, and QA/QC standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and operate turbines, HRSGs, boilers, pumps, exciters, transformers, and switchyard from the control room.
• Enter and review data in the electronic logbook and rounds log.
• Respond to alarms and abnormal conditions to ensure safe plant operation.
• Maintain boiler water chemistry and plant cycle chemistry; sample and analyze operational data.
• Operate and maintain water treatment plant; unload chemicals per site procedures.
• Conduct preventive and predictive maintenance; inspect and service equipment.
• Use PI and other software to extract data, analyze trends, and report status.

Skills

Control room operations

Power plant operations

Instrumentation & controls

Chemical analysis

Safety compliance

Troubleshooting

Documentation & reporting

Education

Associate degree

Tools

PI

Electrical test equipment

Job description

Waterford Power, LLC in Waterford, OH is seeking a highly skilled Control Room Operator to monitor and control a combined-cycle power generation unit. You will start up, operate, and shutdown turbines, HRSGs, and auxiliaries, while ensuring safe, efficient plant performance.

Responsibilities include data entry in logbooks, responding to alarms, maintaining boiler water chemistry, conducting testing with QA/QC standards, and performing preventive maintenance.