Power Plant Operator

avec; Alaska; On-site; USD 25,867 - 36,841; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer‑paid pension plan

401K with an employer match

Leave starting at 14 hours per month

Health insurance plans

Vision and dental insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Life insurance

Job summary

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) is seeking a Power Plant Operator for its Bethel, Alaska plant. You will be responsible for safe operation, housekeeping, logs, and inspections, supporting reliable energy for 11,513 meters across 59 communities.

You will read meters, maintain logs, monitor inventory, and assist with battery, voltage, radiators, and safety systems. AVEC offers an employer‑paid pension, a 401K with match, generous leave, health plans, and life coverage.

Qualifications

• Experience operating a power plant or similar equipment.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Strong safety and log-keeping practices.

Responsibilities

• Operate the village plant safely and perform housekeeping, plant checks, log reporting, inspections and maintenance.
• Read meters as directed, maintain logs, monitor inventory levels and perform routine upkeep.
• Maintain batteries, bus voltage, radiators, fire suppression system, engines and other plant equipment.

Skills

Reading meters

Log reporting

Equipment maintenance

Safety compliance

Job description

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative is looking for a Power Plant Operator in Bethel, Alaska. If you are reliable, dependable, and capable of working with minimum supervision then you will be a great addition to the team in Bethel.

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) stands as a unique electric generation and distribution cooperative, serving 59 communities across Alaska. Our operation spans 46 small, isolated grids relying on a mix of diesel, wind, and solar generation to power 11,513 meters and maintain 515 miles of distribution line.

Responsibilities

As a Power Plant Operator you are responsible for the safe operation of the village plant and will be completing housekeeping, plant checks, plant log reporting, and system inspections and maintenance. A typical day for the Power Plant Operator will include reading meters as directed by AVEC representatives, maintaining logs, conducting and verifying inventory levels, maintenance and upkeep of batteries, bus voltage, radiators, fire suppression system, engines and other equipment located at the plant facility.

Rewards

• Hourly pay starts at $22.76.
• Employer‑paid pension plan.
• 401K with an employer match.
• Generous leave starting at 14 hours per month.
• Two different health insurance plans.
• Vision, dental, short‑ and long‑term disability, and life insurance.

Ready to power Alaska's future?

The next step is to complete our short online application.

AVEC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone can shine as brightly as the Northern Lights.