Power Plant Operator Technician II

Constellation Energy; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 51,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Calpine, a business unit of Constellation Energy Corporation, is seeking a journey-level plant operator to start, stop and monitor equipment, read gauges and meters, and record activities in operating logs.

You will use computers and monitoring equipment to measure, record and adjust operating parameters, perform maintenance on mechanical and electrical systems, and help implement procedures to improve efficiency, reliability and safety.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 6 years directly related experience including health and safety regulations and handling hazardous energy, chemicals and waste materials.
• Experience with test equipment and calibration.
• Strong mechanical, chemistry, physics, and mathematics understanding.

Responsibilities

• Start, stop and monitor equipment; read gauges/meters and record activities in operating logs.
• Use computers and monitoring equipment to measure, record and adjust parameters.
• Perform maintenance, diagnosis, and repair of mechanical and electrical equipment safely and efficiently.
• Assists in development of SOPs and plant betterment items to improve efficiency, reliability and safety.

Skills

Health and safety regulations

Mechanical aptitude

Chemistry/Physics understanding

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Technical/vocational training

Military service or equivalent

Tools

Test equipment calibration

Measurement instruments

Job description

Calpine, a business unit of Constellation Energy Corporation, is seeking a journey-level plant operator to start, stop and monitor equipment, read gauges and meters, and record activities in operating logs.

You will use computers and monitoring equipment to measure, record and adjust operating parameters, perform maintenance on mechanical and electrical systems, and help implement procedures to improve efficiency, reliability and safety.