Power Plant Utility Operator

winwastejobs; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry benefits

Flexible medical plans

Generous PTO

Floating holidays

401k match

Tuition reimbursement

College scholarships

Parental leave

Inclusive culture

Engagement events

Employee resource groups

Job summary

WIN Waste Innovations is hiring a Utility Operator to control and inspect various power plant systems, including boilers and related equipment. You will report to the Shift Supervisor and Control Room Operator, ensuring safe, efficient operation and monitoring of plant assets.

Responsibilities include reading meters, sampling water, monitoring emission controls, and operating mobile equipment such as Bobcat and forklift. Overtime and rotating shifts may be required to maintain operations.

Qualifications

• Three or more months related experience and/or training.
• Mechanical skills for replacement of shear pins, valve repacking, and inspections.
• Knowledge and skills to operate power plant auxiliary equipment such as air compressors and dryers, hydraulic power units, forced draft fans, pumps, spray dryer and absorbers, and lime slakers.
• Ability to work overtime and rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Safe and efficient operations of assigned equipment in accordance with established plant operating procedures.
• Monitor and inspect boiler plant auxiliary equipment including pumps, motors, fans, dampers, air compressors, valves, mixers, conveyors, and electrical devices.
• Accurately read and interpret data from meters, gauges, etc to identify and report equipment malfunctions or trends which indicate abnormal operating conditions or emergency situations.
• Performs various sampling, ash sampling and treatment of water, as assigned.
• Monitoring air pollution control equipment.
• Maintains work areas in a clean, orderly, and safe manner.
• Operate mobile equipment at times Bobcat, steer loader and forklift.
• Operation of refuse cranes may be required, to include maintaining correct levels of refuse-fuel into the furnace, mixing refuse in the pit, and maintaining a fire watch over the pit and associated areas.
• May be required to work extensive overtime hours during planned and un-planned maintenance.
• Maintain positive work environment by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, vendors, co-workers and management.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Read meters gauges

Overtime shifts

Heavy equipment operation

Tools

Air compressors

Dryers

Forced draft fans

Job description

WIN Waste Innovations is hiring a Utility Operator to control and inspect various power plant systems, including boilers and related equipment. You will report to the Shift Supervisor and Control Room Operator, ensuring safe, efficient operation and monitoring of plant assets.

Responsibilities include reading meters, sampling water, monitoring emission controls, and operating mobile equipment such as Bobcat and forklift. Overtime and rotating shifts may be required to maintain operations.