Production Technician I: Gas Power Plant Ops

Washington Gas Light Company; Blythe (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Washington Gas Light Company is seeking a focused operator for the Blythe Energy facility to maintain high plant efficiency and safe operation. The role includes issuing permits, reading manuals and P&IDs, and assisting in Maximo tasks under a Production Technician Leader while supporting safety and environmental guidelines.

The position emphasizes training junior operators, critical incident response, and plant economics management, with potential temporary elevation as Production Technician

Qualifications

• Advancement to Production Technician Leader based on vacancy/job posting.
• Knowledgeable in the operations of a natural gas combined cycle power plant
• Minimum 1 year combined cycle power plant control room operator experience
• High School/ GED
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Must be willing to work required overtime.
• Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must have an excellent understanding of managing plant economics with regard to power consumption and stream processing priorities.
• Must be able to identify work priorities, meet deadlines, and function with little or no supervision.

Responsibilities

• Issuing work permits for tasks to be performed; considers all aspects of the task and ensures safety before issuing permits, and ensures all equipment is safe before maintenance or repair work commences.
• Ability to read and interpret operating manuals, and P&IDs, and improve operating procedures by scheduling reviews or immediately if conditions warrant it.
• Works with the Production Technician Leader in Maximo duties, including preventative maintenance, reliability checks, weekly regulatory checks, and weekly work orders assigned to operations and are completed in a timely fashion.
• Interacts with Engineering and Maintenance teams to assist in keeping the facility mechanically sound through inspections and system trends.
• Responds quickly to operating deviations to maintain safe operating conditions, and productivity and to minimize downtime in the plant.
• Knowledgeable of all safety and environmental hazards and ensures that all personnel adhere to established safety policies.
• Follows environmental and site-specific procedures before issuing work permits and is knowledgeable of all Blythe Energy processes and procedures.
• Collaborates with team members to achieve all Blythe Energy requirements and assists in Blythe Energy EH&S inspections/action items.
• Has a thorough understanding of Blythe Energy Emergency Response Plans and be able to support the Production Technician Leader / On Scene Commander in absence of the Senior Management.
• Oversee training programs and assist in making recommendations that will improve and maintain Plant efficiency and safety, thorough knowledge and understanding of the plant process and all of its sub-systems.
• Provides on-the-job training to junior operators so they will be able to advance to positions of greater responsibility as outlined in the Blythe Energy Training & Progression plan.
• Knowledgeable of the Power Purchasing Agreement and possessing thorough knowledge of the Title V air permit is essential.
• Temporarily Up-Relieve as Production Technician Leader - 1 when necessary for career development and/or to ensure efficient operations.
• Miscellaneous duties as required.

Skills

Power plant operations

Control room experience

Maximo duties

Safety awareness

Analytical skills

Education

High School/ GED

Tools

Maximo

Job description

Washington Gas Light Company is seeking a focused operator for the Blythe Energy facility to maintain high plant efficiency and safe operation. The role includes issuing permits, reading manuals and P&IDs, and assisting in Maximo tasks under a Production Technician Leader while supporting safety and environmental guidelines.

The position emphasizes training junior operators, critical incident response, and plant economics management, with potential temporary elevation as Production Technician