Senior Power Plant Operator & Maintenance Technician

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC; Cranberry Township (Butler County); On-site; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Income Protection Benefits

401(k) Savings Plan

Paid vacations for qualifying roles

Job summary

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC’s WECTEC Staffing Services seeks an experienced Power Plant Operator Technician to join the Operations & Maintenance team at a combined cycle facility in San Diego, CA. You will report to the Operations Manager and oversee safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation and maintenance, ensuring environmental, safety, and regulatory compliance.

This full-time onsite role requires hands-on control of equipment, data logging, preventive maintenance, and incident

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of directly related power plant operations and maintenance experience.
• Advanced experience in power plant operations, troubleshooting, and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, start, and shut down power generation equipment and auxiliary systems.
• Monitor plant performance using control systems, gauges, meters, and other operating equipment.
• Record operational data, plant conditions, and equipment status in logs and reports.
• Adjust operating parameters to maintain safe and efficient plant operations.
• Perform troubleshooting, diagnosis and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Implement preventive, corrective, and overhaul maintenance activities.
• Support system improvements and plant reliability projects.
• Conduct chemical testing and maintain proper chemistry control of steam, cooling water, and condensate systems.
• Maintain chemistry records and operational documentation.
• Identify and recommend plant efficiency, reliability, and safety improvements.
• Operate forklifts, manlifts, and other equipment.
• Safely handle, transfer, and manage bulk chemicals.
• Maintain plant security and comply with all company procedures.

Skills

Power plant operations

Troubleshooting

Maintenance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Westinghouse Electric Company LLC’s WECTEC Staffing Services seeks an experienced Power Plant Operator Technician to join the Operations & Maintenance team at a combined cycle facility in San Diego, CA. You will report to the Operations Manager and oversee safe, reliable, and efficient plant operation and maintenance, ensuring environmental, safety, and regulatory compliance.

This full-time onsite role requires hands-on control of equipment, data logging, preventive maintenance, and incident