Control Room Operator - Springfield, NH

Sprague • Springfield, NH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

NE Renewable Power operates five biomass electric generating power stations in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Sprague is hiring a Control Room Operator for its Springfield, New Hampshire location. The Control Room Operator is the shift lead responsible for the safe and efficient day-to-day operation of the power plant. The role includes operating, monitoring, and documenting plant processes, equipment, instrumentation, and control systems; identifying irregularities; and determining when maintenance or management support is needed. The operator must understand plant mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation/control systems and process flows, communicate clearly during process upsets, and make decisions affecting plant operations. The role uses a PLC-based control system and older analog systems.

The position works a modified DuPont schedule of rotating 12-hour shifts, changing from nights to days each week: 36 hours one week and 48 hours the next. Operators may also be required to respond to plant emergencies or call-ins on days or nights, including weekends and holidays as applicable.

Work takes place approximately 80% indoors and 20% outdoors. Conditions may include high temperatures, hot surfaces, steam, hot water, high pressure, high noise levels, weather exposure, elevated areas, and confined spaces. Required protective equipment may include hard hats, safety glasses, respirators, ear protection, chemical suits, hot gloves, and high-voltage protective equipment. Physical demands include prolonged standing, climbing stairs and ladders, routinely lifting 50 pounds, repetitive motions, and the ability to hear alarms and changes in equipment noise. Pre-employment screenings include a physical examination, pulmonary function test, respirator questionnaire, audiometric test, drug screen, motor vehicle verification, and background check. Post-employment screenings include annual audiograms and respirator fit testing.

Requirements

• Valid driver's license.
• Power plant operations and/or maintenance experience.
• Basic computer skills, including data entry.
• Basic math skills.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively and without direct supervision.
• Knowledge of hazards and safety precautions involved in operating and maintaining power plant equipment and machinery.
• Ability to follow and ensure strict adherence to safety practices and procedures.
• Ability to work as a committed team member and collaborate to address business challenges.
• Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts that alternate between nights and days each week.
• Ability to stand for extended periods, climb stairs and ladders, and routinely lift 50 pounds.
• Physical ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including half- and full-face respirators and fall-protection equipment.
• Ability to work in elevated areas, confined spaces, and extreme heat and cold.
• Ability to perform repetitive motions and hear alarms and changes in equipment noise.
• Pass required pre-employment screenings, including a physical examination, pulmonary function test, OSHA respirator questionnaire, audiometric test, drug screen, motor vehicle verification, and background check.

Responsibilities

• Start, operate, shut down, and secure equipment from the control room or in the field under normal and emergency conditions.
• Troubleshoot and perform basic mechanical tasks to support preventive and reactive maintenance.
• Understand processes and components to properly perform or support lockout/tagout, de-energization, and zero-energy verification.
• Complete plant rounds and inspect machinery for malfunctions or potential failures.
• Maintain operating logs and records and report irregularities.
• Perform and ensure completion of water chemistry testing and adjust treatment chemical dosing within recommended limits.
• Repair and calibrate equipment as required.
• Identify hazardous or unsafe conditions and work practices, notify a supervisor, and take corrective action as needed.
• Understand process controls, monitor equipment, and evaluate production equipment, output, efficiency, and related variables.
• Monitor temperature, pressure, flow, and other process feedback; respond to variances and issue instructions to maintain safe, reliable, cost-effective generation and environmental standards.
• Perform and ensure routine preventive maintenance of ash removal, boiler, fuel, valve, pump, and other system components.
• Develop and maintain operating procedures for consistent, safe operations.
• Conduct or assist with scheduled and forced outage maintenance.
• Supervise, coordinate, or assist contractors working at the facility.
• Communicate with plant personnel, including shift teams and onsite personnel, especially during process upsets.
• Respond to plant emergencies and call-ins as applicable, including on weekends and holidays.

Benefits

• Medical benefits starting on the first day.
• Retirement contributions starting on the first day.
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with a 100% employer match on the first 6% of employee contributions.
• Defined Contribution Plan with an automatic 2.6% employer contribution.
• Paid volunteer time.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Choice of high-deductible and PPO health plans.
• Wellness Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed