Electrician Operator Hydro

Southern Company • Salem, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Georgia Power seeks a highly skilled, dual-qualified craft employee for an Electrician Operator (EO) position to operate & maintain hydroelectric generating plants within the Chattahoochee Hydro Group, located in the Columbus, GA area. The duties of an EO include operating, monitoring, troubleshooting, and repairing the plants’ electrical equipment. This position helps maintain plant maintenance records in a computer-based work order system, Maximo.

Requirements

• HS Graduate or Equivalent
• Ability to perform thorough and effective operator rounds, evaluate equipment conditions, and identify potential hazards.
• Ability to write condition reports for any noted deficiencies.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision and acquire basic computer skills.
• Must be able to work in difficult environments including confined spaces, extreme hot and cold temperatures, indoors and outdoors, around loud noise and locations accessible only via vertical ladders or over uneven spaces, cat walks, climbing high elevations up to 100 feet or working on grated surfaces/platforms.
• Must perform duties wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) which may include safety glasses, hard hats, steel toe shoes, gloves, and hearing protection.
• Must be able to support a 24/7 shift schedule, including overtime, holiday and back shift work.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, team player.
• Must be able to handle complex, high-pressure situations and be adaptable to a changing work environment.
• Must be able to pass the pre-employment testing: POSS,MASS,JET-K,JET-S
• This is a covered role.

Nice To Haves

• 2-Year College/Technical Degree or Equivalent Military Training
• Power generation experience
• Hydroelectric generation experience
• Industrial maintenance and troubleshooting experience
• Experience in industrial electrical or certified training

Responsibilities

• Operating, monitoring, troubleshooting, and repairing the plants’ electrical equipment.
• Maintaining plant maintenance records in a computer-based work order system, Maximo.
• Performing thorough and effective operator rounds, evaluating equipment conditions, and identifying potential hazards.
• Writing condition reports for any noted deficiencies.
• Working with other departments for the successful execution of scheduled work and planned outages by supporting planning and scheduling activities.
• Assisting with work scope identification through system walk downs and evaluations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED