Fuel Handling Technician
About The Position
Cleco is committed to powering a cleaner, smarter, and more sustainable future for Louisiana through innovative energy solutions. The Power Plant Fuel Handling Technician II is an experienced technician responsible for operating stationary and mobile (heavy) equipment and assisting in the maintenance of electric generating unit equipment. This role involves performing duties in accordance with plant, corporate, and environmental procedures to ensure the generating units' fuel needs are consistently met, while executing shift duties to maintain high equipment availability.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 3-5+ years of related experience
- Knowledge of leading practices for their area of responsibility
- Willingness and ability to learn new technologies on the job
- Proficient at functioning effectively within a team environment, present ideas and opinions in a respective and collegial manner
- Progression to this level is strictly restricted based on critical individual capabilities and business requirements
Nice To Haves
- Related vocational or technical training preferred
Responsibilities
- Champions a corporate culture that emphasizes transparency, integrity, safety, environmental responsibility, employee development, diversity and inclusion, customer service, and operational excellence.
- Operates the fuel handling stationary equipment in a manner to consistently meet the fuel needs of the generating unit.
- Safeguard equipment during operations to avoid equipment damage and housekeeping issues.
- Operates the systems in an environmentally responsible and safe manner.
- Performs minor maintenance activities when on shift and supports plant maintenance as required especially during outages.
- Performs shift inspections daily to ensure proactive maintenance and prevent catastrophic failures.
- Explores and reports equipment issues to improve the overall maintenance efforts of the fuel handling systems.
- Manage the fuel storage pile to prevent run-off and fuel degradation.
- Maintain plant roads as required to allow for safe travel on the site.
- Assist entry-level fuel handling technicians to help train and support them in their job responsibilities.
- Provide communication to their supervisor to provide updates on fuel handling activities, and identify risks.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
