General Plant Operator- Plant McDonough

Southern Company•Atlanta, GA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Georgia Power Company – Plant McDonough Combined Cycle is establishing a hiring pipeline for the General Plant Operator (GPO) position. This initiative aims to identify and engage candidates for future hiring needs, ensuring they are test-qualified and ready for roles expected to open in 2026. Plant McDonough anticipates the need to seek highly skilled multidiscipline candidates for a General Plant Operator (GPO) position to operate & maintain our combined cycle and/or combustion turbine power plants in Atlanta, Ga. The duties of a General Plant Operator include operating, monitoring, troubleshooting, and repairing the plant’s electrical, instrumentation and mechanical power plant equipment related to the operation of a combined cycle and/or a combustion turbine power plant. This position helps maintain plant maintenance records in a computer-based work order system, Maximo and performs various other duties that are expected; these include a plant maintenance rotation, system ownership assignment and various other tasks associated with operations and maintenance. This posting is intended to identify an available and qualified pool of candidates who may be considered during the next hiring cycle.

Requirements

HS Graduate or Equivalent
Industrial maintenance and troubleshooting required, five or more years desired.
Ability to perform thorough and effective operator rounds, evaluate equipment conditions, heat rate losses, and any potential hazards.
Must be able to learn how to independently operate a combined cycle and/or combustion turbine plant and communicate effectively with plant stakeholders.
Ability to apply principles of logical thinking and deal with situations that are countered.
Strong mechanical and electric aptitude and a demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical equipment are required.
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are required.
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, respirator, dust mask, 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, pressure situations and be adaptable to a changing work environment.
Must be a self-starter, highly motivated, and able to organize work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to pass the pre-employment testing: GPO3 Test.

Nice To Haves

2-Year College/Technical Degree or Equivalent Military Training preferred
Combustion turbine, combined cycle, or fossil steam boiler-turbine, experience is desired.
Previous operations experience desired.
Experience in industrial electrical/mechanical/I&C or certified training desired.

Responsibilities

Operate, monitor, troubleshoot, and repair the plant’s electrical, instrumentation and mechanical power plant equipment related to the operation of a combined cycle and/or a combustion turbine power plant.
Maintain plant maintenance records in a computer-based work order system, Maximo.
Perform plant maintenance rotation and system ownership assignment.
Perform thorough and effective operator rounds, evaluate equipment conditions, heat rate losses, and any potential hazards.
Write condition reports for any noted deficiencies.
Independently operate a combined cycle and/or combustion turbine plant and communicate effectively with plant stakeholders.
Follow procedures and checklists for unit start-up and shutdowns.
Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Apply principles of logical thinking and deal with situations that are encountered.
Troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical equipment.
Work with other departments for the successful execution of scheduled work and planned outages by supporting planning and scheduling activities.
Assist with work scope identification through system walk downs and evaluations.
Maintain proper documentation for assigned system (inspection reports, outage reports, equipment specifications, etc.).
Support a 24/7 shift schedule, including overtime, holiday and back shift work.
Handle complex, pressure situations and be adaptable to a changing work environment.
Organize work with minimal supervision.