Operations & Maintenance Technician

Castleton Commodities International•Wichita Falls, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations & Maintenance Technician is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation and maintenance of the Signal Hill Plant. The role supports day-to-day plant operations, monitors equipment performance, performs routine inspection and maintenance activities, responds to operating conditions, and helps maintain compliance with safety, environmental, and reliability requirements.

Requirements

Ability to read and understand technical manuals, P&IDs, blueprints, schematics, operating procedures, and maintenance documentation.
Working knowledge of combustion turbine, steam cycle, cooling water, demineralizer, water treatment, natural gas/LP, electrical, and balance-of-plant systems.
Ability to monitor turbine panels, DCS displays, alarms, trends, and local instrumentation.
Basic computer skills, including ability to enter data, complete logs, use email, and work within maintenance or document-control systems.
Demonstrated commitment to safety, procedural compliance, environmental stewardship, teamwork, and clear communication.
Follow all CCI and site safety policies, procedures, and work practices.

Nice To Haves

Technical degree, military technical training, power plant technician certification, or equivalent industrial experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Monitor control panels, DCS screens, meters, local gauges, alarms, and plant equipment to confirm safe and reliable operation.
Control plant output as directed, including load adjustments, turbine shutdowns, plant shutdowns, and synchronization to the grid when required.
Maintain timely oral and electronic communications with the Qualified Scheduling Entity or other dispatch/control counterpart, including heightened communication during emergency or abnormal operating conditions.
Perform outside operator/rover duties, including rounds, equipment checks, readings, housekeeping observations, and identification of unsafe or abnormal conditions.
Assist with preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance on turbines, HRSGs, balance-of-plant equipment, water treatment systems, auxiliary systems, valves, pumps, motors, and related equipment.
Perform water and steam system testing, maintain proper treatment residuals, and escalate conditions that could create scale, corrosion, or equipment reliability issues.
Maintain accurate control-room logs, rover logs, DCS-generated logs, maintenance records, PM records, testing records, and repair documentation.
Support compliance with air permit, wastewater discharge, safety, environmental, and applicable reliability requirements.
Identify opportunities to improve plant reliability, safety, efficiency, and maintainability, and communicate recommendations to supervision.
Participate in outage work, equipment isolation, lockout/tagout, startup and shutdown activities, and emergency response drills as assigned.