Operations Technician - Willis, TX

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network•Willis, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Technician is a member of a rotating shift and works under the direction of a Plant Supervisor. The role performs operating functions at a power plant, including monitoring and operating equipment, working with plant systems, starting and stopping equipment, isolating and safety-tagging equipment for maintenance, and monitoring water chemistry. The technician performs routine operator rounds and lubricates rotating equipment as required, follows plant environmental procedures, and helps ensure units operate within specifications while maintaining safety, reliability, efficiency, and cost objectives. The selected candidate may be placed as a Maintenance Operator, Maintenance Operator 1, 2, 3, 4, or Journeyman Maintenance Operator according to experience and qualifications. The employee progresses through the Operational Skills Development Plan, gaining knowledge of plant equipment and advancing through Maintenance Operator levels toward Operations Technician.

Responsibilities

Place turbine, generator, boiler systems, and related auxiliary equipment in or out of service and operate them safely.
Monitor power plant equipment and systems, start and stop equipment, isolate and safety-tag equipment for maintenance, and monitor water chemistry.
Perform routine operator rounds and lubricate rotating equipment as required.
Follow plant environmental procedures and help ensure units operate within specifications.
Install and maintain simple mechanical measuring devices and control equipment, simple electrical circuits and auxiliaries, and simple mechanical equipment.
Check governors, controls, bearing temperatures, equipment operation, and running clearances on the main turbine.
Perform routine testing, inspections, and maintenance on boilers, turbines, pumps, condensers, heat exchange equipment, cooling towers, piping, draft equipment, instruments, controls, motors, and related equipment.
Clean and inspect motors, check clearances and insulation resistance, and change oil as required.
Use hand, bench, power, and machine tools for maintenance and repair tasks.
Analyze flue gas samples and perform routine tests on instruments and controls.
Perform routine equipment tasks such as renewing lamps and fuses, packing valves and pumps, replacing gauge glasses, cutting gaskets, reseating valves, fabricating metal parts, and changing fuels.
Diagnose and correct minor electrical or mechanical problems with secondary equipment when continuity of service is not involved.
Maintain proper combustion, assist with laboratory work as directed, and test and inspect storage batteries.
Inspect and maintain firefighting apparatus.
Operate the control room under emergency conditions.
Prepare records and reports and perform necessary housekeeping.
Perform preventive maintenance, including simple electrical, instrument, and mechanical work, inspection, and repair.
Work overtime when shift coverage is required due to unexpected circumstances.