Operations Trainee

Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.•Pittsburg, CA

15h

About The Position

The Operations Trainee assists with operating plant equipment, including starting and stopping pumps and auxiliary equipment and checking lubrication and cooling on pumps, motors, fans, compressors, and other equipment. The role takes and records plant operating data, inspects equipment for faulty operation, and helps perform plant maintenance, including diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing mechanical and electrical equipment safely and efficiently. The trainee performs routine troubleshooting and helps maintain, calibrate, and repair plant electrical, instrumentation, and control systems. The position operates and monitors equipment to optimize unit performance and performs operating, regulating, and adjusting duties to maintain generating-unit output, water flows, pressures, temperatures, draft conditions, and fuel consumption. It also maintains operational and training logs and assists with turbine and generator operations, including unit synchronization. The trainee may assist with opening and closing switchyard circuit breakers and associated disconnects according to switching orders and with adjusting generator voltage and unit power factor. The role assists in ensuring compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations and plant procedures, helps maintain a safe work environment, and contributes to operating procedures that support consistent, safe operations. Work is performed under direct supervision and within defined parameters; routine issues are handled at this level, while more complex issues are referred to higher levels. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Entry-level position; no experience required.
Practical operating knowledge required to perform the job.

Responsibilities

Assist in operating plant equipment, including starting and stopping pumps and auxiliary equipment.
Check and ensure proper lubrication and cooling of pumps, motors, fans, compressors, and other equipment.
Take and record plant operational data and inspect plant equipment for faulty operation.
Assist with diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing mechanical and electrical plant equipment.
Perform routine troubleshooting and help maintain, calibrate, and repair plant electrical, instrumentation, and control systems.
Operate and monitor equipment to optimize unit performance and maintain generating-unit output, water flows, pressures, temperatures, draft conditions, and fuel consumption.
Maintain operational and training logs.
Assist in operating turbine and generator equipment, including synchronizing units.
May assist in opening and closing switchyard circuit breakers and associated disconnects according to switching orders.
Assist with adjusting generator voltages and unit power factor.
Assist in ensuring compliance with regulations and plant procedures, maintaining a safe work environment, and contributing to safe and consistent operating procedures.
Perform related work as required.