Operator Technician II

Calpine•Middletown, CA

16h

About The Position

The Operator Technician II is responsible for starting, stopping, and monitoring equipment, reading gauges and meters, and recording activities in operating logs and records. The role uses computers and monitoring equipment to measure, record, and make adjustments within operating parameters. It also performs plant maintenance, including diagnosing, maintaining, and repairing mechanical and electrical equipment, as well as overhaul maintenance and system improvement tasks. The technician performs chemical analysis and chemical control on steam, cooling, and condensate systems and maintains chemistry logs. Incumbents help develop standard operating procedures and provide input on plant improvements to increase efficiency, reliability, and safety. The position ensures compliance with applicable regulations and plant procedures, helps maintain plant security, operates heavy equipment such as manlifts and forklifts, and handles and transfers bulk chemicals. This is a journey-level role requiring specialized technical knowledge. Work includes semi-routine technical support duties, routine and non-routine decisions subject to some approval, and prioritizing and carrying out responsibilities with limited guidance. Work is periodically reviewed. The technician resolves most questions and problems, referring the most complex issues to higher levels.

Requirements

High school diploma, technical or vocational school degree, military service, or equivalent.
Generally, six years of directly related experience.
Understanding of health and safety regulations.
Previous experience working with and around hazardous energy, chemicals, and waste materials, including knowledge of their safe handling, storage, and transport.
Previous experience using test equipment and calibration appliances.
Experience with machinery repair and control systems.
Strong mechanical aptitude and a basic understanding of chemistry, physics, electricity, and mathematics.
Basic certifications or licensures.
Valid state driver’s license.

Responsibilities

Start, stop, and monitor equipment; read gauges and meters and record activities in operating logs and records.
Use computers and monitoring equipment to measure and record operating conditions and make adjustments within operating parameters.
Diagnose, maintain, and repair mechanical and electrical equipment safely, efficiently, and economically.
Perform overhaul maintenance and system improvement tasks.
Perform chemical analysis and chemical control on steam, cooling, and condensate systems, and maintain chemistry logs.
Assist in developing standard operational procedures and provide input on plant improvements to efficiency, reliability, and safety.
Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and plant procedures.
Help maintain plant security.
Operate heavy equipment, including manlifts and forklifts.
Handle and transfer bulk chemicals.
Prioritize and execute responsibilities with limited guidance, resolve most questions and problems, and refer the most complex issues to higher levels.