Plant Intern - Summer

Vistra Corp•Killingly, CT

4d•Onsite

About The Position

A Plant Intern will support and maintain efficient and cost-effective facility operations adhering to compliance, safety, and environmental regulations under the supervision of plant management. Work as part of a team to complete daily tasks required to assist in operating and maintaining facility equipment and systems.

Requirements

High School diploma, trade school, military service or technical school training.
Possess the ability to work independently and in a fast-paced environment.
Knowledge of CCGT power plants or equivalent education will be considered.
Mechanical and troubleshooting skills.
Effective communication skills.
Ability to work flexible hours, weekday shift vacancies, support plant start-ups, be on call and accept call-outs and overtime work on short notice.
Intermediate user PC skills.
General knowledge of safety and environmental regulation.

Responsibilities

Incumbents will rotate through the different areas of the plant to gain a working knowledge of power plant systems.
Assist with operational and mechanical activities to maximize plant availability and reliability.
Operate and monitor plant equipment and systems locally and remotely from the Control Room.
Perform regular equipment rounds, taking critical readings from instruments and reporting abnormal conditions to the appropriate entities.
Utilize plant informational systems to provide timely troubleshooting and repair of operational abnormalities.
Assist with mechanical maintenance tasks, routine Preventative Maintenance, and inspections and troubleshooting as assigned.
Assist in the development of standard operational procedures as assigned.
Adherence to safe working practices and identifying hazards, following through on corrective action in conjunction with the management team.
Support vendor relationships around plant production schedules.
Complete required plant training.
Assist with unloading, handling and transferring of bulk chemicals, de-mineralized water trailers, and taking of samples for analysis and testing.
Assist in Management of Change process, developing and implementing new ideas and initiatives.
Maintain plant housekeeping and security.
Perform other projects as assigned.