Power Control Room Operator

DuPont•Wimington, DE

8d•Onsite

About The Position

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont Careers We have an immediate opening for a Powerhouse Operator at our Experimental Station site in Wilmington, DE. Your key responsibilities will be/what you’ll do: Starts up, monitors, and stops boilers, air and refrigeration compressors, and pumps, using wiring diagrams/schematics, vendor manuals, hand tools to provide utilities to maintain building conditions and comfortable levels. Operates building automation systems to monitor and control powerhouse equipment and systems. Makes minor repairs such as tightening packing glands on pumps, boilers, and compressors, to keep equipment operating. Test boilers, cooling tower, chilled and domestic water in accordance with oral and/or written instructions, following standard operating/safety procedures and standard operating conditions and written chemical procedures, using test equipment and laboratory glassware, to maintain specified conditions required to prevent rust or corrosion of equipment. Maintains chemical inventories and adds chemicals for boilers and cooling tower water and chilled water using vendor manuals, hand tools, special tools, to maintain water specifications. Monitors outside weather conditions to determine equipment needed to be operated to provide services to the building areas. Patrols operating areas on a scheduled basis, using system logs, hand tools to ensure all operating systems are working as designed. Cleans boiler burners in accordance with oral and/or written instructions from supervisor, following standard operating/safety procedures and standard operating conditions, using vendor manuals, hand tools and sound judgment, to maintain combustion efficiency. Locks, tags, clears, and tries equipment such as motors, pumps, and chiller in accordance with oral and/or written instructions, following standard operating/ safety procedures and standard operating conditions, using special tools, safety locks, tags, and chains, to make the equipment inoperable and allow personnel to work on it. Lubricates equipment such as motors, fans and pumps in accordance with oral instructions, following standard operating/safety procedures and standard operating conditions, using vendor manuals, hand tools and any special tools such as grease guns while using sound judgment, in order to keep the equipment running and prolong its life. Monitors and controls plant emissions in accordance with oral and/or written instructions, following standard operating/ safety procedures and standard operating conditions, using vendor manuals to comply with local environmental regulations utilizing opacity meter and visual inspections. This position does not offer any visa/green card sponsorship or relocation assistance.

Requirements

High School diploma /GED required
Ability to obtain Wilmington Fireman License within the first 12 months of employment
Position involves 12 hr. rotating shifts, night work and some mandatory overtime including holidays, weekends, and short notice call ins as required
Ability to climb stairs, ladders, and columns; stand, walk, stoop, bend, kneel, crawl, utilize visual acuity, reach overhead, hear and respond to alarms and work in confined spaces as needed
Ability to wear required PPE (personal protective equipment) such as steel toed shoes, hardhat, Nomex® clothing, protective eyewear, face shields, hearing protection, arc protective clothing, and respirator as needed
Knowledge of programmable logic controls and other control systems, human machine interface, motor starters/VFDs, Mechanical drive systems, conveyor systems, hydraulics, pneumatics, etc.
Demonstrated ability to function as part of a team or as an individual
A valid driver’s license
Work will require wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including respiratory protection

Nice To Haves

A degree or Certificate from an accredited college or technical school in power plant technology or equivalent is preferred

Responsibilities

Starts up, monitors, and stops boilers, air and refrigeration compressors, and pumps, using wiring diagrams/schematics, vendor manuals, hand tools to provide utilities to maintain building conditions and comfortable levels.
Operates building automation systems to monitor and control powerhouse equipment and systems.
Makes minor repairs such as tightening packing glands on pumps, boilers, and compressors, to keep equipment operating.
Test boilers, cooling tower, chilled and domestic water in accordance with oral and/or written instructions, following standard operating/safety procedures and standard operating conditions and written chemical procedures, using test equipment and laboratory glassware, to maintain specified conditions required to prevent rust or corrosion of equipment.
Maintains chemical inventories and adds chemicals for boilers and cooling tower water and chilled water using vendor manuals, hand tools, special tools, to maintain water specifications.
Monitors outside weather conditions to determine equipment needed to be operated to provide services to the building areas.
Patrols operating areas on a scheduled basis, using system logs, hand tools to ensure all operating systems are working as designed.
Cleans boiler burners in accordance with oral and/or written instructions from supervisor, following standard operating/safety procedures and standard operating conditions, using vendor manuals, hand tools and sound judgment, to maintain combustion efficiency.
Locks, tags, clears, and tries equipment such as motors, pumps, and chiller in accordance with oral and/or written instructions, following standard operating/ safety procedures and standard operating conditions, using special tools, safety locks, tags, and chains, to make the equipment inoperable and allow personnel to work on it.
Lubricates equipment such as motors, fans and pumps in accordance with oral instructions, following standard operating/safety procedures and standard operating conditions, using vendor manuals, hand tools and any special tools such as grease guns while using sound judgment, in order to keep the equipment running and prolong its life.
Monitors and controls plant emissions in accordance with oral and/or written instructions, following standard operating/ safety procedures and standard operating conditions, using vendor manuals to comply with local environmental regulations utilizing opacity meter and visual inspections.