Power House Operator 12 hour rotating night shift 5pm-5am

The Kinetic Group•Lonoke, AR

15h

About The Position

The Power House Operator is responsible for the operation and serviceability of boilers, air compressors, the water supply system, fire pumps, and related systems, auxiliary equipment, and components. The operator monitors, adjusts, and records equipment information, ensures equipment and processes operate within specifications, and follows applicable plant, city, county, state, and federal rules, regulations, and standards. The position operates the wastewater treatment plant when wastewater treatment operators or technicians are absent and performs economically feasible repairs using available tools and stocked or purchased parts. This position is scheduled for 30 hours per week on a 12-hour rotating night shift from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. Good attendance is an essential function. Overtime, including extended shift hours and work on scheduled days off, may be required. The work environment can include moving mechanical parts, extreme heat, explosives, vibration, wet or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and loud noise. Work may involve potentially hazardous areas, including flammables and explosives. Approved eye protection and steel-toe safety shoes are required, and hearing protection must be worn in work areas. Safety training is provided. The role requires a high school diploma, GED, or recognized equivalent; applicable boiler and water-treatment licenses; at least one year of verifiable experience in a similar position; mechanical aptitude; and the ability to perform minor plumbing and mechanical repairs. The operator must maintain required licenses and a suitable set of personal hand tools. The employer provides and maintains required special or limited-use tooling.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED certificate, or recognized equivalent.
At least one year of verifiable experience in a position with similar duties and responsibilities.
Current Boiler Operator license issued in the state or jurisdiction of the facility; the license must be kept current as a condition of employment.
Arkansas Industrial Waste Water Treatment Operator's license; required licenses must be kept current as a condition of employment.
Ability to obtain Water Distribution Operator Grade 1 and Water Treatment Operator Grade 2 licenses and keep them current.
Ability to speak, read, and write English sufficiently to communicate with team members and supervision, understand process instructions, and record process information.
Ability to read and interpret analog and digital gauges.
Satisfactory completion of the Mechanic's mechanical aptitude evaluation.
Ability to make minor plumbing and mechanical repairs in a timely manner.
Ownership and maintenance of a complementary set of hand tools sufficient for current duties, and willingness to obtain replacement or additional hand tools as required.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including repeatedly lifting and moving up to 40 pounds unaided, standing or sitting for up to three hours at a time, and performing tasks requiring kneeling, crouching, bending, reaching, stair use, and handling small parts.
Correctable vision of 20/20 with normal color vision, depth perception, and peripheral vision.
Ability to wear required approved eye protection, steel-toe safety shoes, and hearing protection.

Responsibilities

Operate, monitor, and adjust boilers and associated systems and equipment.
Operate, monitor, and adjust air compressors and dryers.
Operate, monitor, and adjust the water supply system and associated equipment.
Operate, monitor, and adjust the wastewater treatment plant and associated equipment when wastewater treatment operators or technicians are absent.
Operate, monitor, and adjust electrical and diesel-powered fire pumps.
Monitor, adjust, and record equipment information as required.
Ensure equipment and processes operate within specifications and comply with applicable rules, regulations, and standards.
Maintain process integrity through proper documentation and observance of process records.
Perform economically feasible repairs using stocked or purchased parts and available tools.
Work safely and orderly, follow plant, department, and area rules, and encourage other team members to do so.
Obtain, maintain, and use required safety equipment as directed.
Attend shift, department, and plant meetings as directed.
Maintain a clean and orderly work area.