Power Plant Technician A

Vicinity Energy, Inc.•Cambridge, MA

2d•$56 - $67•Onsite

About The Position

The Power Plant Technician A operates, monitors, and maintains plant equipment to ensure reliable, safe, and efficient operation of plant systems. This is a full-time hourly position in Cambridge, Massachusetts, requiring Kendall UWUA Local 369 Union membership. The position reports to the Operations Manager and works a rotating shift schedule. The hourly rate range is $56.07–$67.42. The role includes operating power plant equipment and auxiliaries, monitoring and recording operating conditions, maintaining equipment and chemistry records, supporting water treatment operations, and following facility operating, safety, and environmental procedures. The technician may assist other job classifications when combined-cycle major equipment and boilers are not operating. The position requires moderately heavy physical work indoors and outdoors in all seasons, including work in confined spaces and exposure to temperature extremes, noise, high-pressure steam lines, rotating equipment, and dusty or dirty environments. Required PPE includes a hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, and hearing protection. Applicants must pass a company-provided pre-employment physical exam and drug screening and qualify to wear a respirator.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Hold and maintain a Massachusetts Third Class Engineers License.
Minimum of 5 years’ experience operating gas turbines, high-pressure boilers, steam turbines, and Heat Recovery Steam Generators.
Submit to a company-provided pre-employment physical exam and drug screening.
Ability to perform moderately heavy physical work indoors and outdoors in all seasons, sometimes for extended periods.
Ability to stand, sit, climb stairs, bend, stoop, push, pull, walk on uneven surfaces and grating, and work from elevated platforms, scaffolding, or ladders.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and maneuver up to 100 pounds.
Must qualify to wear a respirator.
Ability to tolerate confined spaces, including manholes, and varying temperatures and weather conditions.
Ability to work around temperature extremes, high-noise areas, high-pressure steam lines, rotating equipment, and dusty or dirty environments.
Wear required PPE, including a hard hat, safety glasses, safety shoes, and hearing protection.
Kendall UWUA Local 369 Union membership is required.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of the relationship between plant operations and energy markets.
Basic computer literacy.
Ability to read and interpret P&IDs.
A good safety record.

Responsibilities

Operate, monitor, and respond to normal and abnormal operating conditions of power plant equipment and auxiliaries.
Take readings and maintain records and logs.
Record equipment problems on work notifications or requests and document maintenance actions taken.
Perform water chemistry analysis and make feeds and adjustments to maintain proper chemical control; work with the water treatment vendor to monitor the overall chemistry program.
Operate and regenerate water treatment equipment.
Assist in developing operating procedures.
Read meters, gauges, or automatic devices and record data such as equipment temperature, vibration, operating hours, pressure, and fluid levels to verify operating conditions.
Visually inspect and listen to equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or the need for repair, adjustment, or lubrication.
Use facility operating procedures to operate equipment and ensure it remains within acceptable parameters.
Open and close valves as required for proper system operation and mechanical isolation.
Open and close circuit breakers up to 480 volts as required for proper system operation and electrical isolation.
Perform assigned duties under safety policies and procedures, including equipment lockout/tagout and responsibilities as an Authorized Employee, including independent verification.
Maintain the assigned cleaning station.
Comply with regulatory procedures and facility safety programs and follow plant environmental permits.
Assist other job classifications as assigned when combined-cycle major equipment and boilers are not in operation.