Relief Operator

WIN Waste Innovations•Poughkeepsie, NY

About The Position

WIN Waste Innovations is seeking a Relief Operator to monitor and control boilers, turbines, and auxiliary plant equipment throughout the facility, helping maintain safe, efficient, and continuous plant operation. The role involves monitoring plant operating and emissions data, responding to changing conditions, overseeing equipment operation, troubleshooting with maintenance, and keeping accurate operating and maintenance records. The operator adjusts controls, inspects and maintains equipment, follows safety and environmental procedures, and communicates with coworkers and supervisors. Rotating shifts are required.

Requirements

For Massachusetts facilities, a 2nd Class Engineers license is required.
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
Two years of experience working in a power plant environment, or five years of related experience or training in a power plant environment.
Mechanical skills sufficient to perform tasks such as replacing shear pins, repacking valves, and inspecting equipment.
Skills, experience, and knowledge sufficient to acquire an ASME QRO Provisional license.
Math skills sufficient to complete required job functions.
Knowledge and understanding of steam-generating power plant operation and control.
Ability to work rotating shifts as required.
Ability to perform the listed physical tasks, including lifting 50 pounds, climbing and walking at heights often greater than four feet, and accessing confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard 12-by-16-inch manways.
Ability to operate a 1.5-inch fire hose at 125 psi to the extent required to extinguish a fire and use fire extinguishing equipment ranging from handheld extinguishers to 200-pound portable units.
Ability to work in adverse conditions and use required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

Maintain safe and efficient boiler operation, including productive combustion, maximizing generation, managing in-plant power consumption, and operating within applicable permits.
Monitor plant operational and emissions data, identify changing conditions, and respond to support safety and efficiency.
Coordinate and direct subordinates as required.
Oversee local monitoring of plant equipment to ensure safe operation.
Work with maintenance to troubleshoot equipment and determine probable causes of problems.
Read meters, gauges, and recording devices at specified intervals to verify operating conditions.
Record equipment and operating data, including temperatures, operating hours, fuel consumption, pressure, water levels, flue-gas analysis, voltage load, and generator balance.
Adjust manual or automatic controls, switch to backup equipment or systems, and shut down equipment as needed.
Inspect equipment periodically for malfunctions or needs for repair, adjustment, or lubrication.
Maintain equipment by tightening fittings, repacking bearings, replacing packing glands, gaskets, valves, recorders, and gauges, and cleaning or replacing burners and other components.
Oil and lubricate equipment as required.
Record operating and maintenance actions in the operator's logbook during the shift.
Follow standard safety procedures, correct safety and environmental hazards, and report hazards to the Shift Supervisor immediately.
Read, understand, and apply lockout/tagout procedures, safety rules, job hazard analyses, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in writing, including through the in-situ intercom system and two-way radio.
Anticipate typical problems, identify potential or recurring problems, take appropriate action, and assist in diagnosing equipment problems.
Maintain a positive work environment through respectful communication with customers, clients, vendors, coworkers, and management.
Perform other duties as assigned.