Utilities Technician

Continental•Sumter, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Utilities Technician will be responsible for maintaining and operating various utility systems and equipment throughout the entire Sumter plant, including the powerhouse building, central media building, and associated site utility support equipment. This role requires strong mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and HVAC experience, along with extensive knowledge of troubleshooting techniques, electronic systems, building controls, and computer skills. The technician must also have an understanding of local, state, and federal safety and environmental regulations.

Requirements

Strong mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and HVAC experience and education.
Extensive knowledge of troubleshooting techniques, electronic systems, building controls, and computer skills.
Awareness and understanding of local, state, and federal safety and environment regulations.
Understanding of 480V 3 phase electrical systems and wiring.
Ability to measure and troubleshoot basic low voltage wiring circuits and control wiring circuits.
Basic knowledge of Variable Speed Drives (VSD) and motor control centers.
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
Continental is not able to pay relocation expenses for this opportunity.

Nice To Haves

3 or more years’ experience in Utility operations and plant maintenance.
PLC knowledge.
Total Plant Maintenance (TPM) and Lean Manufacturing Concepts.
Electrical aptitude.
Building Management Systems (BAS) and energy monitoring systems.
Alertness/safety, arc flash electrical safety.

Responsibilities

Maintain and operate chillers, cooling towers, heat exchangers, chilled and process water pumps, valves, controllers, sensors, and distribution piping, including water treatment testing.
Maintain and operate steam boilers, hot water boilers, feed water pumps, deaerator tank, RO system, hot water pumps, valves, controllers and sensors, and distribution piping.
Understand natural gas delivery systems.
Maintain and operate air compressors, air dryers, automatic control systems, oil/water separators, valves, controllers and sensors, and distribution piping.
Monitor plant medium voltage distribution (13,800V, 4160V, and 480V) including transformers, bus tie switches, load centers, breakers, meters, and monitoring software.
Troubleshoot basic low voltage wiring circuits and control wiring circuits.
Perform maintenance and PMs on fire pumps, jockey pumps, and emergency generators.
Reset and disable/enable fire alarm points, understanding NFPA and insurance company required testing procedures and data collection.
Work with and support sprinkler and fire alarm contractors.
Use the SAP maintenance PM work order system.
Perform predictive maintenance tasks such as compressed air leak detection, lube oil analysis and trending, and vibration analysis and trending.
Perform daily equipment logging.
Understand basic concepts of Total Plant Maintenance (TPM).
Utilize the Johnson Controls Metasys Building Automation System (BAS) to view graphics and alarms, understand controller locations, sensors, field controllers, and systems served, and grasp the JCI Metasys Controller system architecture and data communication.
Understand basic digital and analog inputs/outputs.
Perform data monitoring, extraction, and reporting for all systems and plant areas.
Maintain and operate chilled/hot water air handlers, direct expansion units, fan coil units, heat pumps, VAV boxes, and exhaust fans, along with associated valves, controllers, and sensors.
Work independently and use lift equipment such as forklifts, scissor lifts, and man lifts.
Utilize equipment problem-solving skills.
Follow internal ESH work instructions in daily work.
Demonstrate exemplary personal behavior in ESH and motivate others.
Ensure immediate notification and response, and initiate preventive measures in case of unsafe or polluting hazards.
Other duties as assigned.