Control Room Operator

About the role

NE Renewable Power is a company comprised of 5 Biomass electric generating power stations located in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Sprague Resources, a subsidiary of NE Renewable Power, is hiring a Control Room Operator for the Westminster, MA location.

Responsibilities

• Start-up, operate, shut down and secure equipment under normal and emergency conditions from the control room or in the field.
• Troubleshoot and perform basic mechanical skills to assist the facility team with preventative and reactive maintenance activities.
• Understand the process and process components in order to be able to properly access and carry out equipment and system’s proper lock out-tagout (LOTO), de-energization, zero energy verification, etc.
• Maintain all logs and records as required to record complete operating conditions for the facility and report any irregularities.
• Ability to understand, perform and ensure the completion of facility water chemistry testing and the active dosing and adjustment of control treatment chemicals within recommended limits.
• Repair and calibrate equipment as required.
• Identify hazardous and/or unsafe conditions or work practices, notify supervisor and take action to correct as required.
• Be able to perform and ensure the routine preventive maintenance of components associated with ash removal, boiler and fuel systems, valves, pumps and other system components.
• Develop and maintain operating procedures to ensure consistent and safe operation.
• Conduct or assist in scheduled and forced outage maintenance work.
• Supervise, coordinate or assist contractors performing work at the facility.

Requirements

• Must possess a Massachusetts 2nd Class Engineer License.
• Must possess a Valid driver's license.
• Power Plant operations and/or maintenance experience is required.
• 1 or 2 years related experience and/or training in similar position.
• Knowledge of combustion conditions, gas burner and boiler and turbine generator operations, and water treatment.
• Basic computer skills, including data entry.
• Basic math skills.
• Good verbal communications skills are essential.
• Cooperative with those he/she contacts in this work and can work without direct supervision.
• Know the hazards involved and the safety precautions to be practiced in the operation and maintenance of power plant equipment and machinery.
• Work within and ensure strict adherence to all safety practices and procedures.
• Able to work on your feet for extensive periods, stairs and ladder climbing, and routinely lifting 50 pounds.
• Physically capable of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to half and full-face respirators, fall protection equipment, hard hats, safety shoes, safety glasses, etc.
• Ability to hear and understand audible alarms, detect changes in noise levels of equipment.

Qualifications

• Education / Experience / Skill Requirements.

Must possess a Massachusetts 2nd Class Engineer License.
Must possess a Valid driver's license.
Power Plant operations and/or maintenance experience is required.
1 or 2 years related experience and/or training in similar position.
Knowledge of combustion conditions, gas burner and boiler and turbine generator operations, and water treatment.
Basic computer skills, including data entry.
Basic math skills.
Good verbal communications skills are essential.
Cooperative with those he/she contacts in this work and can work without direct supervision.
Know the hazards involved and the safety precautions to be practiced in the operation and maintenance of power plant equipment and machinery.
Work within and ensure strict adherence to all safety practices and procedures.
Able to work on your feet for extensive periods, stairs and ladder climbing, and routinely lifting 50 pounds.
Physically capable of wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) including but not limited to half and full-face respirators, fall protection equipment, hard hats, safety shoes, safety glasses, etc.
Ability to hear and understand audible alarms, detect changes in noise levels of equipment.

Skills

• Must have the ability to understand process controls, monitor equipment and evaluate the plant production equipment and output, including efficiency and related variables.
• Monitor process variable feedback from controls (temperature, pressure, flow, etc.) for long term variances from normal trends and responds to the variances and issues instructions to ensure continued safe, reliable, and cost-effective power generation from the facility, while maintaining environmental standards.
• Be able to perform and ensure the routine preventive maintenance of components associated with ash removal, boiler and fuel systems, valves, pumps and other system components.
• Develop and maintain operating procedures to ensure consistent and safe operation.
• Conduct or assist in scheduled and forced outage maintenance work.
• Supervise, coordinate or assist contractors performing work at the facility.

Benefits

Medical benefits and retirement contributions start on your first day!
401(k) Traditional and Roth plans with employer match of 100% of the first 6% of the employee’s contribution
Defined Contribution Plan with an automatic 2.6% contribution from Sprague
Paid Volunteer Time
Tuition reimbursement
Choice of high deductible and PPO Health Plans to fit your individual needs
Wellness Program

Pay

Pay starts at $50.00/hour

Schedule

80% of work is performed indoors, 20% outdoors.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.
No noise in the work environment is moderate to high.
Respond to plant emergencies/call-ins (day or night) on holidays or weekends as applicable.
There are extensive smoking restrictions in and around the facility.

Contact Information

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