Operations & Maintenance Technician

Essential Functions

• Thorough understanding of battery operation to include start-up, shutdown and emergency operational actions.
• Perform both routine and non-routine preventative and corrective maintenance on plant equipment.
• Make plant rounds, log equipment operating parameters and make adjustments on equipment as required.
• Schedule and coordinate field related activities in conjunction with the operations management.
• Represent the Company with vendors and regulators as assigned.
• The ability to respond calmly and think clearly in emergency situations and quickly access all areas of the plants.
• Evaluate and find causes for equipment, procedural, and conditional control systems inefficiencies.
• The ability to respond calmly and think clearly in emergency situations and quickly access all areas of the plants.
• Strictly adhere to and enforce safety procedures as required by VESI, NFPA70E, and OSHA.
• Work with contractors and other temporary labor during on-site activities.
• Use installed and portable test equipment, technical manuals, system drawings and electrical schematics to troubleshoot equipment and systems.
• Field equipment programming and troubleshooting.

Other Responsibilities

• Must be able to climb ladders, climb to and work off of elevated platforms, ladders and walkways.
• Maintain trend reports on equipment operation for assigned system.
• Jobsite duties require sitting and/or standing for long periods of time with moderate bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• Complete various plant reports.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Education, Experience, And Skills Required

• A high school diploma with at least two (2) years of technical training in operations and routine maintenance of battery storage, power plants and four years of experience working in a power plant or an equivalent environment.
• Thorough knowledge of operating a power plant or battery storage facility.
• Thorough knowledge and/or background for operating and maintaining mechanical and/or electrical systems.
• Ability to maintain electrical systems is preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of PLC based instrumentation and control systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot, repair and calibrate is preferred.
• Ability to understand engineering design drawings, vendor equipment drawings and technical information.
• Proficient in the use of hand tools, power tools and test equipment normally used in a power plant environment.
• Thorough knowledge of plant hazards and safety requirements.
• Thorough knowledge of computer based preventive maintenance programs.
• Computer literate in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and various other programs.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Must possess at any time a valid driver’s license with a driving record acceptable to ORMAT’s auto insurance carrier.
• Ability to make effective long term and instantaneous decisions.
• Attention to detail.
• Use discretion to balance competing priorities.
• Familiarity with standard power plant PPE and its proper use.
• Available for off shift call in.
• May be called upon to travel to other company sites.

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally perform heavy lifting up to 75 pounds.
• Must be able to frequently climb to and work off of elevated platforms, ladders and walkways.
• Must be able to work in confined spaces and in harsh weather conditions.
• Must be able to wear a variety of protective equipment.
• This job requires sitting 30% of the time and standing 70%.
• The ability to work at a computer and computer monitor for long periods of time and stay alert.