Plant Operator - Up to $10k Sign on Bonus

Responsibilities

• Monitor plant operational and emissions data.
• Detect and respond to changing conditions with regard to maximizing plant safety, environmental compliance, and efficiency.
• Cookordinate, direct, and train Assistant Utility Operator, Utility Operator and Assistant Plant Operator and other plant personnel, as required.
• Perform equipment inspections during outages.
• As needed, perform physical duties associated with maintaining boilers and various equipment within the plant.
• Maintain positive work environment by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, vendors, co-workers and management.

Qualifications

• Two years working in a power plant environment as an Assistant Plant Operator (APO) or comparable position; or 5 years related experience or training in power plant environment.
• Mechanical skills sufficient to perform such tasks as replacement of shear pins, valve repacking, and equipment inspections.
• Skills, experience, and knowledge sufficient to acquire ASME QRO Provisional license.
• Math skills sufficient to complete required job functions.
• Knowledge and understanding of the operation and control of a steam generating power plant.
• For all Massachusetts facility's, a 2nd Class Engineers license is required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• May lead, guide and direct 2-5 employees to maintain safety and in operation of plant.
• As requested, "Fill in" as acting Shift Supervisor.

Physical Demands

• Climb and walk on heights often greater than 4 feet.
• Ascend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders as part of normal work activity and emergency egress situations.
• Lift moderate to heavy material 50 lbs.
• Move about all areas of the plant, including catwalks, deck grating, wet and muddy areas, and uneven surfaces.
• Operate a 1.5-inch fire hose operating at 125 PSI line pressure to the extent required to extinguish fire.
• Operate fire extinguishing equipment ranging from handheld extinguishers to 200 lbs. portable units.
• Operate other equipment including, but not limited to, industrial forklifts, manlifts, skid steer type loaders, and other mobile equipment.
• Access confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard 12" by 16" manways.

Work Environment

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Noise in work environment
• Physical Demand
• Stand
• Sit for prolonged periods of time
• Walk
• Handle tools, equipment, fine motor skills
• Reach with hands and arms
• Climb and walk on heights often greater than 4 feet
• Stoop, kneel, bend, push, pull, crawl
• Ascend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders as part of normal work activity and emergency egress situations
• Lift 50 lbs
• Move about all areas of the plant, including catwalks, deck grating, and uneven surfaces
• Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, corrected or otherwise
• Operate a 1.5-inch fire hose operating at 125 psi line pressure to the extent required to extinguish fire
• Operate fire extinguishing equipment ranging from handheld extinguishers to 200 lb portable units
• Access confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard 12" by 16" manways