Power Plant Operator (Marcus Hook, PA)

About the role

Located in Marcus Hook, PA. The Power Plant Operator I maintains the power generation facilities, work sites, tools and support equipment, outside of the control room, in first‑class condition promoting a safe and clean work environment and prevents personal injury or equipment damage.

Responsibilities

• Install, operate, and maintain a wide variety of power plant and mobile power generation equipment
• Monitor power generation equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems
• Adjust controls to generate specified electrical power or to regulate the flow of power between generation equipment and the load
• Control power generating equipment, including load banks, pressure washers, generators, fuel tanks and all support equipment, using local and organizational policies and procedures
• Regulate equipment operations and conditions, such as load levels, based on instrument data or from computers
• Take maintenance actions, based on readings from charts, meters, and gauges, at established intervals
• Start or stop generators, auxiliary equipment, turbines, or other power generation equipment as necessary
• Inspect/enter data on equipment records or logbook entries or communicate with other plant personnel to assess equipment‑operating status
• Control or maintain auxiliary equipment
• Clean, lubricate, or maintain equipment, such as generators, turbines, pumps, or compressors, to prevent failure or deterioration
• Communicate with systems supported facility managers to regulate and coordinate provided voltages and transmission loads and frequencies
• Follow written procedures; present a professional appearance and maintaining a flawless Health, and Safety record through adherence to local, industrial, and governmental safety standards and organizational and departmental policies
• Climb poles or use truck‑mounted buckets to access equipment
• Place insulating or fireproofing materials over conductors and joints
• Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches
• Identify defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical‑testing instruments
• Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers
• Inspect and test power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems, using reading and testing instruments
• String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension
• You may be assigned other duties to help proactively drive our FieldCore vision and align with our organization’s core values.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum three (3) years of experience, including one‑year equivalent to a Power Plant Operator or a combination of equivalent education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities of a power plant operator is preferred
• English proficiency required

Skills

• Good written communications skills with skill in documentation and report writing
• Technical understanding of principles of electronics and electricity, including generation, conversion, transformation, distribution, and utilization; types, capacity, and purpose of low voltage circuits, circuit breakers, switches, fuses,