Operations & Maintenance Plant Technician

Bemana is helping a gas powered electric generation plant in Convoy, OH to find an Operations & Maintenance Plant Technician to join their growing team!

As an Operations & Maintenance Plant Technician , you'll work under close supervision, perform semi-skilled manual work, maintenance, and operating duties of a minor or routine nature in connection with power plant operation. You'll help to assist in monitoring and inspecting all plant equipment including gas turbines, generators, transformers, pumps, switchyard, and related auxiliary equipment.

Position Offers:

• Pay: $55k - $60k/year salary + opportunity for OT. If your target pay is higher, we still encourage you to apply—we could request adjustments based on experience and market conditions.
• 401k + company match.
• RS Plan.
• Health, dental, vision.
• PTO.
• Certifications & Trainings.
• Other excellent benefits!

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate ethical behavior and show strong leadership in safe and healthy work behaviors and environmental stewardship.
• Assist in performing equipment checks to ensure proper safe and efficient operations during the start-up, operation and shutdown of turbines, generators, boilers, pumps, exciters, transformers, switchyard, and auxiliary equipment.
• Operate valves, pumps, electrical disconnects, breakers and controls, etc. from remote locations as directed. Report all abnormal plant equipment conditions and alarms to lead O&M Technician or supervision.
• Assist in monitoring field controlling, indicating, and recording devices, and compare results with established standards and make adjustments as required to operating conditions.
• Maintain awareness of plant operations in order to optimize unit economics. Record and track discrepancies or errors and coordinate with others.
• As directed, assist in monitoring, inspecting, installing, removing, testing, adjusting, calibrating, troubleshooting, and repairing electrical, electronic, instrumentation and plant controls systems and components.
• Assist in conducting simple electrical system interlock and circuit breaker trip checks to determine proper operational performance. Perform simple control system monitoring using a computer interface terminal as directed.
• Assist in using elementary, schematic, wiring and control diagrams to locate, troubleshoot and repair control systems involving electrical, electronic, mechanical, pneumatic, or hydraulic components.
• Operate hoists, fork-lift truck, small tractors, aerial lifts, scissor lifts, mobile cranes, and automotive equipment.
• Operate machine shop and portable machine equipment such as shapers, drill presses and similar machining equipment to produce accurate measurements on all shapes. Master the ability to use appropriate tools and equipment.
• Perform basic predictive and preventive maintenance work by inspecting monitoring, lubricating, troubleshooting, and testing plant equipment to determine conditions such as wear, corrosion, and deposits.
• Learn how to use the work management systems to initiate, retrieve and update work orders, material requests, PMs, and time entry, etc.
• Assist in operating, monitoring, maintaining, and calibrating environmental and industrial hygiene equipment (such as emissions monitoring equipment, noise, and gas detection devices, etc.) in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Conduct JSA briefings with plant employees and contractors.
• As directed, isolate plant equipment and remove stored energy in accordance with the company Clearance Permit Procedure. Assist in obtaining clearance permits and ensure that equipment is properly cleared and tagged before work begins in accordance with the Clearance Permit Procedure.
• Respond to emergency situations as directed. Assist others in maintaining plant security.
• Perform work as identified by other O&M Plant Technicians (Senior and/or Principle level) and plant supervision.
• Assist supervision and other O&M Technicians (Senior & Principle level) by preparing sketches and taking notes for layouts/installation of equipment, new construction and remodeling of buildings.
• Attend and actively participate in environmental, safety and health, technical, business and leadership training and meetings.
• Assist in managing the site inventory.
• Assist others in managing the site NERC compliance program.
• Assist supervision and other O&M Technicians (Senior & Principle level) in reviewing & approving site invoices.
• Under the guidance of supervision other O&M Technicians (Senior & Principle level), learn to operate the units.
• Make regular inspection rounds of plant electrical, instrumentation and mechanical equipment during unit operations to inspect plant equipment for faulty operations or conditions that require adjustment and/or repairs.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Power Plant Technologies, or Industrial Engineering Technology (nice to have but not required).
• A physical abilities assessment is also required.
• Must obtain and maintain all necessary certifications and licenses as required.
• Must satisfactorily complete, in such time frames as may be established by the Company, all required training and job demonstrations and pass an examination as determined by the company to advance to the O&M Plant Technician classification in order to remain eligible for continued employment.
• Must possess the appropriate State driver's license.
• Successful completion of the Plant Operator Selection System (POSS) and the Plant Maintenance Selection System (MASS) tests.
• Relevant on-the-job experience or education above and beyond that described above may be substituted for part of the experience and/or education requirement.

Abilities & Skills:

• Ability to work effectively with other employees and contractors and learn to instruct and direct the work of others
• Ability to learn and perform duties in accordance with company rules, policies and procedures, OSHA environmental laws/regulations and applicable operating & maintenance procedures
• Must be able to learn the tools and equipment and their use as required in the work
• Possess the ability to perform required work physically and mentally in an often distracting and multitasking plant environment
• Ability to understand the care and attention required for the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the equipment to which assigned
• Ability to read, interpret and work from prints and specification
• Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manager
• Ability to communicate effectively with peers and plant management

Application Process

If your experience matches the description above, submit your resume, and one of our recruiters will be in touch to tell you more about the position and learn more about your experience and aspirations.

If your experience does not match this job description, we still encourage you to reach out to one of our recruiters, so we can learn about your professional aspirations for future job openings.

About Bemana

Bemana provides recruiting services to the nation’s equipment and industrial sectors. Our clients and candidates value us for our specialized recruiting expertise, vast knowledge of the equipment and industrial job market, and ability to solve their most challenging employment needs. We have successfully recruited thousands of top-level professionals filling a wide range of management, sales, engineering, and technical positions across the nation.

Welcome to Bemana and we look forward to getting to know more about you.

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