Operations & Maintenance Technician

EthosEnergy - Granbury, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Granbury, TX

Repair and Maintenance

About the position

The position involves operating and maintaining equipment in a Combined Cycle power generating facility. Responsibilities include performing inspections, maintaining equipment, and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations. The role requires coordination with management and vendors for timely repairs and involves capital project responsibilities. The operator will also assist in training programs and perform water chemistry analysis to ensure quality control.

Responsibilities

• Operate demineralizers, compressors, and turbine components.
• Perform Inspection of Watch on each system within the plant.
• Maintain equipment by tightening fittings, replacing valve packing, gaskets, valves, and gauges.
• Clean, replace, oil, and lubricate other component parts and equipment as required.
• Read meters, gauges, or automatic devices to record data such as temperature of equipment, vibration of equipment, hours of operation, pressure, and fluid levels, water chemistry to verify operating conditions.
• Perform general housekeeping and continuous improvement of the appearance of the facility including painting projects as required.
• Perform capital project and/or major program responsibilities as assigned by Plant Management.
• Coordinate purchasing with appropriate personnel and vendors in an effort to achieve timely repair of plant equipment.
• Operate and maintain a Combined Cycle power generating facility equipment with minimal guidance or assistance as directed by and in coordination with the LOMT.
• Identify and resolve CEMS problems. Assist in calibrations and gas bottle change outs.
• Keep O&M Manager and/or LOMT fully informed of unusual plant conditions and current job progress as the job relates to facility operations when assigned on-shift.
• Order chemicals through established vendors.
• Utilize the facility's computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
• Work with the O&M Manager in managing the plant's inventory, performing audits as needed.
• Open and close circuit breakers as required for proper system operation and electrical isolation.
• Participate in outage planning and scheduling.
• Assist with development of Operations and Maintenance procedures.
• Assist with administering the Operator training program.
• Assist with performing Root Cause Analysis of failures.
• May operate heavy equipment such as man lift and forklift.
• Perform water chemistry analysis on HRSG, auxiliary boiler, and cooling tower systems.
• Ensure water chemistry is within proper control ranges and make adjustments as needed.
• Operate demineralized water system in accordance with OEM and plant procedures.
• Read, understand, and comply with all regulatory procedures and facility safety programs.

Requirements

• Demonstrates knowledge of all facets of power plant operations.
• Demonstrates the ability to make competent decisions in emergency situations.
• Capable of writing operating procedures, work requests, written records.
• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Excel and Word.
• Demonstrates the ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical one-lines, logic drawings, technical manuals and P&ID's.
• Will write routine reports, solve practical problems, and clearly communicate tasks and needs, and training of other personnel.
• Mechanical, instrumentation and electrical equipment knowledge is required.
• Adept at troubleshooting and diagnosing problems with mechanical equipment.
• Proficient at repairing, replacing, dismantling and inspecting defective plant equipment and parts.
• Proficient at Water Chemistry.

Nice-to-haves

• Associates Degree (AA) or equivalent from a two-year college to technical school preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401 K Plan
• Paid Parental Leave, Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Personal Development & Career Succession Planning
• Company sponsored Perks & Discount programs