EthosEnergy is hiring an Operations & Maintenance Technician for the 614 MW Sunrise Generation Plant in Fellows, CA. You'll operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair plant mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems including gas/steam turbines, generators, HRSGs, pumps, compressors, and water treatment equipment to ensure safe, reliable performance. Safety, environmental compliance, and a hands-on problem-solving mindset are essential.
Job Responsibilities- Perform piping and conduit installation in the plant for system upgrades and modifications.
- Operate demineralizers, compressors, and turbine components.
- Perform Inspection of Watch on each system within the plant.
- Maintains equipment by tightening fittings, replacing valve packing, gaskets, valves, and gauges.
- Cleaning, replacing, oiling and lubricating other component parts and equipment as required.
- Reads 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.
- Performs general housekeeping and continuous improvement of the appearance of the facility including painting projects as required. Maintains the cleanliness of all areas of the plant and control room.
- Performs capital project and/or major program responsibilities as assigned by Plant Management.
- Coordinates purchasing with appropriate personnel and vendors in an effort to achieve timely repair of plant equipment.
- Operate and maintains a Combined Cycle power generating facility equipment with minimal guidance or assistance as directed by and in coordination with the Control Room Operations.
- Identify and resolve CEMS problems. Assist in calibrations and gas bottle change outs.
- Keeps Operations Manager and/or Control Room Operations fully informed of unusual plant conditions and current job progress as the job relates to facility operations when assigned on- shift.
- Responsible for ordering chemicals through established vendors.
- Utilizes the facility's computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
- Works with the Operations Manager in managing the plant's inventory, performing audits as needed.
- Responsible for opening and closing circuit breakers as required for proper system operation and electrical isolation.
- Outage planning and scheduling involvement
- 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 man lift and forklift.
- Perform water chemistry analysis on HRSG, auxiliary boiler, and cooling tower systems.
- Ensure water chemistry is within proper control ranges. Make adjustments to water chemistry, as needed, by controlling chemical feed and/or blowdown rates. Work with OMT's and water treatment vendor to properly monitor overall chemistry program
- Operate reverse osmosis and demineralized water system in accordance with OEM and plant procedures and monitor demineralized water to ensure quality is within acceptable limits.
- Reads, understands and complies with all regulatory procedures and facility safety programs. Follow all plant environmental permits.
Required Skills / Knowledge- 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 with the ability to apply a resolution in a timely fashion.
- Proficient at repairing, replacing, dismantling and inspecting defective plant equipment and parts such as pumps, valves, fans, gearboxes, demineralizers, compressors, and turbine components.
- Capable of operating welding and cutting equipment and completes metal fabrication projects.
- Proficient at Water Chemistry.
- Capable of setting up and operating a drill press, pipe threading machine, grinder and other various tools to make and repair parts and equipment.
Experience- Two to four years related experience and/or training; or a combination of experience and/or education preferred.
Education Requirements- High School diploma or equivalent required. Associates Degree (AA) or equivalent from a two-year college to technical school preferred
Physical Requirements- Ability to do walking, reaching, climbing, and lifting (up to 50 pounds).
- Must be willing to work a 12-hour rotating shift and be available to work for call-ins and work overload as needed.
What We Offer- Salary range for this position is $85,280 - $104,000 based on experience and skillset
- Supportive company culture that values its employees
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401 K Plan
- Paid Parental Leave, Time Off & Holidays
- Extra money in your paycheck - Employee Referral Bonus
- Personal Development & Career Succession Planning
- Company sponsored Perks & Discount programs
