Calpine

Operator Technician II

Calpine$79K — $99K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent; technical/vocational school degree or military service is a plus.
  • 6+ years of related experience with health and safety regulations and hazardous materials.
  • Experience using test equipment and calibration appliances for machinery repair.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude with basic knowledge of chemistry, physics, electricity, and mathematics.
  • Valid state driver's license; basic certifications and licensures are required.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor equipment operation, including start and stop procedures, while maintaining logs.
  • Use computers and monitoring equipment to measure and adjust operational parameters.
  • Perform maintenance and repair on mechanical and electrical equipment safely and efficiently.
  • Conduct chemical analysis and maintain chemistry logs for steam, cooling, and condensate systems.
  • Assist in developing standard operational procedures for plant efficiency and safety improvements.
  • Maintain plant security and operate heavy equipment like manlifts and forklifts.
  • Handle and transfer bulk chemicals according to safety regulations.

Benefits

  • Exposure to a wide range of technical service/support duties that enrich professional expertise.
  • Opportunity for involvement in system improvement tasks, enhancing plant reliability.
  • Work in a regulated environment with a focus on compliance and safety standards.
  • Develop standard operational procedures, directly contributing to operational efficiency.
  • Engage in troubleshooting and problem-solving that fosters critical thinking skills.
Full Job Description
Job Summary (includes but is not limited to the following, other duties may be assigned)

Responsible for start, stop and monitoring of equipment including reading gauges and meters and recording activities in operating logs and records. Uses computers and monitoring equipment to measure, record and make adjustments within operating parameters. Performs a variety of plant maintenance tasks including diagnosis, maintenance and repair of mechanical and electrical equipment in a safe, efficient and economical manner. Performs overhaul maintenance and system improvement tasks. Performs chemical analysis and chemical control on steam, cooling and condensate systems, and maintains chemistry logs. Incumbents assist in the development of standard operational procedures and provide input to plant betterment items to improve plant efficiency, reliability and safety. Ensures compliance with all local, State and Federal regulations and plant procedures. Regularly required to maintain plan security, operate heavy equipment such as manlifts and forklifts, and handle and transfer bulk chemicals.

Journey-level; specialized technical knowledge with function.

  • Performs a variety of technical service/support duties that are semi-routine in nature.
  • Routine and non-routine decisions with some latitude, but still subject to approval.
  • With limited guidance, prioritizes and executes responsibilities effectively for a single trade, group of related tasks or functional area.
  • Work periodically reviewed by others; work reflects solid performance of duties.
  • Errors have small and possibly incremental impact on department or facility and discovered in succeeding operations where work is verified or checked.
  • Completes tasks and resolves problems that require an ability to recognize deviation from accepted practices.
  • Resolves most questions and problems and refers only the most complex issues to higher levels.
  • Completes tasks and resolves problems that require an ability to recognize deviation from accepted practices.
  • Resolves most questions and problems and refers only the most complex issues to higher levels.


Job Requirements

  • High School Diploma, degree from technical/vocational school, military service or equivalent.
  • Journey-level; generally, 6 years directly related experience including understanding of health and safety regulations, and previous experience working with and around hazardous energy, chemicals and waste materials including knowledge of safe handling, storage, and transport.
  • Requires previous experience using test equipment and calibration appliances. Experience with machinery repair and control systems.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and basic understanding of chemistry, physics, electricity and mathematics.
  • Basic certifications/licensures. Valid state driver's license.


Salary Information

  • Hourly Rate Range - $38.3180 to $47.8975 /hour

About Calpine

Calpine Corporation is a power generation company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Calpine's fleet of natural gas-fired and geothermal power plants has a combined generating capacity of approximately 26,000 megawatts. Calpine sells wholesale power and other energy-related services to utilities, independent electric system operators, industrial and commercial customers, and retail power providers. The company was founded in 1984 and went public in 1996. In 2018, Calpine was acquired by Energy Capital Partners and a consortium of investors.
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