ABOUT THE ROLE
Our Windsor Cogeneration Plant is hiring for an Operating Engineer, 2nd Class. Reporting to the Windsor Plant Manager, the Operations Supervisor/Chief Engineer, as the Operator, you will fill the Relief Operator position and will be responsible for providing absence relief for various operator positions on a 12-hour shift schedule.
This is a full time salaried, safety-sensitive position. To learn more about our Windsor Cogeneration Facility, click here.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
As the 2nd Class Operating Engineer, you are responsible for the following but not limited to:
- Operations and monitoring of all plant systems consistent with requirements of the Technical Standards & Safety Authority and the Safety Act
- Working closely with shift partners to ensure high standards of communication and plant operating procedures and policies are maintained
- Working with other staff to ensure the health, safety, and environmental systems are maintained and managed including safe work plans, and the safe isolation of equipment and systems to perform maintenance work
- Taking an active role in plant training and development, procedural development and review, system development, management, and other project-related activities
- Maintain mandatory health and safety training updates in a timely manner
- Performing plant routine water tests on a regular basis and understanding water chemistry and water and waste management operations
- Troubleshooting all plant systems to ensure optimal operations and taking corrective action as required
- Submitting work requests on those systems that require maintenance work
- Maintaining the units within all applicable guidelines and regulations, including emissions, efficiency, heat rate, capacity, and safety
- Maintaining a complete set of logs that includes all information on normal operating parameters, and detailed information on upset conditions
- Competently and efficiently starts up and shuts down in both normal and upset conditions
- Performing routine preventative maintenance checks on various plant systems and equipment and performing minor maintenance work on shift when required
- Maintaining a thorough knowledge of the plant systems and developments, and updating training material as changes to the plant systems are made
- Take an active role in first aid emergency response situations regarding fire, health and safety, and environmental incidents
- The successful person will be expected to participate in the incident management system and near-miss program, while reporting incidents in the Synergy database
- Complete assignments as directed by Shift-Engineer, Operations and Maintenance Supervisor/Chief Engineer, and Plant Manager
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
The following are must-have qualifications and experience to be successful in this role:
- Valid Ontario 2nd Class Operating Engineer Certificate
- Preference will be given to candidates also holding Electrical or Millwrighting certification
- Team player who enjoys collaborating with others to ensure effective and efficient operations of the facility
TransAlta Corporation
110 Twelfth Ave SW
Calgary
Alberta Canada
www.transalta.com
