Description
Job Summary:
Under the direction of head operator or supervisor, Auxiliary Operators operate and monitor auxiliary equipment and systems that support the safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally sound production of electricity.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Recognizes safety hazards and follows safety guidelines.
- Operate, inspect, and monitor in a safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally sound manner steam power plant equipment including (i.e., auxiliary equipment and systems, firefighting equipment, fuel handling wash-down system, fuel handling conveyors/chutes/gates and environmental control process equipment).
- Observe variations in operating conditions and interpret meter and gauge readings.
- Monitor and record data available through the use of various instruments, annunciator systems and other monitoring devices onto shift electronic logs as directed by plant operational procedures.
- Perform checks (e.g., PM's) on running and idle equipment.
- Perform routine cleaning of work area.
- Employee must arrange own transportation to work location and may be reassigned to another location at the Company's discretion.
- Perform any other duties as assigned
Working Conditions:
- Power Plant Environment - Work both inside and outside in all temperatures and climate conditions in accordance with Heat Stress procedures. Work around large rotating equipment, energized electrical equipment in high noise areas, and/or in confined places, on elevations in excess of 250 feet, or from platforms at heights of 5 feet or greater.
- This position requires rotating shift work and as a result, the hours and the workweek are various.
Minimum Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Six (6) months experience in farming, ranching, construction, mechanical, or operational work
- Reside within a reasonable commuting distance of the Limestone Station, Jewett, TX.
- Valid Driver's License
Preferred Requirements:
- Possess or obtain within 60 days an Associate's Degree in Process Technology or related field
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to operate various switches and valves and knowledge of the effect each has on the total operation of the generating station.
- Ability to work without supervision while carrying out duties.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks or assignments at the same time.
- Ability to communicate plant system and equipment conditions on to others.
- Ability to discern and respond to verbal and auditory signals from control panel.
- Ability to monitor, comprehend, and record data available through the use of various instruments, annunciator systems and other monitoring devices onto shift logs as directed by plant operational procedures.
- Ability to Tag Out/Lock Out equipment per NRG's Tag Out/Lock Out procedure.
- Ability to perform checks (e.g., PM's) on equipment.
- Ability to operate company's vehicles and equipment (e.g., plant vehicle, dozer, locomotive, forklift, etc.) and maintains operating licenses and certifications. TDL is required.
- Ability to use a personal computer and associated software.
- Ability to use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to perform flow, pressure and meter calculation.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematic diagrams, procedures and technical manuals.
- Ability to record and analyze readings of various electrical and mechanical meters.
- Ability to generate work notifications for execution of equipment repair.
- Ability to communicate information clearly, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to operate various computer systems to receive, analyze, comprehend and input data.
- Ability to work successfully in a team environment.
- Ability to assist others in performance testing
Contact
NRG Energy, Inc.
1201 Fannin Street
Houston
Texas United States
www.nrg.com/home.html
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