Plant Services Laborer

Plant Services Laborer

Vicinity Energy is North America's largest provider of district energy solutions, offering low carbon energy to most of the iconic buildings you see in the skylines of Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Baltimore and many other cities in the US. As a member of the communities we serve, all of us at Vicinity understand the critical role we play in reducing the impacts of climate change and being a leader in decarbonization. We are committed to net zero and eliminating our reliance on fossil fuels, but we need the best and the brightest minds on our team to help us reach our goal, not only for us as a company, but for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

The Plant Services Laborer performs a variety of assignments pertaining to cleaning, painting, and maintenance support duties. This position also assists operations and maintenance team members when required. This is a full- time hourly position, reporting to Vicinity Energy in Grand Rapids, MI.

Responsibilities

• Uses hand and power tools to maintain/repair equipment.
• Performs a variety of assignments pertaining to cleaning duties, also assists crafts people when required.
• Maintain proper lubrication of equipment.
• Maintains exterior grounds of plant, including cleanup of sidewalks & drives, snow removal & salting, clean up of water and refuse.
• Perform painting of interior and exterior structures, systems and equipment.
• Performs cleaning and housekeeping of interior spaces of the power plant.
• Obtain and deliver materials and supplies, drive company vehicles.
• Performs utility labor.
• Assist others as required.
• All other related duties.

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in industrial and electric generation locations.

Other Qualifications

• Must be able to work close to operating equipment safely and without interruption of service.
• Have a good safety record.
• Must be willing to take and perform orders intelligently and to work harmoniously with other employees.

Physical Requirements

• Must submit to company required pre-employment drug screening and physical exam.
• Must possess a valid driver license in good standing in order to operate a company vehicle. Must have and maintain a driving record meeting the standards of the company.
• Required to wear a half face, full face or powered air respirators (PAPR) when proper safety procedures warrant use.
• Required to lift and / or operate machinery, tools, etc., weighing up to 50 pounds, unassisted.
• Required to work in confined spaces.
• Required climbing ladders, and / or stairs.
• Required to work in hot areas.
• Ability to perform modestly heavy physical work outdoors/ indoors in all seasons and at times for extended periods.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY STATEMENT Vicinity Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.