Apprentice Power Plant Operator (Evenings and Nights)

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview:

Assists with monitoring and maintaining plant operations and assists in the repair of the power plant and fabrication of special projects.  Participates and successfully completes the city-sponsored apprenticeship program.  Works nights and weekends.

 

Qualifications and Requirements: Experience, Education, and Training

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.
• 1 to 3 years' experience in power plant operations

Requirements

• Must be 21 years or older (to be able to get Haz-Mat endorsement of CDL)
• Knowledge of machinery and ability to make repairs.
• Fabrication experience preferred.
• May be required to work weekends or a variety of shifts (primarily evenings and nights).
• Subject to emergency call-in.
• Must pass pre-employment drug testing and submit to periodic drug testing as required by applicable laws.
• Must have a valid Class B Drivers' License.

Or

• Ability to obtain CDL (Class B with Hazmat endorsement) within 6 months of employment.

Abilities

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude, good work ethic, promptness in work arrival, and in accomplishing all tasks.
• Follow oral and written instructions.
• Operate vehicles and equipment with both standard and automatic transmissions.
• Accurately document and maintain simple records and logs as well as brief reports.
• Read and apply instructions.
• Communicate effectively verbally.
• Effectively welcome and embrace differences among employees and citizens.
• Perform effectively as a member of a team in carrying out the City's stated mission and philosophy.
• Present an overall professional image.
• Deal effectively and courteously with associates and the general public.
• Perform the essential functions of the job without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of self or others. 

Essential Functions:

• Takes plant readings on engines and fuel and places them correctly on logs, ensuring accuracy of readings and thoroughness.
• Answers phones and logs all trouble calls.  Dispatches service personnel as required.
• Monitors computer readings for the status of water towers, reservoirs, deep wells, and booster pumps for water placement throughout the City.
• Monitors the status of major electrical breakers, voltage readings, and breaker panels, taking appropriate action when variances occur.
• Monitors engine control panels and records readings, ensuring accuracy.
• Produces power and/or implements testing procedures through start-up of jet turbine engines, ensuring proper operation and safety.
• Monitors scheduled power levels and makes determinations in the absence of a supervisor to increase or schedule power following established procedures, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
• Performs preventative and overhaul maintenance on all engines, jet and auxiliaries, assuring efficiency, thoroughness, and safety.
• Responds to requests from other City departments, ensuring cooperation and timeliness.
• As appropriate, designs and completes fabrication projects for City departments as requested, assuring that the production meets expectations following safety procedures and departmental procedures.
• Delivers fuel to other departments as requested.
• Dispatches City personnel after hours to handle emergency service calls, ensuring proper notification and good public relations.
• Completes appropriate documentation for completed activities as requested, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• All other duties as assigned.

Note: Duties may vary. Employees may be assigned other tasks as needed.

 

Other Requirements:

Environment

• Above-average accessibility of all work sites required for the position.
• Above average exposure to weather and temperature extremes.
• Above average exposure to chemicals and fumes.
• Average exposure to heights and darkness.
• Above average exposure to work safety hazards.
• Average amount of overtime/extended work hours required.
• Above-average exposure to dust and loud noises.
• Above average exposure to cramped spaces. 

Physical

• Normal physical mobility:  movement from place to place on the job, considering distance and speed.
• Normal physical agility: ability to maneuver the body while in place.
• Normal physical strength to handle routine office materials and tools.
• Normal physical strength to handle 75 lb. objects, considering frequency.
• Normal endurance and dexterity of hands and fingers.
• Normal physical balance: ability to maintain balance and physical control.
• Normal coordination, including eye/hand, hand/foot, etc.