Power Plant O&M Technician II - PUCS

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Kyuden Energy Partners has a career opportunity for a Power Plant O&M Technician II at our Pacific Ultra power Chinese Station (PUCS) located in Jamestown, CA. The salary rate range for this role is $40.00 to $50.00 per hour (negotiable based on experience)

Conducts day-to-day operations and maintenance of the plant to include plant operations, mechanical maintenance, electrical maintenance, or instruments and controls. Monitors plant performance and is capable, without supervision, of identifying mechanical, electrical and instrumentation/controls and performing corrective action when appropriate. Fully proficient in at least one of the disciplines listed above and as such has the ability to operate the control board, perform complex mechanical or electrical duties, and/or perform as an instrument and controls technician.

Lead acceptance and performance tests on existing or new plant equipment. Provides guidance to lesser experienced operations personnel.

• Start-up, operate, shutdown and secure assigned equipment or systems under normal and emergency conditions from the control room or in the field.
• Troubleshoot and perform artisan level mechanical skills such as pipe fitting, boiler repair, pump, motor and coupling alignment.
• Inspect assigned machinery thoroughly for malfunctions and / or potential failures.
• Maintain logs and records as required to record complete operating conditions for assigned equipment and systems and report any irregularities.
• Perform facility water chemistry tests and control treatment chemicals within recommended limits.
• Repair and calibrate equipment as required.
• Identify hazardous and/or unsafe conditions or work practices, notify supervisor and take action to correct as required.
• Controls, monitors and evaluates plant production equipment and output including efficiency and related variables (e.g., heat rate, cost/unit of production, system demands and capabilities given various circumstances) and the overall effectiveness of operation practices and procedures.
• Monitors readings from controls (temperature, pressure, flow, etc.) for long term variances from normal trends and responds to the variances and issues instructions to ensure continued safe,reliable, and cost-effective power generation from the facility, while maintaining environmental standards.
• Performs routine (ash, boiler and fuel system maintenance, valve packing replacement, valve replacement, pump repairs, pump overhauls, electrical troubleshooting and repair, instrumentation calibration and troubleshooting) and complex (equipment alignment, boiler instrumentation replacement, continuous emissions monitoring systems, distributed control systems, turbine overhauls) maintenance work, as assigned.
• Develop operating and maintenance procedures to ensure consistent and safe operation.
• Supervise, coordinate or aid contractors performing work at the facility.
• Comply with all Facility Environmental, Health and Safety policies and programs.
• Maintain logs and/or records of problems, repairs, and downtime as needed.
• Participate in committees and task forces as needed, for plant operations and improvements.
• Aid in the implementation and upkeep on the overall preventative maintenance and spare parts inventory tracking system.
• Conduct or assist in scheduled and forced outage maintenance work.
• Other duties as assigned by supervision.

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