Senior Plant Operator, Biogas

Overview

Airswift is looking for a Sr. Plant Operator to support a client in Rockford, IL for an initial 6-month contract, temp-to-hire.

The Senior Operator is a well rounded technician, who has displayed a proven track record of influential leadership, advanced troubleshooting techniques, training and mentoring capabilities for renewable natural gas. The Candidate must go through a formal vetting process of qualification, which consists of a committee of two Plant Managers, Operations Specialists and the Manager of Operations. The candidate must be able to perform as acting Manager in the absence of Plant Management and successfully maintain operations of the Biogas Facility.

• Responsible for planning and execution of daily maintenance and operations.
• Supervise, permit, and verify completion of contractor personnel work.
• Maintain gas collection system to safely and cost-effectively maximize both the quantity and quality of biogas for processing.
• Perform planned/unplanned maintenance tasks as required (e.g., equipment calibrations, equipment PMs, control system loop checks, electrical, pump repair, instrumentation troubleshooting, replacement of analyzers, aid in compressor tear downs, facility repairs, etc.).
• Complete maintenance logs consistent with facility operating plan.
• Plan utilization of production facilities to improve efficiency of operations.
• Maintain facility materials and spare parts inventory.
• Assist in routine administrative duties such as expense reporting, procurement, and production forecasts.
• Ability to work well with others; interface with landfill (biogas source) operating team to support good relations and coordinate efforts.
• Make suggestions to improve plant safety, operational efficiency and/or product quality.
• Serve as a safety role model; promote a high level of safety awareness; adhere to and support the continuous improvement of all safety practices and procedures for plant personnel, visitors, and contractors.
• Install, maintain, repair or replace small gauge electrical wiring to include control wiring.
• Performs routine inspection and maintenance on vehicles such as checking oil, water, and tires.
• Comfortable navigating different software to pull trends for data handling and input.
• Troubleshoot/maintain plant equipment by utilizing a data-driven approach to pinpoint areas of concern including electrical devices, process upsets, etc.
• Train and mentor new employees.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability and willingness to be on-call, and work holidays and weekends, as required.
• Exhibits knowledge of electro-mechanical systems, machine repair and operation.
• Must pass “Senior Operator Qualification”.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.

• 5+ years of chemical/gas processing, production plant operations.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously.
• Mechanical/electrical field experience.
• Associate’s Degree in a technical field.

• Limited travel:
  Occasional travel to support business needs (up to 15%).
• Industrial setting:
  Work is primarily performed on-site at a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) facility, split between an office environment and active plant operations.
• Hazardous operations:
  The facility operates as a Class I, Division 2 (C1D2) environment.