About This Role
This role involves continuously monitoring all plant systems from a control room, responding to alarms with corrective actions, and ensuring the plant meets generating requirements safely and efficiently. The operator will also oversee activities and ensure the smooth functioning of systems and equipment, requiring an understanding of control room operations and the ability to maintain accurate records.
Responsibilities
- Operate plant functions from the control room
- Manage chip feed system, fuel feed system, furnace, dryer system, primary and secondary sizing and pellet presses
- Act as overall contact for plant operations
- Monitor indicator screens and signal lights, and monitor production rates and system statuses
- Monitor spark detection equipment
- Manage and monitor various levels and feed rates to ensure continuous plant operation
- Translate signals into production realities and adjust production line processes
- Operate computers, monitors and correct operational values
- Maintain working schedules, equipment temperature, and safety standards
- Assess and adjust accordingly to criticality of potential malfunctions and equipment failures, and use technical skills to resolve problems
- Communicate with team members and respond to calls for assistance
- Multi-task with equipment alarms and radio commands/communication
Requirements
- Strong aptitude in math; ability to use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to perform flow, pressure, performance and meter calculations
- Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Knowledge of generating unit operation, engineering, or maintenance practices
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal job instructions
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and written procedures
- Be able to use basic hand tools
- Basic computer and math skills
- Able to learn how to operate HMI touch screens
- Must be able to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees
- Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment
- Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, to include wearing safety equipment
- Occasionally walk on slippery or uneven surfaces
- Ability to work shift assignments up to 12 hours that include weekends, nights or rotating shifts
- Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day
