Power Plant Operator jobs in Nevada

Responsibilities:

• Works within a team concept to insure NSO availability and reliability.
• Monitors and inspects all assigned equipment, determines operating condition, performs routine cleaning, and makes minor repairs as required.
• Assists in plant start-ups, shut-downs, and normal and emergency plant operations as required.
• Isolates equipment and ensures safe work conditions for maintenance activities in accordance with the safety clearance procedure.
• Maintains neat, accurate logs and records from routine inspections of operating equipment.
• Operates all assigned equipment including, but not limited to, steam generation, turbine, solar field, condensate, feedwater, and cooling water systems, etc., as required.
• Operates the plant makeup water treatment equipment including, reverse osmosis unit, EDI, and chemical feed systems.
• Performs basic water chemistry tests on all water systems as required.
• While working rotating shifts, 12 hours per day, all meal periods and breaks shall be considered as paid, on-duty time.
• The employee will coordinate work activities with coworkers and the Control Room Operator, as appropriate, to facilitate the applicable meal and break periods.
• Reports potential maintenance issues to the control room operator for entry into the maintenance management system.
• Advises Control Room Operator of daily activities and irregularities in plant operations.
• Performs routine housekeeping and cleaning for work area.
• Performs First Responder duties as required, within the level of training completed.
• Assists maintenance personnel as required.
• Assists in monitoring and adjusting solar field performance including but not limited to field balancing and minor repairs.
• Takes advantage of opportunities to improve skills, with the goal of becoming a qualified control room operator.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• High school education or equivalent, plus two years' experience working with industrial or production plant equipment, or equivalent training and/or experience.
• A good working knowledge of power plant instrumentation and controls, including routine maintenance.
• Must possess and maintain a current Nevada driver's license.

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to read a P&ID?
• Do you have experience in lab testing for water samples?

Work Location: In person