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Job Title Operator Technician Mechanic I-IV
Department Gas Operations Pay Status Hourly
Reports To Production Supervisor FLSA Category Nonexempt
Location Various
SUMMARY
Operate, maintain, and repair low or high-pressure boilers,
turbine-generators,
combustion turbines, and other generation station equipment. Maintain
all generation
related mechanical components and equipment to ensure the highest
availability and
efficiency of operation.
Essential Responsibilities
Operations
Operate (start up, shutdown, and monitor) all control room
instrumentation in a manner
that ensures safe and efficient operation of generation units to include
the boiler,
turbine-generator, and associated auxiliary equipment and all process
operations.
Perform all duties associated with operating and monitoring electrical
transmission
equipment (breakers, relays, and transformers), switching in substation,
house power
switching, unit loading, data-logging of plant parameters, gauges, and
meters.
Evaluate nonroutine, upset, or emergency situations and take the
appropriate corrective
action needed to maintain or restore operations equipment to normal
operating
conditions.
Conduct routine rounds to inspect assigned areas for fire protection,
freeze protection,
air, water, steam, oil, and chemical leaks. Check pumps, motors, and
auxiliary
equipment for proper operation.
Enter current status data and maintain periodic readings, logs, forms,
records, and other
written documents necessary to record and document station and process
statistics.
Report conditions affecting generator load to the system operator at the
Operations
Center (dispatch center) as required.
Report all process changes to process customers and production
supervisor, and
diagnose issues related to the process change.
Direct, guide, and train other operations staff members in lower
classifications in the
performance of specific tasks.
Review plant operating instructions on a regular basis.
Mechanical Maintenance
Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective mechanical maintenance,
as needed, at
all generation facilities.
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Troubleshoot and diagnose failures and disassemble, repair, replace,
reassemble,
install, or test equipment in an effort to restore equipment to full
operating condition.
Install and repair new equipment and piping.
Safety
Sunflower employees are expected to approach their personal safety and
their coworker\'s safety with a positive attitude and commitment.
Sunflower employees
will maintain the highest level of responsibility and accountability in
compliance with all
safety policies, practices and procedures to ensure a safe working
environment. This
includes properly maintaining and caring for applicable safety gear and
equipment;
identifying, correcting or assisting in resolving safety concerns,
including communicating
all hazardous conditions; reporting all injuries and near misses
immediately to
appropriate personnel; and understanding and complying with the
Clearance Procedure
as applicable.
Culture
Demonstrate personal responsibility and a commitment to Sunflowers
culture and core
values of technical competency, respect and dignity, accountability,
integrity,
trustworthiness, and servant leadership to empower or otherwise enable
others to
optimally perform their job responsibilities. Demonstrate and promote
ethics and
behaviors consistent with Sunflower\'s culture, Board policies, and
business practices.
Understand and fulfill the role and responsibility for all internal
policies and procedures
of the company to comply with laws, rules, and regulations.
Other Responsibilities
Dedicate available time for on-the-job training and for studying
material, which includes
time spent on the required simulator training.
Perform routine and non-routine cleaning assignments.
Perform housekeeping duties in and around the work areas and maintain
tools,
equipment, and other work-related materials in proper working condition.
Attend meetings as scheduled and/or required.
Perform other tasks as assigned or required to support Sunflowers
mission and
operations.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Two year post high school education in mechanical maintenance and two
years heavy
industrial mechanical maintenance experience, or equivalent combination
of education
and experience.
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Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Successful completion of the Edison Electric Institutes (EEI) Plant
Operator Selections
System (POSS) test and the Power Plant Maintenance Positions Selection
System
(MASS) test.
Able to remain calm and make clear, quick, logical decisions in upset,
abnormal, and
emergency situations to ensure the
