Maintenance Operator - Power Plant Job Details | Entergy

October 25, 2024

Industry: Private

Employment Type:- Full Time

Work Hours:- 8 Hours

Locations:- USA

Full Job Description:-

At Entergy, we've been planning for the future for more than 100 years. We've experienced a lot of change, generating power first from sawdust to splitting atoms, harnessing sunlight, and using abundant, clean and efficient natural gas.We are leading the clean energy transformation for the utility industry and continue to explore alternative technologies.

We are on the verge of a monumental technology convergence, where reality swiftly catches up to possibility. The utility of the future does much more than keep the lights on and the gas flowing. It's knowledgeable and skillful workforce will solve challenges and fuel a brighter, smarter, cleaner, and more prosperous future for everyone.

Having the lowest retail electricity rates of any utility in the United States drives economic growth within Entergy's region, a key ingredient to sustained growth for any utility. We also believe a diverse workforce committed to personal and professional growth is critical to our success. We place a high priority on developing talent to meet current and future needs, giving employees opportunities to grow their careers their way. We've committed over the next three decades to reduce our carbon emissions from our operations to net-zero by 2050.

Entergy's Power Generation group operates a fleet of more than 30 owned, leased, or operated natural gas, coal, oil hydro, solar and petroleum coke plants, with a total engineering capacity exceeding 20,000 megawatts. Entergy continues to build or acquire megawatts from new hydrogen capable natural gas units, solar, wind and other technologies complement its existing megawatts of nuclear, natural gas, coal, oil, hydroelectric, and solar facilities.

* This position will be filled as a Maintenance Operator Helper 1 through Operations Technician based up on the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. *

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JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:

Member of a rotating shift working under the direction of a Plant Supervisor. Responsible for performing operating functions which includes monitoring and operating power plant equipment, is knowledgeable in power plant systems, starting and stopping equipment, isolating and safety tagging equipment for maintenance activities, and monitoring water chemistry. Responsible for performing routine operator rounds and performing lubrication to plant rotating equipment as required. Is familiar with plant environmental procedures and ensure units operate within specifications. Operate and maintain units while maintaining a high level of Safety, Reliability, Efficiency and cost. Work through Operational Skills Development Plan to gain specific knowledge of plant equipment and progress through Maintenance Operator levels up to Operations Technician.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Knowledgeable in and complies to environmental rules and regulations
Knowledgeable in and follows safety policies, practices and procedures
Performs preventative maintenance activities which include simple electrical, instrument and mechanical work/inspection and repair
Work overtime at times when shift coverage is required due to unexpected circumstances

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education:

High school diploma

Preferred:

Process Technology, Instrumentation and Controls, or Electronics college degree or equivalent work experience.

Minimum Experience:

0 - 2years of experience in Operations or similar field.
Entry level with a background in Process Technology/Instrumentation.

Preferred:

Equipment Operation experience.
Power Plant and/or Maintenance experience.
Mechanic and millwright experience.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of the elementary principles of mechanical measuring devices, instruments, controls, and regulating devices as used in steam electric plants.
Knowledge of the principles of operation and function of steam boilers, turbo-generators, pumps, heaters, steam traps, piping systems, pressure and level regulators and their controls, and auxiliary systems.

Any Certificates, Licenses, etc.:

Successful completion of the EEI POSS/MASS test.
Candidates selected to take the POSS/MASS Test will be invited via e-mail. ***MONITOR YOUR SPAM/JUNK EMAIL FOLDER.