Power Plant Technician

Company: Orion Talent
Location: Stanton
Posted on: May 4, 2024

Job Description:

Position Details:
--- Title: Power Plant Technician
--- Location: Stanton, CA
--- Shift: M-F 7a-3:30p
--- Compensation: $37 - $40/hr
--- Benefits: Robust Benefits package to include 25% 401K match, PTO, paid holidays, and much more!

Position Description: Responsibilities include:
Maintain and control processes for equipment such as Gas Turbines, Air and Gas Compressors, Generators, Motors, pumps, Emissions Monitors, Reverse Osmosis Units, Demineralizers, for the purpose of providing peaking power into the state of California power grid.
--- Operate, maintain, calibrate, troubleshoot/repair plant instrumentation, control devices/electrical equipment.
--- Operate generation units (Gas Turbine Generator), associated auxiliary equipment.
--- Perform routine maintenance repairs on all equipment.
--- Repair and tune various types of controllers associated with process instrumentation.
--- Repair and calibrate pneumatic and electric actuated control devices.
--- Troubleshoot equipment failures, analyze process conditions and impacts.
--- Adjust manual controls or override automatic controls to bring equipment into recommended or prescribed operating ranges, switch to backup equipment or systems, or to shut down equipment.
--- Open and close valves for proper system operation and circuit breakers for proper electrical isolation.
--- Record operation and maintenance actions taken and initiate purchase orders for spare/replacement parts.
--- Prepare legible and understandable work orders for required preventative and corrective maintenance.

Requirements:
--- HS Diploma/GED. Associate's or equivalent from two-year college/technical school preferred; or 2 to 3 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
--- 5+ years military experience in power plant maintenance (Navy GSMs, MMs with steam plant experience, Navy Nuclear plant operators)
--- Read and interpret documents, write routine reports and correspondence.
--- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
--- Strong mathematical skills, compute rate, ratio, and percent and draw and interpret bar graphs.
--- Solve practical problems and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Keywords: Orion Talent, Ventura , Power Plant Technician, Professions , Stanton, California