Operations Technician

The duties of the Plant Operator Technician are to perform the safe and reliable operation of the local plant equipment as assigned by the Shift Supervisor or Control Room Operator. This person has achieved all qualifications of each system of the plant and to be able to act as a Control Room Operator when required. These duties include the local system line-up, local isolation, and local equipment – system specific checks, flow - pressure control, and troubleshooting. The Operator Technician (Level 1) will Operate Local PLC’s for Water, Ash, and other equipment / systems that may be locally controlled. The Operator Technician (Level 1) will adhere to Shift operational activities in accordance with Longview Power’s organization policies and applicable laws. The Operator Technician is responsible for Operational Logs of equipment and pass down of shift status and communication to other shifts. They will participate as required for OJT training both for Operator Level 2 & 3 development and Control Room training. Insures safety and environmental procedures are adhered to. The position will be supporting the Longview Power plant Start-up / Commissioning, and operations readiness of the 700 MW Super Critical Coal Fired Generating Station, including but not limited to Fuel systems, ash handling, scrubber system, Steam turbine generator, Condensate / Feedwater Cycle Equipment, plant auxiliary equipment, and other environmental controls.