Maintenance Operator - Power Plant

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Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Louisiana, LLC 

 

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 posting is intended to fill 2 vacancies. *

*These positons will be filled as a Maintenance Operator III, II, I, or Maintenance Operator based on the selected candidate's experience and qualifications.*

 

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE:
Responsible for the reliable and safe operation of utility Natural Gas Fired Boilers, Steam Turbines and Generators including continuous monitoring and understanding of the equipment's ormal operating parameters & limits. Uses a distributed computer system which consists of multiple software components that are on multiple computers, but operated as a single system. Builds on a thorough understanding of power plant systems and operating practices and following startup/shutdown procedures as well as providing instructions to operating and maintenance personnel.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for performing operating functions which includes continuous monitoring of equipment, operating valves, understanding power plant systems, starting and stopping of equipment, isolating and restoring equipment for maintenance following a Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) procedure and monitoring boiler water chemistry.
• Uses elementary principles of mechanical measuring devices, instruments, controls, and regulating devices as used in generating plants. Troubleshoot, identify, and make repairs to the plant equipment including performing preventative maintenance tasks.
• Applies knowledge and experience with 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.
• Comply with all Fossil Safety Processes/Practices, Utility Group Safety Process, Environmental policies/practices, participate in the Monthly Safety Meeting, and open to participation on the Safety Committee or the Awareness Team.
• During unit outages, provide contractor management, quality control, cost management and schedule management.
• Interface / communicate with internal and external organizations/customers (dispatchers, directors, contractors, etc.)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum education required of the position:

• High school diploma or GED or equivalent work experience

Minimum experience required of the position:

• 0 - 10 years of experience as a Maintenance Operator or equivalent process operator.

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position:

• 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.
• The ability to read Prints & Schematics, Troubleshooting and Maintaining Plant Electrical and I & C related equipment.
• The ability to lift 100lbs.
• The ability to lift and carry 50lbs.
• The ability to climb scaffold