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Power Plant Production Technician

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Sayreville, NJFull-time$40–55/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$40–55/hr
Location
Sayreville, NJ
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Must Pass POSS/MASS Exam

Job overview

The Power Plant Production Technician operates and maintains gas plant equipment, performs preventive and corrective maintenance, troubleshoots issues, and ensures safe, reliable plant operations under site management direction.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Material Handling EquipmentTroubleshootingComputer Based SkillsOral & Verbal CommunicationsLockout TagoutJob Safety AnalysisConfined SpaceHot WorkElectrical SafetyPersonal Protective Equipment

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Equivalent4-6 Years Related ExperienceState LicenseMust Pass POSS/MASS ExamSatisfactory Completion of Tier 2Satisfactory Completion of Tier 3 Training

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Full job description

Sayreville, New Jersey

Full time

40016719

If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, take a look at the exciting employment opportunities that are currently available and apply online.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for performing operations functions, preventive and corrective maintenance as applicable to job function to ensure proper functioning of plant equipment will work under the direction of site management.

This position is responsible for the proper function and maintenance of equipment at a Gas Plant for the Gas fleet. Responsible for promoting safe, effective, and reliable operation. This role will pay this role pays between $40 to $55 per hour depending upon skills and experience. Role is also eligible for bonus, profit sharing, and medical/dental/vision benefits for the employee and their eligible dependents.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities:

  • Operate and maintain facility in the control room or field, optimizing plant performance through established procedures

  • Operate equipment and perform repairs as needed, maintaining plant equipment at the highest possible standard maximizing availability, reliability, efficiency and profitability.

  • Proficient skills for maintaining equipment at the plant

  • Performs troubleshooting and documentation, and assists in the resolution of problems discovered on shift

  • Performs daily maintenance, overhauls, calibration, troubleshooting, repair/replacement and removal/installation of plant equipment and systems.

  • Makes decisions and recommends appropriate repair techniques for plant equipment to peers, supervisors, plant management.

  • Conducts excitation system inspections and preventive maintenance

  • Proficient in operating material handling equipment

  • Develops and implements plant operating procedures

  • Understands relationship of equipment to plant systems

  • May provide instruction and teaching to lower level employees

  • Ensures strict adherence to safety, health and environmental procedures as they relate to plant operations and maintenance including but not limited to Lockout Tagout, Job Safety Analysis, Confined Space, Hot Work, Electrical Safety and PPE

Education, Experience, and Skill Requirements:

  • 4 -6 years related experience

  • Satisfactory completion of Tier 2 within primary skill for position job performance measure

  • Minimum of High School diploma or equivalent

  • If applicable, candidate will hold the required level of state license as recognized by the governing body of that particular state

  • Demonstrate computer based skills

  • Demonstrate effective oral & verbal communications skills

  • Independent knowledge of troubleshooting

  • Must pass POSS/MASS exam

  • Position can be filled at a level 1-4 depending on skill and experience

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to work on a rotating shift schedule and work overtime and standby as needed

  • Ability to hear and understand audible alarms, detect changes in noise levels of equipment and accurately read and interpret instruments and gauges, and communicate clearly on portable radios

  • Ability to respond to plant emergencies.

  • Ability to perform demanding work at heights under adverse conditions and when participating in emergency activities.

  • Ability to climb stairs, ladders, and enter confined spaces, as required, to complete assigned task.

  • Ability to lift 50 lbs. of weight.

  • Ability to pass a respirator physical and fit test.

Key Metrics:

  • Satisfactory completion of Tier 3 training and qualification requirements

  • Demonstrate continual self improvement in job skills and knowledge.

  • This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Luminant Power LLC

Locations

Sayreville, New Jersey

New Jersey

We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!

If you currently work for Vistra or its subsidiaries, please apply via the internal career site.

It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] to make a request.

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is a leading Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas, that provides essential power resources to customers, businesses, and communities from California to Maine.

Vistra is the largest competitive power generator in the U.S., with a capacity of approximately 41,000 megawatts, or enough to power 20 million homes, operating in all of the major competitive wholesale markets in the country. Vistra is a leader in the energy transformation and expansion with an unyielding focus on reliability, affordability, and sustainability, powered by a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company continues to grow its zero-carbon resources, operating the second-largest fleet of competitive nuclear power plants in the country, substantial battery energy storage capacity, and a growing number of solar facilities.

Vistra is one of the largest competitive electricity providers in the country and takes an innovative, customer-centric approach to retail, offering solutions to meet customers’ needs, including more than 50 renewable energy plans. Through its family of retail brands, Vistra serves approximately 5 million residential, commercial, and industrial retail customers.

As a leader in the responsible transformation of the country’s energy supply, Vistra has made significant progress towards its 2030 and 2050 targets. The company has committed to a 60% reduction of Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, as compared to our 2010 baseline, and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, assuming necessary technological advancements and public policy incentives are achieved. Learn more about our environmental, social, and governance efforts and read the company’s sustainability report at https://vistracorp.com/sustainability/ .

Vistra’s hardworking team is committed to its purpose, “lighting up lives, powering a better way forward” and is guided by four core principles: we do business the right way, we work as a team, we compete to win, and we care about our stakeholders, including our customers, our communities where we work and live, our employees, and our investors. Learn more about how Vistra is powering a better way forward at vistracorp.com (https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3967404-1&h=3533293724&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com%2F&a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vistracorp.com) .

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It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance submitting an application or would like to request an accommodation, please email us at [email protected] to make a request.

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