Power Plant Technician

Consolidated Asset Management Services, LLC is hiring a Power Plant Technician in New York to operate and maintain a 79 MW electric power generation facility. Responsibilities include overseeing daily operations, performing preventive maintenance, managing spare parts, and ensuring safety compliance. The role requires working shifts, including weekends and holidays, and involves both control room and plant floor duties. The hourly wage ranges from $35.00 to $37.00.
CAMS Staffing Solutions is seeking a Plant Technician to efficiently operate and maintain facility equipment to ensure optimal production while minimizing costs. The plant is a 79 MW nameplate capacity electric power generation combined cycle facility located near Albany, New York. The facility uses a Westinghouse combustion turbine, Zurn heat recovery steam generator, and a Mitsubishi steam turbine, and has dual-fuel capability using natural gas or fuel oil. Oversees daily operations and maintenance tasks, working closely with plant management to meet operational goals. Develop technical expertise in assigned systems, including:
• Identifying and managing spare parts inventory
• Performing preventive maintenance
• Planning and prioritizing maintenance tasks during outages
• Supervising external contractors

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Qualify and perform Control Room Operator duties
• Stand single operator shifts.
• Understands and adheres to all plant safety guidelines and procedures. Strive to maintain an injury free work environment.
• Required to be able to perform all duties and responsibilities associated with operating the facility both from the control room and as require from the plant floor.
• Perform plant mechanical, electrical and instrument maintenance as is assigned within individual’s ability. May require use of a respirator.
• Understands and adheres to all plant policies, programs, procedures, contracts and commitments.
• On backshift, weekends and holidays responsible to report all plant abnormalities that have a reasonable potential to disrupt plant operations to the Plant manager. Additionally, act in the best interest of the plant and the ownership on emergent matters that cannot receive management level approval until a later time.
• Control plant processes and electrical distribution through plant distributive control system (DCS) and all other process control devices.
• Conduct regular rounds of plant and equipment. Corrects operational problems when practical and documents problems found in MP-2. Maintains plant housekeeping standards.
• Performs boiler and cooling tower water quality testing and makes correction to the process as necessary in order to maintain plant water quality as well as ensure environmental compliance. Mix appropriate water chemicals for all plant processes. Chemical handling is required.
• Assist in the update of drawings and prints as changes are made. Maintain plant technical library and equipment history.
• Maintains accurate logs and other records of plant operation, as legal documents.
• Participates in plant training and qualification program. Participation includes lesson planning, conducting group training, providing qualification checkouts up to phase II, safety and administrative programs.
• Provide leadership and job coordination for all plant projects being executed while on shift. Including contractor briefings, lockout control, confined space entry, hot work and safe work permitting.
• Administratively assist in performance of his duties relating to procurement warehousing, MP-2, and scheduling as required.
• Monday through Friday (8 Hour Shift) with required 12 Hour Shift Rotating w/ OT based on operational need.
• Hourly wage range for this position is $35.00 to $37.00 per hour.
• All employees must demonstrate a strong aptitude in math, mechanical/electrical ability and production control.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills are a must.
• Basic computer skills are required.
• Associates in Science Degree or equivalent required (e.g. US Nuclear Power Program; Industrial Trade Program/School; 5-years industry experience).
• Three to five years experience power generation is highly desired.