Control Room Operator

Cogentrix⠀provides a⠀complete⠀service⠀offering⠀to those⠀looking to⠀succeed in⠀power⠀plant⠀operations⠀and⠀investments,⠀including⠀outstanding⠀technical,⠀commercial,⠀and⠀financial⠀capabilities.⠀For more⠀than 35⠀years, we⠀have stood⠀out for⠀our⠀ability to⠀execute⠀acquisitions,⠀financings,⠀operations⠀and asset⠀improvements.⠀Cogentrix⠀has been⠀directly⠀involved⠀in the⠀development,⠀ownership,⠀operations⠀and⠀management⠀of⠀coal-fired,⠀natural⠀gas-fired,⠀and solar⠀power⠀assets⠀delivering⠀a combined⠀generating⠀capacity⠀in excess⠀of 10 GW.⠀Through⠀the⠀ownership⠀and⠀operation⠀of these⠀plants,⠀Cogentrix⠀has⠀participated⠀in most of⠀the major⠀power⠀regions in⠀the⠀U.S.

Position Summary

TThe⠀person in⠀this⠀position⠀is⠀responsible⠀for the⠀safe and⠀efficient⠀operation⠀of the⠀facility⠀in⠀accordance⠀with all⠀company⠀policies⠀and⠀standards.⠀He/she is⠀responsible⠀for⠀directing⠀and⠀supervising⠀the⠀on-shift⠀technicians⠀and other⠀plant⠀personnel⠀to ensure⠀the⠀facility⠀is⠀operated⠀and⠀maintained⠀in a safe,⠀clean and⠀efficient⠀manner.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain⠀and⠀enforce⠀company⠀safety and⠀health⠀requirements,⠀environmental⠀compliance⠀policies⠀and⠀operating⠀procedures.⠀Follow and⠀ensure⠀staff⠀follows⠀standard⠀safety⠀procedures,⠀correct⠀safety and⠀environmental⠀hazards.
• Monitor⠀the⠀operation⠀of major⠀plant⠀equipment⠀and⠀systems⠀and takes⠀appropriate⠀action to⠀ensure⠀they are⠀operated⠀safely, in⠀compliance⠀with legal⠀and⠀regulatory⠀requirements.⠀Ensure⠀operation⠀is done in⠀a manner⠀consistent⠀with⠀maximizing⠀availability⠀and in a⠀manner⠀consistent⠀with⠀optimizing⠀fuel⠀efficiency.
• Ensure⠀the⠀facility⠀and all⠀personnel⠀operate⠀safely at⠀all times⠀and⠀promotes⠀an⠀environment⠀whereby⠀safety is⠀a⠀priority.⠀Responsible⠀for⠀enforcement⠀of safety⠀programs⠀and⠀procedures.
• Train⠀shift⠀personnel⠀in safety⠀procedures,⠀equipment⠀use, plant⠀operating⠀procedures,⠀and⠀environmental⠀standards⠀and⠀compliance.⠀Implement⠀plant⠀training⠀programs⠀and ensure⠀continued⠀progress⠀as⠀outlined⠀in the PQR⠀program⠀along with⠀corporate⠀training⠀reqs.
• Foster⠀and⠀promote a⠀culture of⠀teamwork⠀with all⠀plant⠀staff⠀members.
• Anticipate⠀problems,⠀identify⠀potential⠀or⠀recurring⠀problems,⠀and take⠀appropriate⠀action.
• Troubleshoot⠀equipment⠀and assist⠀in⠀diagnosing⠀problem⠀areas.⠀Document⠀all⠀problems⠀in⠀eLogger,⠀CMMS, and⠀any forms⠀of paper⠀or⠀electric⠀logging⠀created.
• Respond⠀and report⠀to work⠀during off⠀hours when⠀emergency⠀assistance⠀or repairs⠀are⠀required.⠀•⠀Perform⠀routine⠀inspections,⠀water⠀analysis,⠀and⠀troubleshooting,⠀to⠀optimize⠀plant⠀performance.
• Prepare⠀for daily⠀team⠀meetings⠀to⠀coordinate⠀plant O&M⠀activities⠀and⠀provide⠀status.
• Formulate⠀and⠀execute⠀projects⠀assigned⠀by O&M⠀Management.⠀Coordinate⠀plant⠀production⠀with the⠀Energy⠀Management⠀groups.⠀Assume⠀scheduling⠀responsibilities⠀during⠀evening⠀and⠀weekend⠀hours.
• Communicate⠀verbally⠀and in⠀writing to⠀customers,⠀suppliers,⠀and⠀operators⠀to ensure⠀optimum⠀resource⠀utilization.
• Administer⠀preventive⠀maintenance⠀work⠀orders,⠀housekeeping⠀assignments,⠀and⠀operations⠀routines.

Education/Experience Required

• Blue Seal⠀or above⠀NJ Boiler⠀Operator⠀License
• Mechanical⠀Engineering⠀Degree⠀desired.⠀Minimum 2⠀year⠀degree in⠀applicable⠀discipline⠀or⠀equivalent⠀experience,⠀High⠀School⠀Graduate⠀with a⠀valid⠀driver’s⠀license.
• Minimum⠀of 5 years⠀relevant⠀experience⠀in power⠀plant⠀operations/maintenance
• Ability⠀to⠀establish⠀and⠀maintain⠀good⠀working⠀relationships⠀with⠀fellow⠀employees,⠀representatives⠀of other⠀utilities,⠀outside⠀consultants⠀and the⠀public
• Demonstrate⠀good⠀verbal and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills
• Computer⠀Skills⠀Required:
• CMMS⠀Program⠀Knowledge
• Excel⠀Spreadsheet
• Ability⠀to read⠀and⠀interpret⠀vendor⠀manuals,⠀drawings,⠀and⠀regulation⠀requirements.
• Ability⠀to⠀understand⠀best⠀maintenance⠀practices,⠀organize⠀and plan⠀tasks, and⠀be a⠀self-directed⠀working to⠀multiple⠀plant⠀objectives.
• Thorough⠀understanding⠀of power⠀plant⠀safety,⠀operations,⠀training⠀and⠀maintenance,⠀with⠀strong⠀knowledge⠀of⠀generating⠀equipment,⠀and⠀understanding⠀of plant⠀engineering⠀functions⠀as they⠀relate to⠀operations⠀and⠀maintenance.⠀Knowledgeable⠀of Power⠀Plant⠀Safety⠀Programs
• Experience⠀as a Power⠀Plant⠀Mechanic,⠀Electrician⠀or I&C⠀Technician⠀is a⠀plus
• Knowledgeable⠀of⠀Chemical⠀Safe⠀Handling⠀Practices,⠀DPCC, SPPP⠀and Hazmat⠀Programs.
• Strong⠀oral and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills.⠀Flexible⠀work⠀schedules.
• Understanding⠀of low,⠀medium and⠀high⠀voltage⠀systems.
• Desire⠀to⠀progress⠀into next⠀level of⠀management

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

• Position⠀requires⠀extensive⠀walking⠀and⠀climbing,⠀working⠀indoors in⠀a hot⠀environment⠀and⠀working⠀outdoors⠀in all⠀weather⠀conditions.
• Must⠀be able to⠀lift up to⠀50⠀pounds.
• Must⠀have a⠀valid⠀driver’s⠀license⠀for travel⠀to other⠀companies/vendors