Control Room Operator

Company : PacifiCorp

PacifiCorp

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

As a control room operator, you will operate, monitor, and control plant electric generating units and associated systems to insure safe, efficient, and continuous production of electricity under the direction and review of the plant manager, operations supervisors, and in conjunction with the system dispatcher.

• Operate turbines, generators, boilers, combustion turbines and generators, and all associated systems and auxiliary equipment from the control center board, either manually or by automatic control, for safe, controlled production of electrical energy
• Monitor plant and auxiliary equipment operations at the control board, charts, meters, and gauges to insure proper plant operation
• Maintain proper voltage and current
• Synchronize the generator
• Control boiler temperature, steam flow, feed water and fuel flow during operations.
• Monitor and control plant pollution control equipment such as precipitators, SO2 scrubber equipment and NOx control equipment.
• Troubleshoot operating problems from control board, initiate corrective action when necessary, and take equipment in and out of service for repairs in a safe and orderly fashion.
• Coordinate with dispatchers to govern generator load and system voltage.
• Report load and restriction conditions to dispatchers and receive switching orders and initiate switching
• Maintain a shift log to ensure accurate records and prepare daily reports concerning plant heat rate, steam production, megawatt output, etc.
• Take hourly readings on plant equipment and systems for reporting operating status to plant engineer or other plant staff personnel for determining plant efficiency
• Direct and delegate orders to plant, maintenance, and equipment operators and helpers to maintain proper control of all generating systems and associated auxiliary systems and equipment
• Answer plant phones and direct calls to the requested individual or department as necessary
• Perform necessary housekeeping duties as assigned
• Train other CROs as requested
• Other duties similar to those listed above may be assigned. When management determines that it is efficient, employees in this classification may be assigned duties of less complexity.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Control Room Operator experience.
• May be filled at the CRO Trainee, or CRO

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to assist them in performance of the essential functions of the position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers, handle and feel, and talk or hear.

The employee is frequently required to stand and sit. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms;

climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl and / or smell. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds and push and / or pull 50 pounds overhead.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The employee is required to operate computer control schemes and drive vehicles. Some travel may be required.