Operations & Maintenance Tech Ii

Operations & Maintenance Tech II
Location: Fernandina Beach, FL
This intermediate position is responsible for operating, planning and conducting preventive/corrective maintenance on the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant and associated ancillary equipment.
What you'll be working on:

• Monitor, record and trend readings from the CHP plant control system.
• Monitor the CHP plant control panels to ensure the proper operation of plant equipment.
• Operate the CHP plant in a safe and efficient manner, following all plant procedures, health and safety and current operating practices.
• Monitor instrumentation readings for variances from prescribed operating standards and procedures.
• Respond to any variances, adjust and maintain the proper operation of plant equipment.
• Maintain plant maintenance management program, maintain parts inventory and perform parts ordering.
• Report conditions beyond the capabilities of the operator to the Lead Technician.
• Maintain the lockout/tagout log and monitor maintenance activities to ensure proper plant operation at all times.
• Visually inspect equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair or adjustments.
• Report and/or correct unsafe conditions or hazards, (leaks, slip hazards, safety deficiencies, etc.).
• Performs BASIC independent maintenance activities and assists with intermediate, advanced and major maintenance activities.
• Responsible for the documentation of: Daily work logs, operations and maintenance activities, parts usage and inventory consumption.
• Provides input into the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for maintenance history or equivalent tracking and historical document retention system.
• Perform maintenance, outage repairs and testing of equipment.
• Maintain records of forced outages and coordinate entry into CMMS system.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Understand and comply with Eight Flags and/or Customer HSE policies and directives.
• Report any accidents or incidents, near misses, or safety observations in a timely manner.
• Work is normally scheduled, assigned and performed according to specific, defined instructions with identified latitude to work independently with the person's increased professional, technical and competency development.
• Perform other duties and administrative tasks as assigned by direct management or supervisors.
• Maintain cleanliness of all the plant office spaces and common areas.

Who you are:

• Education: High school diploma required; associates degree in related field preferred
• 3 - 5 years related industrial experience, formal certification, military experience or equivalent. Experience with gas turbine and HRSG CHP plant preferred.
• Ability to work shift hours, overtime, and irregular hours to support plant outages, emergency work, etc.
• Possess basic computer skills.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, basic steam plant and gas turbine generator knowledge.
• Ability to read and interpret documents, safety rules, data, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
• Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

Working Conditions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb talk, hear and use hands.
• Required to reach with hands and arms and to climb and balance.
• Required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Required to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Vision abilities include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Applicants with a disability that need assistance applying for a position may email human_resources@chpk.com or Ruth Warner, Director, Human Resources Operations at rwarner@chpk.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)