Control Room Operator
Control Room Operator
PIC Group, Inc.
Springfield, MA
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Title: Control Room Operator
Position Type: Contract
Location: Springfield, MA
Reports to: Operations & Maintenance Manager
Status: Non-Exempt
Job Summary
PIC Group has an immediate need for a state of Control Room Operator Massachusetts 2nd Class Engineer Licensed who will be supporting a 260MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine site. The Control Room Operator reports directly to the Operations & Maintenance Manager, and will monitor and control operations, ensuring the efficient and safe production of electricity. The Control Room Operator will contribute to maintaining optimal performance, responding to alarms, and collaborating with diverse teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Ensure mechanical integrity and overall plant operation compliance with regulations, OEM specifications, and industry safety practices.
- Take decisive corrective action to protect personnel and property, preventing hazardous or catastrophic events whenever possible.
- Communicate effectively with licensed operators, plant management, and corporate entities both orally and in writing.
- Assign daily tasks, including equipment health checks, housekeeping, and repairs, to outside operators.
- Recognize and address unsafe conditions or anomalies in the plant promptly.
- Provide essential remedial training for operators in the interest of safety and professional development.
- Issue oral and written instructions to plant personnel, logging all activities in the daily logbook.
- Familiarity with High-Pressure Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and EPA environmental regulations.
- Organize first response in case of an incident, maintaining records and reporting as per plant procedures.
- Ensure the quality of outside operator plant startup checks and daily plant equipment inspections.
- Oversee plant startup, shutdown, and economic operation according to OEM requirements.
- Generate Work Orders for equipment malfunctions, locate spare parts in the warehouse, and assist in inventory checks using a computerized system.
- Possess knowledge of the steam-water cycle, gas turbine operation, critical parameters, and limitations.
- Complete assigned training on time.
- Experience with using DCS control systems, including alarm checks, trend creation, and troubleshooting.
- Proven experience as a control room operator in a power plant, with a preference for expertise in natural gas combined cycle technology.
- Familiarity with GE 7E frame turbines.
- Must be in possession of a MA 2nd class Engineer license.
- Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment and communicate effectively.
- Comprehensive understanding of safety protocols and proficiency in emergency response procedures.
- Must consistently work a 12-hour rotating DuPont shift schedule.
- Walk, stand, kneel, stoop without difficulty.
- Be able to tolerate noise commonly found in a power plant setting.
- Be able to manage temperature extremes.
- Be able to lift up to 50 lbs
- High school diploma or equivalent; further technical education or a degree in a related field is advantageous.
- 5+ years as a Control Room Operator in a power plant.
- Expertise in natural gas combined cycle technology strongly preferred.
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Management and Manufacturing -
Industries
Oil and Gas
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