Utility Plant Operator 1 | Multiple Positions

Operator I assist’s the Operator II in the following. And may have opportunity to fill in as Operator II on occasion.

Maintaining all the plants proper pressures, Temperatures, and water levels in the boilers, bag house, economizers. Supply tanks and all other plant equipment.

Making any necessary adjustments to boilers, bag house, economizers, supply tanks, all fans/dampers and all other plant equipment, while doing entire visual inspection of boiler house and logging accordingly.

Maintaining all proper fuel levels, coal and natural gas, maintain entire working areas cleaning of floors, stokers, stoker hopper areas etc.

Properly blowing down of boilers, blowing flues on boilers and economizers, making proper adjustments and additions to chemical feed pumps and tanks that supply boilers, DA tank, and steam distribution system.

Maintain proper ash removal of boilers and bag house making any adjustments necessary to ash removal system.

Maintaining all plant data and adjustments Via computers, taking all readings of pressures, temperatures, and levels every hour, bag house temperatures every 15 min. In putting boiler performance, fuels used Etc.

SHIFT 12 AM TO 8 AM

In addition to above duties perform the following:

Set up all paper work for the coming day, Cleaning of restrooms, mopping of floors in control and break room, clean entire control room at least once a week.

SHIFT 8 AM TO 4 PM

In addition to the above duties, perform the following:

Testing of all plant water and make chemical adjustments and additions factors for all shifts and log accordingly, Receive and sample coal trucks place in proper bunker and log accordingly, load ash trucks, add salt to plant brine tanks, Lubricate all stokers and change all pumps, compressors, make sure of proper operation and log accordingly. Take a visible emission reading of stacks and log accordingly.

SHIFT 4 PM TO 12 PM

In addition to the above duties, perform the following:

Take daily outside temperature readings and determine degree day, Establish peak steam demand and log accordingly, hose basement, clean steps to basement and coal room at least once a week, Sum up all daily paper work for the day. Take a visible emission reading of stacks and log accordingly.

MAINTENANCE SHIFT

Help repack pumps and valves. Help clean smoke stack and breaching. Help get boilers ready for yearly inspections. Help repair the equipment of the plant, water pumps, fans, turbines, compressors, etc. Clean equipment. Plumbing and electrical work. Any other maintenance or improvements needed in plant. Help put boilers on and off the line when needed. Clean boilers, fire box, and water drums. Fix steam leaks. Clean coal room. Change boiler water level glass on water columns with new rubber seals.