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General Plant Operator- Plant McDonough

Atlanta, GA
Full-Time

Job Description

General Plant Operator

(Operations and Maintenance Technician)

Georgia Power Company – Plant McDonough Combined Cycle

Position Summary

Plant McDonough anticipates the need to seek highly skilled multidiscipline candidates for a General Plant Operator (GPO) position to operate & maintain our combined cycle and/or combustion turbine power plants in Atlanta, Ga. The duties of a General Plant Operator include operating, monitoring, troubleshooting, and repairing the plant’s electrical, instrumentation and mechanical power plant equipment related to the operation of a combined cycle and/or a combustion turbine power plant.  This position helps maintain plant maintenance records in a computer-based work order system, Maximo and performs various other duties that are expected; these include a plant maintenance rotation, system ownership assignment and various other tasks associated with operations and maintenance.  This posting is intended to identify an available and qualified pool of candidates who may be considered during the next hiring cycle.

Education

  •  HS Graduate or Equivalent
  • 2-Year College/Technical Degree or Equivalent Military Training preferred

 Job Experience

  •  Combustion turbine, combined cycle, or fossil steam boiler-turbine, experience is desired.
  • Previous operations experience desired.
  •  Industrial maintenance and troubleshooting required, five or more years desired.
  • Experience in industrial electrical/mechanical/I&C or certified training desired.

  Job Requirements

  •  Ability to perform thorough and effective operator rounds, evaluate equipment conditions, heat rate losses, and any potential hazards.  Write condition reports for any noted deficiencies.
  • Must be able to learn how to independently operate a combined cycle and/or combustion turbine plant and communicate effectively with plant stakeholders.  This includes following procedures and checklists for unit start-up and shutdowns.
  • Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to apply principles of logical thinking and deal with situations that are countered.
  • Strong mechanical and electric aptitude and a demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical equipment are required.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are required.
  • Must be able to work with minimal supervision and acquire basic computer skills.
  • Work with other departments for the successful execution of scheduled work and planned outages by supporting planning and scheduling activities.  This includes assisting with work scope identification through system walk downs and evaluations.
  • Maintain proper documentation for assigned system (inspection reports, outage reports, equipment specifications, etc.)
  • Must be able to work in difficult environments including confined spaces, extreme hot and cold temperatures, indoors and outdoors, around loud noise and locations accessible only via vertical ladders or over uneven spaces, cat walks, climbing high elevations up to 100 feet or working on grated surfaces/platforms.
  • Must perform duties wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) which may include  safety glasses, hard hats, respirator, dust mask, steel toe shoes, gloves and hearing protection.

Other Attributes

  • Must be able to support a 24/7 shift schedule, including overtime, holiday and back shift work.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, team player.
  • Must be able to handle complex, pressure situations and be adaptable to a changing work environment.
  • Must be a self-starter, highly motivated, and able to organize work with minimal supervision
  • Role Model for Southern Company Behaviors – Our Values
    • Safety First
    • Unquestionable Trust
    • Superior Performance
    • Total Commitment

Must be able to pass the pre-employment testing: GPO3 Test *

This is a covered role and has a starting salary of $8654 per month, $103,848 per year

Candidates receive email invitations for applicable selection testing. Candidates use the invitations to schedule proctored test sessions. It is important to read an invitation email in its entirety to understand instructions and note any specified deadlines, requirements and/or information for technical assistance. A candidate may not receive an email invitation if not eligible for testing at the time.

If this job is determined to be a critical job, limitations for transferring internally within the Company may apply for a set period of time. If applicable, details will be shared during the selection process.

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General Plant Operator

(Operations and Maintenance Technician)

Georgia Power Company – Plant McDonough Combined Cycle

Position Summary

Plant McDonough anticipates the need to seek highly skilled multidiscipline candidates for a General Plant Operator (GPO) position to operate & maintain our combined cycle and/or combustion turbine power plants in Atlanta, Ga. The duties of a General Plant Operator include operating, monitoring, troubleshooting, and repairing the plant’s electrical, instrumentation and mechanical power plant equipment related to the operation of a combined cycle and/or a combustion turbine power plant.  This position helps maintain plant maintenance records in a computer-based work order system, Maximo and performs various other duties that are expected; these include a plant maintenance rotation, system ownership assignment and various other tasks associated with operations and maintenance.  This posting is intended to identify an available and qualified pool of candidates who may be considered during the next hiring cycle.

Education

  •  HS Graduate or Equivalent
  • 2-Year College/Technical Degree or Equivalent Military Training preferred

 Job Experience

  •  Combustion turbine, combined cycle, or fossil steam boiler-turbine, experience is desired.
  • Previous operations experience desired.
  •  Industrial maintenance and troubleshooting required, five or more years desired.
  • Experience in industrial electrical/mechanical/I&C or certified training desired.

  Job Requirements

  •  Ability to perform thorough and effective operator rounds, evaluate equipment conditions, heat rate losses, and any potential hazards.  Write condition reports for any noted deficiencies.
  • Must be able to learn how to independently operate a combined cycle and/or combustion turbine plant and communicate effectively with plant stakeholders.  This includes following procedures and checklists for unit start-up and shutdowns.
  • Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to apply principles of logical thinking and deal with situations that are countered.
  • Strong mechanical and electric aptitude and a demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical equipment are required.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills are required.
  • Must be able to work with minimal supervision and acquire basic computer skills.
  • Work with other departments for the successful execution of scheduled work and planned outages by supporting planning and scheduling activities.  This includes assisting with work scope identification through system walk downs and evaluations.
  • Maintain proper documentation for assigned system (inspection reports, outage reports, equipment specifications, etc.)
  • Must be able to work in difficult environments including confined spaces, extreme hot and cold temperatures, indoors and outdoors, around loud noise and locations accessible only via vertical ladders or over uneven spaces, cat walks, climbing high elevations up to 100 feet or working on grated surfaces/platforms.
  • Must perform duties wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) which may include  safety glasses, hard hats, respirator, dust mask, steel toe shoes, gloves and hearing protection.

Other Attributes

  • Must be able to support a 24/7 shift schedule, including overtime, holiday and back shift work.
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, team player.
  • Must be able to handle complex, pressure situations and be adaptable to a changing work environment.
  • Must be a self-starter, highly motivated, and able to organize work with minimal supervision
  • Role Model for Southern Company Behaviors – Our Values
    • Safety First
    • Unquestionable Trust
    • Superior Performance
    • Total Commitment

Must be able to pass the pre-employment testing: GPO3 Test *

This is a covered role and has a starting salary of $8654 per month, $103,848 per year

Candidates receive email invitations for applicable selection testing. Candidates use the invitations to schedule proctored test sessions. It is important to read an invitation email in its entirety to understand instructions and note any specified deadlines, requirements and/or information for technical assistance. A candidate may not receive an email invitation if not eligible for testing at the time.

If this job is determined to be a critical job, limitations for transferring internally within the Company may apply for a set period of time. If applicable, details will be shared during the selection process.

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About Southern Company

Southern Company is one of the largest energy providers in the United States. Based in Atlanta, Southern Company owns electric utilities in four states, natural gas distribution utilities in seven states, a competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications.

The men and women who work at Southern Company understand that we don’t simply provide a product or service. Clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy is essential to our way of life. More than 100 years ago, our company played a major role in the growth and prosperity of the South – and we continue to play a role today through our support of economic development and our philanthropic efforts. We believe the communities we serve should be better off because we’re there.

Our principal business is to make, move and sell energy. Those are the “whats” of our business. But it’s the “hows” that make us different. The actions of our employees are what truly define us and have earned us a high level of trust among our customers, shareholders and regulators.

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