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The Control Room Operator/SPTO ensures that all equipment is properly operated in a safe manner and in compliance with all permits, rules, and regulations. They are expected to train in basic mechanical and electrical maintenance and contribute to a variety of maintenance activities commensurate with their skills and qualifications. This role is at times an individual contributor, a team member, and often times a group leader. As with all employees, the Control Room Operator/SPTO should continuously strive to better themselves as well as the team.\nKey Responsibilities\nMeet all responsibilities and qualifications of the SPTO and PTO.\nPerform the duties of a SPTO for a minimum of 500 hours.\nManage and/or administer facility programs. (e.g. Hazcom Coordinator, PSM Coordinator, Safety Committee Member, etc.)\nComplete the SPTO qualification standard and demonstrate understanding of all systems and processes. This includes successful completion of an oral board.\nTo the extent qualified, perform mechanical and electrical maintenance.\nBe proficient as a watch stander of all watch stations and provide supervision.\nPossess a high level of system and integrated process knowledge of all power generation equipment.\nAct as team leader while on watch and be responsible for the safe and proper operation of the plant. Duties include but are not limited to: coordination of all maintenance activity, efficient operation of the plant, and managing other on-watch technicians.\nActively participate in the training and qualification of team members.\nContinually evaluate and prioritize plant conditions (steady-state, transient, & upset) and act to control, contain, and restore plant operations in a safe, appropriate, and environmentally compliant manner. This includes developing solutions to complex problems and providing advice as needed.\nPerform extensive troubleshooting, calibration and repairs to plant equipment as needed and direct work activities as necessary. This includes being proficient at developing and analyzing trends as a troubleshooting tool.\nOversee the safe and proper operation of the water treatment facilities. This includes evaluating lab test results and taking proper action based upon these results.\nAssess plant conditions and call management or other resources, within established guidelines, for assistance or support as needed. The SPTO is accountable and expected to find potential solutions to complex problems and bring those solutions to bear when calling resources.\nSeek out and anticipate what maintenance is scheduled and then coordinate, approve and provide safety clearance tag-outs and other necessary permits as required.\nMonitor and interpret plant emissions and discharges and act to maintain compliance with all applicable laws, permits, provisions and orders.\nAlso responsible for bulk & specialty chemical inventory and off-loads including Anhydrous Ammonia, Caustic, Sodium Hypochlorite and Sulfuric Acid and vendor supplied chemicals. All of these chemicals are extremely dangerous and the Sr. Plant Tech Operator needs to ensure that approved procedures are being followed.\nUse and contribute to the facility computerized programs such as MP2, T3000, SAP, DCS, PI, KE Intranet, and others.\nTrain and mentor plant operations staff.\nPerform administrative and supervisory duties in support of various plant goals such as environmental reporting, safety reporting, purchasing, quality programs, heat rate improvement, continuous improvement, safety and environmental compliance training and technical training.\nTake the lead and supervise, individual, or team roles to solve routine or non-routine issues.\nAnalyze individual performance and provide guidance and/or feedback.\nMaintain a high level of understanding of the merchant power business, and utilize that knowledge in decision-making, suggesting changes, or improvements to the overall plant operation.\nCommunicate regularly with Avangrid Power Energy Management representatives including; Balancing Authority Operator and NCC Operators to manage generation requirements required by the company.\nCommunicate regularly with on-site staff to optimize plant output and fuel usage.\nMaintain a positive working relationship with internal and external customers.\nDevelop individual skills through training, technical manuals, and other means to be able to act as \"system expert\" in one or more technical areas for the purpose of maintenance, testing, tuning, training, and warranty situations.\nCoordinate and support vendor activity as required.\nSupervise and direct contractors for outage and non-outage work.\nAdhere to effective internal controls.\nOther duties as assigned.\nRequired Qualifications\nA minimum of seven years of experience as a Control Room Operator or Plant Tech Operator in power plant operations including all associated auxiliary and support equipment. (combined cycle and Peaker experience is mandatory or completion of PTO and SPTO qualifications at Klamath with 500 hours of experience as the SPTO.)\nHigh School Diploma or GED\nAbility to read, comprehend, and abide by all Environmental, Health, & Safety documents, programs, and procedures.\nAbility to read, comprehend, and utilize drawings and technical manuals.\nProven successes in completing a respiratory evaluation and fit test.\nStrong communications skills and Office software.\nStrong teamwork skills and ability to participate in committee meetings\nHave and maintain a current Oregon driver's license\nBe proficient at Microsoft Office products including Word and Excel. This includes being proficient at writing a (finished product) technical paper and develop spreadsheets to support the business.\nPreferred Qualifications\nAS or BS college degree.\nSteam plant technical training.\nGas turbine technical training.\nWater treatment technical training.\nOther process control technical training\nCompetencies\nGrowth & Continuous Improvement\nInitiative & Change\nFocused on Results\nCustomer Centric (internal and/or external)\nCommunication\nCollaboration\nLeadership (people managers/leaders)\nDisclaimer\nAVANGRID is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. AVANGRID is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, gender, gender identification, gender expression, race, color, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other characteristics or conditions protected by law.\nClick here for Additional Disclaimer Information\nAvangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within AVANGRD Network and Corporate functions. 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