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Will have limited oversight responsibility for outside maintenance contractors to ensure that they are working in a safe manner.\nCommunicates with all personnel to stress the importance of a safe work environment. Required to isolate equipment following proper Lock-out Tag-Out procedures.\nDemonstrates knowledge of and supports the plant safety, health, and environmental programs in all activities. Contributes to incident investigations to reduce recurrence of accidents/incidents.\nSupports and promotes the philosophy of maintaining an accident/incident free workplace.\nAssist and support outside contractors with all onsite maintenance, including media change-outs, large equipment overhauls, and vacuum removal of solids from digesters.\nMonitor gas production of anaerobic digesters with a focus on O2 and H2S concentration.\nComplete hourly and daily rounds of plant equipment and capture fluid temps, pressures, oil levels, gas concentrations, process flows. Check equipment for proper operation looking for excessive vibration, fluid leaks and any conditions needing further attention. Accurately record all plant operational parameters and respond to unsatisfactory trends and remedy as needed.\nConduct initial troubleshooting prior to calling in technicians and/or 3rd party contactors\nLearn from technicians and 3rd party contractors on servicing equipment to use in future scenarios to keep maintenance in-house\nOperate plant equipment including the pumps, blowers, and other related auxiliary equipment in accordance with manufacturer recommendation and established company policy.\nParticipate in plant housekeeping programs and material handling safety activities to ensure safe working conditions.\nParticipate in the planning and execution of preventative maintenance activities.\nWrite work orders on work management software to track repairs and scheduled maintenance\nAssist in writing Standard Operating Procedures and Energy Isolation Procedures\nConsistent and on-time attendance\nOther duties as assigned.\nRequirements\nSKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:\nValid driver's license and ability to operate a motor vehicle is required.\nWill be required to regularly lift, move and/or push objects weighing up to 50lbs\nMaintenance and operating experience in an industrial or gas processing environment.\nAbility to work on-call hours as required.\nOperational experience may be supplemented with military experience or training in a related field.\nA relevant background in safety procedures/practices.\nAble to quickly respond to rapidly changing conditions.\nAbility to read, write and understand English is required.\nAbility to read and understand mechanical and electrical drawings.\nAbility to do minor electrical troubleshooting with the use of multimeters i.e., testing fuses and verifying line voltages\nAbility to analyze and interpret data and to make sound recommendations on plant conditions.\nFundamental proficiency in Windows-based applications (Outlook, Word, and Excel) on a PC or tablet required.\nWORKING CONDITIONS:\nWork locations are industrial and agricultural, primarily outdoors.\nLimited exposure to hazardous materials and/or toxic fumes will require the use of approved personal protective equipment. 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