Operator Technician Mechanic I-IV (Dodge City)

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Job Title Operator Technician Mechanic I-IV

Department Gas Operations Pay Status Hourly

Reports To Production Supervisor FLSA Category Nonexempt

Location Various

Summary

Operate, maintain, and repair low or high-pressure boilers,

turbine-generators,

combustion turbines, and other generation station equipment. Maintain

all generation

related mechanical components and equipment to ensure the highest

availability and

efficiency of operation.

Essential Responsibilities

Operations

Operate (start up, shutdown, and monitor) all control room

instrumentation in a manner

that ensures safe and efficient operation of generation units to include

the boiler,

turbine-generator, and associated auxiliary equipment and all process

operations.

Perform all duties associated with operating and monitoring electrical

transmission

equipment (breakers, relays, and transformers), switching in substation,

house power

switching, unit loading, data-logging of plant parameters, gauges, and

meters.

Evaluate nonroutine, upset, or emergency situations and take the

appropriate corrective

action needed to maintain or restore operations equipment to normal

operating

conditions.

Conduct routine rounds to inspect assigned areas for fire protection,

freeze protection,

air, water, steam, oil, and chemical leaks. Check pumps, motors, and

auxiliary

equipment for proper operation.

Enter current status data and maintain periodic readings, logs, forms,

records, and other

written documents necessary to record and document station and process

statistics.

Report conditions affecting generator load to the system operator at the

Operations

Center (dispatch center) as required.

Report all process changes to process customers and production

supervisor, and

diagnose issues related to the process change.

Direct, guide, and train other operations staff members in lower

classifications in the

performance of specific tasks.

Review plant operating instructions on a regular basis.

Mechanical Maintenance

Perform preventive, predictive, and corrective mechanical maintenance,

as needed, at

all generation facilities.

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Troubleshoot and diagnose failures and disassemble, repair, replace,

reassemble,

install, or test equipment in an effort to restore equipment to full

operating condition.

Install and repair new equipment and piping.

Safety

Sunflower employees are expected to approach their personal safety and

their coworker's safety with a positive attitude and commitment.

Sunflower employees

will maintain the highest level of responsibility and accountability in

compliance with all

safety policies, practices and procedures to ensure a safe working

environment. This

includes properly maintaining and caring for applicable safety gear and

equipment;

identifying, correcting or assisting in resolving safety concerns,

including communicating

all hazardous conditions; reporting all injuries and near misses

immediately to

appropriate personnel; and understanding and complying with the

Clearance Procedure

as applicable.

Culture

Demonstrate personal responsibility and a commitment to Sunflowers

culture and core

values of technical competency, respect and dignity, accountability,

integrity,

trustworthiness, and servant leadership to empower or otherwise enable

others to

optimally perform their job responsibilities. Demonstrate and promote

ethics and

behaviors consistent with Sunflower's culture, Board policies, and

business practices.

Understand and fulfill the role and responsibility for all internal

policies and procedures

of the company to comply wit h laws, rules, and regulations.

Other Responsibilities

Dedicate available time for on-the-job training and for studying

material, which includes

time spent on the required simulator training.

Perform routine and non-routine cleaning assignments.

Perform housekeeping duties in and around the work areas and maintain

tools,

equipment, and other work-related materials in proper working condition.

Attend meetings as scheduled and/or required.

Perform other tasks as assigned or required to support Sunflowers

mission and

operations.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Two year post high school education in mechanical maintenance and two

years heavy

industrial mechanical maintenance experience, or equivalent combination

of education

and experience.

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Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

Successful completion of the Edison Electric Institutes (EEI) Plant

Operator Selections

System (POSS) test and the Power Plant Maintenance Positions Selection

System

(MASS) test.

Able to remain calm and make clear, quick, logical decisions in upset,

abnormal, and

emergency situations to ensure the