This intermediate position is responsible for operating, planning and conducting preventive/corrective maintenance on the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant and associated ancillary equipment.

What you'll be working on:

• Monitor, record and trend readings from the CHP plant control system.
• Monitor the CHP plant control panels to ensure the proper operation of plant equipment.
• Operate the CHP plant in a safe and efficient manner, following all plant procedures, health and safety and current operating practices.
• Monitor instrumentation readings for variances from prescribed operating standards and procedures.
• Respond to any variances, adjust and maintain the proper operation of plant equipment.
• Maintain plant maintenance management program, maintain parts inventory and perform parts ordering.
• Report conditions beyond the capabilities of the operator to the Lead Technician.
• Maintain the lockout/tagout log and monitor maintenance activities to ensure proper plant operation at all times.
• Visually inspect equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair or adjustments.
• Report and/or correct unsafe conditions or hazards, (leaks, slip hazards, safety deficiencies, etc.).
• Performs BASIC independent maintenance activities and assists with intermediate, advanced and major maintenance activities.
• Responsible for the documentation of: Daily work logs, operations and maintenance activities, parts usage and inventory consumption.
• Provides input into the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for maintenance history or equivalent tracking and historical document retention system.
• Perform maintenance, outage repairs and testing of equipment.
• Maintain records of forced outages and coordinate entry into CMMS system.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Understand and comply with Eight Flags and/or Customer HSE policies and directives.
• Report any accidents or incidents, near misses, or safety observations in a timely manner.
• Work is normally scheduled, assigned and performed according to specific, defined instructions with identified latitude to work independently with the person's increased professional, technical and competency development.
• Perform other duties and administrative tasks as assigned by direct management or supervisors.
• Maintain cleanliness of all the plant office spaces and common areas.

Who you are:

• Education: High school diploma required; associates degree in related field preferred
• 3 - 5 years related industrial experience, formal certification, military experience or equivalent. Experience with gas turbine and HRSG CHP plant preferred.
• Ability to work shift hours, overtime, and irregular hours to support plant outages, emergency work, etc.
• Possess basic computer skills.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, basic steam plant and gas turbine generator knowledge.
• Ability to read and interpret documents, safety rules, data, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.

• Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

Working Conditions:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb talk, hear and use hands.
• Required to reach with hands and arms and to climb and balance.
• Required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Required to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Vision abilities include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Applicants with a disability that need assistance applying for a position may email human_resources@chpk.com or Ruth Warner, Director, Human Resources Operations at rwarner@chpk.com.