The Process and Maintenance Operator is responsible for performing the activities required to operate and maintain the plant. This includes a variety of tasks in support of both the operation and the maintenance team.
Main Responsibilities:
- Operate as part of a team to achieve common goals.
- Monitors flow meters, gauges, flow ratios, pressures and related controls through the SCADA system, computer terminals and programmable logic control units in assigned area.
- Monitors and records operating conditions observations and data in a daily shift log.
- Performs field tests (chemical, physical and biological) in order to pace chemical dosages for process control units or alter unit processes. Samples sludge and solid streams for determination of solids balancing.
- Monitors process chemical supplies daily and places or adjusts chemical orders to insure continued plant operations.
- Ensures conformance to process specifications. Diagnoses basic operational problems and takes corrective action per procedure. Verifies and reports suspected malfunctions and variances to their Supervisor and/or the Maintenance Manager takes corrective actions, as necessary.
- Performs minor maintenance including, but not limited to, routine preventive maintenance, lubrication and minor adjustments as required;
- Support the maintenance technician in more complex maintenance activitiesPerforms shift routines, preventative maintenance and maintenance related work as assigned
- Always operates in conformity with Company Safety, Quality and Environmental procedures
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor
