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Control Room Operator 

Hobbs, New Mexico 

Job Summary 

As the Control Room Operator, you will join our Operations team! In this role, you will report to the Operations Manager and will be responsible for monitoring and operating power plant systems to support safe, reliable, and efficient facility operations. The Control Room Operator responds to alarms and abnormal conditions, supports plant startup and shutdown activities as required, and collaborates with on-site personnel to maintain operational continuity. This role may also assist with general plant operations and maintenance activities as assigned by the Plant Manager and Operations Manager.

Key Responsibilities:  

Health and Safety 

• Have a strong working knowledge of the ContourGlobal Health & Safety Management System and its respective safe work practices, i.e., Permit to Work, Management of Change, and Contractor Safety etc. 

• Coach and mentor facility employee through engagement on proper safety behaviors, use of the ContourGlobal Management System and its respective expectations and through on-going participation of in Health & Safety activities i.e., inspection, incident investigation and visible felt leadership. 

• Verify job tasks are adequately reviewed prior to initiating work and when changes occur in the work environment or tasks requirements. 

• Ensure all Incidents and potential adverse events (i.e., Near Misses) are quickly communicated to Plant leadership and Health & Safety site/regional support. 

Main Duties 

• Lead a shift consisting of 2 other operators in the safe and efficient operations of a 2x1 combined cycle power plant.
• Conduct shift meetings and ensure completion of all shift duties.
• Ensure problems are swiftly resolved and/or written into the plant CMMS.
• Review all rounds completed by other operators.
• Conduct plant startups and shutdowns as well as responding to any abnormal plant conditions.

• Maintain compliance with ContourGlobal's safe work practices outlined in the organizations Health & Safety Management System. 

• Support fellow work partners to help ensure job tasks are adequately reviewed prior to initiating work and when changes occur in the work environment or tasks requirements. 

• Communicate any unsafe work condition or hazard to your Health & Safety Manager or Operational manager immediately. 

• Report any Health & Safety incident, realized or potential to your Health & Safety Manager or Operational manager immediately. 

• Participate in Health & Safety activities as requested i.e., Incident investigations, inspections, effectiveness reviews and best practice sharing. 

• Ensure the daily log, efficiency reports, and other various reports are completed in a timely and accurate manner. 

• Conduct periodic log and record reviews, to ensure that tag-out procedures, equipment status, and designated administrative systems are functioning effectively. 

• Participate in the administrative maintenance of Plant operating manuals, technical references, prints and diagrams, and preventive/predictive maintenance records. 

• Actively supports the Maintenance team in the execution of maintenance plans by providing lock-out/tag-out support, equipment identification, troubleshooting, work request preparation, electrical and mechanical maintenance, or other areas as needed. 

• Fully support and actively participate in CG Safety and Regulatory Compliance Programs. 

• Complete other tasks, as requested by the Operations Manager. 

Continuous improvement 

• Effectively use the organizational framework to capture, implement, and reward improvement initiatives. 

• Encourage the team members to identify and initiate improvements and innovations that will enhance the maintenance department's safety and reliability, work productivity, cost reduction, and quality of client service. 

Qualifications and Skills:   

Your profile is a natural match if you have:  

• Ability to understand procedures and instructions specific to the area of assignment, as would be acquired in four (4) years of high school, is required. 

• An Associate Degree, in a technical field, is desirable. 

• Experience as a Control Room Operator or equivalent position, in an operating or generating Plant, is required. 

• Experience in water chemistry control, water condition analysis, water treatment facility operations, and chemical-handling requirements is desired. 

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of combustion/steam turbine operations, closed-system generation, industrial safety, hazardous waste management, and inspection/recording of Plant parameters, is highly desirable. 

• Experience using SAP or other CMMS is desired.

• Demonstrated experience in the direct operation of a combined-cycle-large-frame gas turbine Power Plant preferred. 

• Experience with piping and instrument schematics, and process controls, desirable. 

• Extensive working knowledge of Power Plant industry desirable. 

• Must have excellent verbal and writing communication skills. 

• Physical requirements include standing on feet for extended periods, requiring stair and ladder climbing and routinely lifting fifty (50) pounds. 

• This position requires working twelve (12)-hour rotating shifts, with the possibility of overtime, weekend, and holiday work; as required by schedules, workloads, and Plant conditions. 

What drives your application forward:  

• Adaptable/Flexible -You can easily adjust to new routines, systems, situations, procedures and people. 

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