Power Station Operator

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Job Title: Power Station Operator

Location: Imo

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

The Power Station Operations Team is responsible for the daily operations, continuous monitoring, record-keeping, reporting, preventive and corrective maintenance and performance improvement of the Power Station, with a view to ensure optimum performance, maximum uptime, maximum revenue and customer satisfaction.Key

Key Responsibilities

Operate diesel and gas generators, including starting and stopping as required. Open and close circuit breakers, switchgear, panels, and valves as required for safe plant operations. Support the Plant Manager/Superintendent during operational events, including black starts, shutdowns, planned and unplanned outages, and pump starts. Coordinate with customers during operational events as directed by the Plant Manager/Superintendent. Keep the Plant Manager/Superintendent informed of all operational activities and developments. Conduct continuous real-time monitoring, logging, and routine inspection of generators and plant equipment. Take hourly readings of generator production, condition, and fuel consumption. Monitor generator parameters including kWh output, running hours, engine oil level and pressure, exhaust temperature, vibration and noise, power quality, harmonics, load balance, and battery charge status. Take hourly readings of gas pressure, including maximum, minimum, average pressure, and totalised gas volume. Monitor and record diesel consumption and totalised volume. Promptly report alarms, abnormalities, equipment malfunctions, unusual readings, or conditions that may affect safety, reliability, or load capacity. Support the Plant Manager in implementing the approved Preventive Maintenance (PM) Programme. Coordinate regular generator servicing with relevant vendors in line with the approved maintenance schedule. Service and maintain associated monitoring and control circuit equipment. Coordinate the implementation of scheduled maintenance activities. Engage designated contractors to inspect and assess the condition of passive plant assets. Coordinate periodic specialist inspections of transformers, panels, meters, cables, and other power station assets in accordance with OEM manuals. Operate and monitor SCADA/remote monitoring and control systems. Demonstrate hands-on experience operating gas-powered and diesel-powered generators. Operate and monitor gas conditioning infrastructure, low- and medium-voltage electrical panels, and switchgear. Salary N3,000,000 - N4,000,000 monthly.