Job Ref: # 519573
Date Posted: 8/21/2026
Location: Kennerdell, Pennsylvania
Salary (USD): $40
Description
As a Control Room Operator, you will operate and monitor main generating units and supporting plant equipment from the control room while coordinating closely with the Shift Supervisor and Operations & Maintenance team. The role includes unit startup, paralleling, shutdown, switching, equipment clearances, emergency response, and support of maintenance activities during outages and relief periods.
This is an experienced plant-operations position. The strongest candidates will bring direct power plant control room experience or highly comparable operating experience in a complex continuous-process environment. The client emphasized proven plant-environment experience, disciplined operating practices, equipment knowledge, safety, and transferable experience with large interconnected mechanical, electrical, and process systems.
Responsibilities
- Operate plant equipment and switchgear controlled from the control room
- Start up, parallel, load, monitor, and shut down main power-generation units in accordance with established procedures
- Place plant equipment and auxiliaries into service and remove them from service as operating conditions require
- Respond to abnormal and emergency conditions and take appropriate actions to place equipment in a safe condition
- Write switching orders, perform required switching, and support equipment clearance and tagging activities
- Monitor operating parameters, alarms, trends, and plant conditions to maintain safe and reliable generation
- Perform or assist with routine maintenance on equipment under control room responsibility
- Support maintenance activities during relief weeks, overhauls, major outages, and other planned downtime
- Maintain strong housekeeping and conduct safety checks for potential hazards
- Assist in training and orientation of new Control Room Operators, O&M Technicians, and Assistant Plant Operators
- Temporarily support O&M Technician and/or Shift Supervisor responsibilities when qualified and required
- Remain available for rotating shifts, overtime, emergency callouts, and operational coverage
Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum four years of power plant operator experience, including demonstrated control room operation and related auxiliary systems
- Demonstrated knowledge of power production principles, control room operations, operating procedures, system operating orders, and clearance procedures
- Ability to start, parallel, operate, and shut down power-generation equipment safely
- Experience clearing equipment, writing switching orders, and performing necessary switching
- Strong understanding of emergency operating actions and safe equipment conditions
- Working knowledge of maintenance functions as they relate to control room and plant operations
- Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate effectively with operations and maintenance personnel
- Ability to work rotating shifts, overtime, emergency callouts, and outage schedules
- Ability to meet plant physical and respirator-qualification requirements
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Steam plant, turbine-generator, circulating fluidized bed, coal/refuse-fueled, or comparable thermal generation experience
- Experience with plant control systems, boilers, turbines, generators, switchgear, pumps, fans, conveyors, and balance-of-plant equipment
- Previous O&M Technician, senior operator, watch supervisor, Navy engineering, power-generation, or comparable military plant experience
- Experience training junior operators or supporting plant qualification programs
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