Vulcan Power - Dresden, NY - Operations & Maintenance Technician Trainee - 2425591
Company: Orion Talent
Job Ref: # 2425591
Date Posted: 10/5/2026 12:00:00 AM
City, State: Dresden, NY
Salary: $40 - $50
Description
Go to end ⇓- High school diploma or equivalent
- Valid New York State driver's license
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Ability and willingness to learn power plant operations and maintenance processes
- Ability to read and interpret gauges and meters
- Ability to read and interpret schematics and technical manuals
- Basic computer literacy
- Ability to learn Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and other plant monitoring technologies
- Ability to assist with monitoring, controlling, and recording plant operating conditions
- Ability to conduct plant rounds and equipment inspections
- Ability to identify and report abnormal equipment or operating conditions
- Ability to support routine mechanical maintenance tasks, including lubrication, cleaning, and equipment checks
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures
- Ability to follow safety and environmental compliance requirements
- Ability to understand and follow lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Strong communication skills
- Willingness to complete required training modules and qualification requirements
- Willingness to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays
- Ability and willingness to respond to call-outs
- Ability to successfully pass a DOT drug test and pre-employment physical
- Ability to comply with ongoing DOT random drug-testing requirements
- Ability to stand, walk, climb, and perform manual tasks for extended periods
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, outdoor, high-voltage, and chemical environments
- Ability and willingness to work at heights
- Ability and willingness to work in confined spaces with appropriate training and PPE
- Associate degree or technical training in power engineering, mechanical systems, or electrical systems
- Power generation experience
- Industrial operations or maintenance experience
- Basic knowledge of electricity
- Basic knowledge of thermodynamics
- Industrial equipment experience
- Boiler operations experience
- Steam turbine experience
- Generator experience
- Auxiliary power plant equipment experience
- Distributed Control System (DCS) experience
- Natural gas system or pipeline experience
- Water treatment experience
- Chemical handling or chemical process experience
- Emissions control experience
- Preventive maintenance experience
- Mechanical maintenance experience
- Electrical maintenance experience
- Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) experience
- Experience working in an industrial, utility, or power plant environment
- Military power generation, mechanical, electrical, nuclear, or engineering experience




















