Apprentice Power Plant Operator (Evenings and Nights)

Excellent customer service skills.

Demonstrate a positive attitude, good work ethic, promptness in work arrival, and in accomplishing all tasks.

Follow oral and written instructions.

Operate vehicles and equipment with both standard and automatic transmissions.

Accurately document and maintain simple records and logs as well as brief reports.

Read and apply instructions.

Communicate effectively verbally.

Effectively welcome and embrace differences among employees and citizens.

Perform effectively as a member of a team in carrying out the City's stated mission and philosophy.

Present an overall professional image.

Deal effectively and courteously with associates and the general public.

Perform the essential functions of the job without posing a direct threat to the health and safety of self or others.

Takes plant readings on engines and fuel and places them correctly on logs, ensuring accuracy of readings and thoroughness.

Answers phones and logs all trouble calls. Dispatches service personnel as required.

Monitors computer readings for the status of water towers, reservoirs, deep wells, and booster pumps for water placement throughout the City.

Monitors the status of major electrical breakers, voltage readings, and breaker panels, taking appropriate action when variances occur.

Monitors engine control panels and records readings, ensuring accuracy.

Produces power and/or implements testing procedures through start-up of jet turbine engines, ensuring proper operation and safety.

Monitors scheduled power levels and makes determinations in the absence of a supervisor to increase or schedule power following established procedures, ensuring compliance and accuracy.

Performs preventative and overhaul maintenance on all engines, jet and auxiliaries, assuring efficiency, thoroughness, and safety.

Responds to requests from other City departments, ensuring cooperation and timeliness.

As appropriate, designs and completes fabrication projects for City departments as requested, assuring that the production meets expectations following safety procedures and departmental procedures.

Delivers fuel to other departments as requested.

Dispatches City personnel after hours to handle emergency service calls, ensuring proper notification and good public relations.

Completes appropriate documentation for completed activities as requested, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

All other duties as assigned.