Power Plant Operator Technician I/II

Description

YOUR FUTURE STARTS HERE!

Grow your career by joining the Roseville Electric Department

in the role of Power Plant Operator Technician I or II

The Human Resources Department is accepting applications for the Regular and full-time position of Power Plant Operator Technician I or II.

Join our team of highly skilled Power Plant Operators, where you can use your technical mindset to safely provide reliable power to the City of Roseville! Are you an individual that enjoys thinking outside the box, problem solving, and have a high attention to detail? At the City of Roseville Power Generation Facilities, you will be able to put these all to the test, monitoring, operating, and maintaining cutting edge, environmentally conscientious power generation equipment. Our facility is equipped with a Zero Liquid Discharge plant, capable of processing all generated waste streams, allowing us to operate as efficiently as possible, while being conservative with regards to water consumption. As an Operator Technician I/II, you will be the eyes and ears of the plant, and the boots on the ground, ensuring the power plant runs as safe, clean, and efficiently as possible.

Primary duties of our Power Plant Operator Technician I/II are to operate our high efficiency water purification equipment, to provide a continuous supply of clean water to the power generation process. Additionally, you will operate and maintaining our Zero Liquid Discharge equipment, which is a process that gathers all waste streams, and removes all usable, clean water, to be recycled back into our process. Daily tasks consist of operational rounds, equipment readings, preventative maintenance, and responding to a dynamic environment of operational scenarios.

The employment list that will be established from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future regular, limited-term, and temporary vacancies. The current vacancy is regular, full-time, and benefitted.

The normal work schedule for this position is 12 hours shifts, 7 days on/7days off, rotating shifts.

The City of Roseville is committed to an inclusive and supportive workforce and workplace. We are engaged in understanding the backgrounds and perspectives of our colleagues and those we serve. Our organization is unified in this commitment, because we believe this produces the best results for our organization and community.

Examples of Duties

Minimum Qualifications

POWER PLANT OPERATOR TECHNICIAN I

Experience and Training

Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

One year of experience performing duties related to operating and monitoring a process system in an industrial plant environment such as an electric utility, chemical plant, or oil refinery.

AND

Training:

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

License and Certificate

Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California driver’s license.

POWER PLANT OPERATOR TECHNICIAN II

In addition to the qualifications for the Power Plant Operator/Technician I:

Experience and Training

Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

Two years of responsible experience performing duties similar to a Power Plant Operator/Technician I with the City of Roseville.

AND

Training:

Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.

License and Certificate

Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California driver’s license.

Supplemental Information

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

All employment applications must be submitted online at the City of Roseville CAREER PAGES only.

Per City of Roseville practice, applicants are permitted to submit an employment application for a specific recruitment no more than once within any 90-day period.

Detailed information on the City of Roseville recruitment practices can be reviewed on the Frequently Asked Questions page.

The City of Roseville defines “accredited college or university” as an institution of higher learning and must be listed on the United States Department of Education Database of Accredited Post-Secondary Institutions and Programs website http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation.

Credits earned from colleges, universities, and institutions listed as accredited institutions on this website will be considered as part of the educational component of the minimum qualifications for a classification.

The following options apply to the evaluation of college degrees from countries outside the United States:

• Educational background from a foreign country may be evaluated by an accredited United States college or university listed on the U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Post-Secondary Institutions and Programs website.
• Verification of degree equivalency may be obtained from organizations that provide foreign education credential evaluation services. The City of Roseville will accept verification from any of the listed member agencies found at http://www.naces.org or www.aice-eval.org.
• A copy of the foreign credential evaluation verification can be attached to the employment application.
• If you are offered a position with the City of Roseville, as a part of the pre-employment steps, applicants must provide a foreign degree credential equivalency certificate from an approved member agency above. Applicants who do not provide verification, will be eliminated from further consideration.

SELECTION PROCESS:

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications will have their application scored in a Formula Rate Examination. The applicant’s experience and education will be evaluated using a pre-determined formula. Scores from this evaluation will determine applicant ranking and placement on the Employment List. Supplemental questions will be utilized by the department hiring authority to make interview and selection determinations.

Final appointment is contingent upon a check of past employment references, passing a City-paid fingerprint check, and depending on the position applied for, a pre-employment medical exam, drug and alcohol screening test, credit check, license and/or education verification, psychological examination, and/or an extensive Police Department background check process.

Some positions require the clearance of a comprehensive Police Department (PD) background check within 12 months of appointment. The City may appoint candidates to positions prior to clearing the extensive Police Department background check, and in those circumstances the candidate will be advised in advance that security access in the information technology systems will be limited to non-PD related systems until PD clearance is received, and if the candidate ultimately does not clear the PD background it will result in release from City service without appeal rights, in accordance with Personnel Rules 3.04.050.

THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. IF YOU REQUIRE AN ACCOMMODATION DUE TO A DISABILITY, PLEASE CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT LEAST 5 WORKING DAYS BEFORE A SCHEDULED INTERVIEW/EXAMINATION PROCESS. MEDICAL DISABILITY VERIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ACCOMMODATION.