Generator Operator
Summary
| Title: | Generator Operator |
|---|---|
| ID: | 1010 |
| Department: | Engineering and Maintenance |
Description
Position Summary:
This position is responsible for operating and monitoring the performance of the generator plant at the
KEMA Laboratories – Chalfont facility. This position is responsible for assuring that the conduct of
operations activities are performed in a safe, efficient manner, and in accordance with all KEMA Powertest
and industry standards, while meeting the KEMA Powertest requirements for the Customer.
Position Description:
Under the direction of the Engineering and Maintenance Manager the generator operator:
- Operates generators and other rotating and stationary equipment in manual and semi‐automatic modes.
- Records and maintains daily conditional logs of equipment being used.
- Performs operational and condition‐based inspections and tests on equipment.
- Records statistical data concerning plant operations. Charts test results for trend analysis and maintains accurate records of analyses and test results. Evaluates data and writes reports as required.
- Performs power switching activities in Low Voltage and Medium Voltage equipment of the Laboratory, and executes Lockout‐Tagout (LOTO) procedures.
- Maintains and repairs malfunctions of the generator plant and associated equipment including gauges, breakers, relays, and other auxiliary and control components.
- Assists in overseeing major repairs and overhauls of generators and other equipment
Desired:
- Strong computer skills in MS Word, Excel, Access, VISIO, etc.
- Demonstrated interpersonal communications skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
Work Environment:
This position requires an individual who can adapt to changing situations based on the quantity of work,
the demands of customers and management. The position requires an individual who can devote the
required amount of time to successfully accomplish the short‐ and long‐term goals of the organization.
This position may be required to work alternative shifts as necessary including weekends. This position
may be required to work overtime as necessary. This position is hourly and non‐exempt from overtime.
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position requires an individual who can adapt to changing situations based on the quantity of work,
the demands of customers and management. The position requires an individual who can devote the
required amount of time to successfully accomplish the short‐ and long‐term goals of the organization.
This position may be required to work alternative shifts as necessary including weekends. This position
may be required to work overtime as necessary. This position is hourly and non‐exempt from overtime.
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work involves a great deal of standing, using hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reaching with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk, talk, hear, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and smell.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
- The employee must frequently push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds and occasionally push, pull, lift and/or carry up to 50 pounds.
The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee occasionally works in high places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock.
- The noise level in the work environment can be moderately loud.
