Marathon Petroleum Company LP Hiring for Cogen Operator at Martinez, CA Full Time

• Power Plant Technician operates installed equipment including turbo generators, cooling tower, heat recovery units, water treatment, and auxiliary equipment such as air compressors, motors, valves, and pumps at the direction of the Lead Operator.
• Completes daily rounds of plant equipment, reads/records meters and gauges or automatic recording devices at specified intervals to verify operating conditions. Records daily shift activities in the operator’s logbook.
• Visually inspects equipment to detect malfunctions or need for repair, adjustment or lubrication.
• Maintains equipment by performing preventative maintenance (PM) tasks as assigned including changing pump oil and lubricating equipment as appropriate.
• Takes samples and performs specified tests of plant process and cooling water. Adjust process water properties with chemical additives and/ or adjusts chemical injection pumps rates.
• Assure that the facility maintains good housekeeping appearances and practices.
• Is responsible for monitoring the status of all plant systems, controlling routine plant operations, responding to alarms and abnormal conditions by taking appropriate corrective actions, and basic maintenance duties.
• Executes plant shutdown and start-up procedures as required and assures that the plant meets its generating requirements while operating in a safe and efficient manner.
• Carries out these tasks in accordance with Plant Operating and Maintenance procedures and associated vendor and manufacturer technical procedures.
• Physical requirements include: working on feet for extensive periods, requiring stair and ladder climbing, and routinely lifting 50 pounds. Protective equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses, and ear protection and other equipment must be worn in the performance of some duties. Work with hazardous materials may be required.
• This position requires working in shifts with the possibility of weekend and holiday work as required by schedules, workload and plant conditions. ”Stand By” status will be routinely required.
• PPT has the authority to control the operation of the plant equipment and must do so in a safe and efficient manner and be in compliance with all environmental permits and all safety regulations at all times. This position must effectively communicate information to supervisory and fellow plant personnel relative to the condition of the plant equipment and performance and provide suggestions for plant improvement.
• Forecast, inventory, and reorder spare parts to maintain plant reliability. Assist in physical inventories.
• Participate in the administrative maintenance of the plant operating manuals, technical references, prints and diagrams and preventative/predictive maintenance records. Maintain complete equipment files, logs, drawings, and schematics for all designated equipment.
• Maintain assigned working locations in a neat and orderly condition. Complete other tasks as requested by the Plant Management, as applicable.

• High school graduate or equivalent required.
• Trade school, related military service training programs, or technical training school programs. Additional professional training preferred.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Minimum 5 years’ process operations experience in refining, chemical, or petrochemical industry required.
• 2 or more years’ experience as control room/lead operator preferred.
• 2 or more years’ experience in power generation strongly preferred.

Martinez CA Refinery

00008434

$0.00 – $999.99

HRLY1

150 Solano Way

Associate: Applied Process Technology, High School (Required)

Full time

Regular