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About Piedmont Green Power:
Piedmont Green Power, LLC (“PGP”) owns a 55MW biomass-fired generating facility located in Barnesville, Georgia, approximately 70 miles southeast of Atlanta. PGP commenced operations in 2013 and sells power to Georgia Power Company, through a long‐term offtake contract. PGP utilizes approximately 500,000 tons of woody biomass annually, consisting of urban wood waste, mill, and logging residues. As of December 2023, PGP became fully owned by Pacolet Milliken, LLC. Piedmont Green Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.
• Reports To: Operations Manager FLSA: Full-time Non-Exempt
Job Overview:
Responsible for supervising and operating the plant in a safe, environmentally sound, and efficient manner. Communicates objectives, trains, directs, and evaluates assigned personnel in accordance with company policies and government regulations. In the absence of Plant Management, the Shift Supervisor is the senior-most representative of the facility.
Schedule:
- Work hours will be rotating 12-hour shifts, typically 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 7:00 am.
- Rotating shifts include nights, weekends, and holidays.
- On occasion, may work outside these hours to support operational needs, callouts, planned maintenance outages, and training.
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Ensures the performance and record-keeping of required daily plant operations activities, including equipment readings, inspections, and testing.
- Operates Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
- Monitors systems to ensure proper operations, performing routine equipment safety checks and inspections.
- Takes measurements and readings to compare them with standards. Implements corrective actions as needed within established procedures.
- Performs routine evaluations of boiler, cooling tower, demineralizer, and RO unit water chemistry and makes necessary changes to chemical feed systems to ensure continued plant operation.
- Inspects and monitors environmental equipment and makes appropriate notifications.
- Identifies and corrects problems and reports problems requiring further action to Maintenance and writes work requests when needed.
- Maintains accurate and legible plant operating records and logs.
- Responds to alarms in a timely manner, including operating firefighting equipment as necessary and within reason.
- Assists Plant Management during shutdown events, such as assisting with the coordination and oversight of facility workforce.
- Ensures compliance with SOPs, regulations, and safety procedures, including company policies and procedures and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. Safety procedures include, but are not limited to, lock out/tag out (LOTO), hot work, confined space, job safety analysis (JSA), and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Takes an active role in employee development, working with the Operations and Maintenance Managers.
- Oversees the work of other employees on the assigned shift as necessary.
- Performs other comparable non-operating duties during plant shutdowns.
- Maintains professional competence in the field of power plant operations.
- Maintains a safe work environment through job planning, housekeeping, and identification and correction of hazards.
- Identifies and provides feedback to management on improvement opportunities for training requirements, SOPs, PMs, etc.
- Attends all required meetings, including morning, semiannual, and mandatory company meetings.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Specific Skills:
- Ability to read, write, and understand instructions and procedures in English.
- Knowledge and understanding of power plant operations.
- Familiarity with regulations and safety requirements in an industrial setting.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrates cooperativeness, courtesy, and respect in a team environment.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to work with little or no direct supervision.
- Ability to oversee employees and prioritize tasks with changing operational needs.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, and other operating software.
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Minimum Experience:
5 years of experience as a Control Room Operator and/or Shift Supervisor in a power plant or similar industrial environment.
Certifications & Licenses:
Valid driver’s license
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:
N/A
Physical Requirements:
Possess close visual acuity and acuity to determine accuracy and to operate machinery, motor vehicles, and heavy equipment; ability to balance; stoop; kneel; stand; walk; perform fingering such as picking; grasp objects; talk; hear effectively; and make repetitive motions of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers; and, exert up to 20lbs of force occasionally and 10lbs. frequently.
Working Conditions:
Subject to inside and outside environmental conditions such as temperature levels below 32 degrees and above 100 degrees for more than one hour; noise levels where one may need to shout to be heard; vibrations; hazards such as moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working in high places; exposure to chemicals, fumes, odors, oils, and other cutting fluids; requires wearing a respirator; and work in close quarters and narrow passageways. Pay: based on education, skills, and experience Annual Bonus: 8%, based on company and personal performance
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account
- Parental leave
- Vacation
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee Assistance Program