Control Room Operator

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Florida Crystals is a leading domestic sugar producer and North America’s first fully integrated cane sugar company, guiding our sugar from farm to table. We are America’s first and only producer of certified organic sugar, grown and harvested in the United States. Our renewable energy facility is the largest of its kind in North America and provides clean energy that powers our sugar operations, which helps us reduce our use of fossil fuels.

Florida Crystals also sustainably farms rice, sweet corn and other vegetables in rotation with our sugarcane. Our rice mill is the only rice mill in Florida.

Under the general supervision of the Shift Supervisor; controls, monitors, starts, stops, regulates, evaluates, performs routine maintenance, and is responsible for a variety of power plant systems and material handling equipment. The primary responsibility of this position is to conduct operations safely, reliably, efficiently, and in full compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.

• This position is primarily responsible for the operation of the boilers, turbine generator and all cogeneration plant support systems. In addition, this position, either directly or through direction given to Plant Operators, is responsible for the safe, proper and efficient operation of all plant auxiliary systems.
• This position is primarily responsible for the operation of the boilers, turbine generator, and all cogeneration plant support systems. In addition, this position, either directly or through direction given to Plant Operators, is responsible for the safe, proper and efficient operation of all plant auxiliary systems.
• Ancillary duties will include, but not be limited to, procedure writing and review, on-the-job and classroom training, maintenance, filling in for other job classifications, such as plant operators, and other tasks in support of the cogeneration plant.
• Start, stop, regulate, monitor and control boilers, turbine generators, and all auxiliary equipment, normally through the Distributed Control System.
• Check and adjust related set points within administrative guidelines to optimize plant performance and reliability.
• Observe, record, and interpret indications from instrumentation and control systems. Calculate, evaluate, and report findings.
• Perform functional testing of plant systems and components. Interpret acceptability of data in comparison with established standards or sound power plant practices.
• Assist in the investigation of plant problems, incidents, accidents, and unusual events, and provide analysis, recommendations, reports, and appropriate follow up plans.
• Determine the need for and perform routine operational tests and adjustments on all power plant systems and components as required.
• When properly trained or supervised, perform tests, in or out of the chemical laboratory, on steam, water, and other samples.
• Check daily consumption rates of chemicals, fuels, and water; monitor inventories and initiate action to replenish same.
• Perform equipment switching and hold order tagging.
• Write, review and revise operating and related procedures.
• Perform routine preventive and predictive maintenance on all systems and equipment; support corrective maintenance efforts on selected equipment when properly trained or supervised.
• Maintains logs, records, and data sheets; prepare reports, trends, time sheets, material requisitions, work orders, and other administrative documents related to the business of power and steam production.
• Knowledge of cogeneration plant equipment such as motors, pumps, boilers, turbines, generators, fluid systems, chemical handling, water treatment systems, cooling towers, pollution control equipment, AC and DC electrical distribution and control systems, etc.. Basic knowledge/ability to understand fundamental principles related to Physics, Mathematics, AC and DC electrical theory, heat transfer and fluid flow, thermodynamics, chemistry, and metallurgy. Ability to understand and read mechanical and electrical drawings such as P&IDs, Single Line diagrams, schematics,…