fossil-fuel power plant operator
ISCO: 3131. Skills: 43. Essential: 17.
Essential skills
- apply health and safety standards
- control steam flows
- electric current
- electric generators
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity
- fossil-fuel power plant operations
- maintain electrical equipment
- mechanics
- monitor electric generators
- monitor gauge
- monitor utility equipment
- operate boiler
- operate steam turbine
- regulate steam pressure
- troubleshoot
- wear appropriate protective gear
Supporting skills
- advise on equipment maintenance
- arrange equipment repairs
- close circuit breaker
- coordinate electricity generation
- electricity consumption
- energy conservation
- ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure safety in electrical power operations
- fossil fuels
- liaise with engineers
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- maintain system logs
- natural gas
- operate ash handling equipment
- operate gas turbines
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- read engineering drawings
- replace large components
- report on production results
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- respond to electrical power contingencies
- respond to emergency calls for repairs
- smart grids systems
- tend compressor engine
- train employees