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About the Role

Operating Engineers will operate and maintain medium voltage substations, steam boilers, chillers, compressors, cooling towers, pumps, wastewater treatment process equipment, and perform other related duties on Utility Assets equipment.

Responsibilities

Safe operation and routine maintenance on all utilities production equipment and related systems, including medium voltage substations, primary substation, transformers, steam boilers, chillers, compressors, cooling towers, water treatment equipment, and other support systems.
Operating all equipment to meet day-to-day production demands, including steam, chilled water, river water pumping, wastewater treatment, tanker truck loading/unloading, emergency generator, electrical distribution, and compressed air.
Monitoring operating parameters and recording data such as production rates, fuel usage, electrical usage, pressures, temperatures, and alarms.
Promptly notifying management of any unusual, abnormal, or potentially unsafe operating conditions and taking action to mitigate them.
Performing operation and routine maintenance associated with water treatment equipment for boilers, cooling towers, and cold water closed loops, including monitoring water quality and adding treatment chemicals.
De-energizing (lock-out/tag-out) all equipment within the powerhouse to allow for safe maintenance.
Performing routine (planned maintenance) on all equipment, including predictive, preventive, and minor corrective maintenance, and assisting contractors with work beyond their capability.
Recording and documenting all maintenance activities, potentially using a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
Maintaining an adequate supply of spare parts in a designated storage area.
Performing troubleshooting and correcting problems related to the monitoring, control, and operation of all utility equipment.
Maintaining a clean and orderly work area, ensuring it is left unobstructed and safe.
Performing work related to energy conservation, including repairing leaks and timely turn-down of lighting and machinery.
Actively participating in Continuous Improvement efforts to achieve targeted goals and metrics for efficient and effective facility operation.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent
Minimum two years’ experience in plant operations
Ability to read and understand one-line drawings for electrical and mechanical systems
Ability to perform electrical troubleshooting on medium voltage and low voltage systems
Ability to draw a motor control start-stop diagram
Two years’ operating centralized chilled water systems
Shift work is required, and employees will be required to perform both operational and routine maintenance of the facility equipment
Frequently stand, walk, sit, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
Use hands to finger, handle or feel; and constantly reach with hands and arms
Occasionally lift objects of up to 100 pounds in weight
Be able to lift up to 50 pounds in weight
Close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, along with depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
Must be able to work in or outdoors during all seasons including wet and/or humid conditions, and extreme cold and/or heat

Skills

Operating medium voltage substations
Operating steam boilers
Operating chillers
Operating compressors
Operating cooling towers
Operating pumps
Operating wastewater treatment process equipment
Loading and unloading tanker trucks
Routine maintenance
Repair on equipment
Electrical troubleshooting
Water treatment
Lock-out/tag-out procedures
Predictive maintenance
Preventive maintenance
Corrective maintenance
Troubleshooting
Energy conservation

Location

Tonawanda, NY

Work Type

Full-time
Shift work

Experience Level

Minimum two years’ experience in plant operations
Two years’ operating centralized chilled water systems

Education Level

High School diploma or equivalent
A First-Class Stationary Engineer license is highly preferred

Salary/Compensations

$41.88 per hour

About the Company

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies.
Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century.
As Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future.
We’re also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states.
At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities.
When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences, and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing.

Equal Opportunity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity, employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal and/or state laws.