TFNEDC hydropower plant operator assistant

at  Tlaoquiaht First Nations

TFNEDC HYDROPOWER

• Plant Operator Assistant $25-30 per hour
  Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation Economic Development Corporation is seeking a Plant Operator
  Assistant to support the primary plant operators of the TFNEDC Hydropower Operations in their
  daily and weekly duties.
  Our three hydro sites Canoe Creek Hydro and Winchie Creek Hydro as well as for Haa-ak-suuk
  Creek Hydro work with Specific Operators. As an Operator Assistant you will work under both
  operators at all three hydro sites. With the general direction of the primary plant operator and the
  plant manager, the Plant Operator Assistant is responsible for monitoring, maintaining, and/or
  restoring plant operations during all scheduled operating periods; ensuring safety measures are in
  place and safety procedures are followed; ensuring environmental protection measures and
  procedures are followed; acting as the contact person at the plant site for the corporation and
  when authorized personnel are expected.
  Specific responsibilities of this position are as follows.

2. TRAINING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT

• (A detailed training program will be provided to successful applicant(s), this will

include Safety training and operations)

• Studying available documentation on the plant systems and their components.
• Taking additional operation training as required.
• Committing to continuous quality improvement of the plant operations through a

comprehensive understanding of how the plant components operate individually, and
as a system. Close observation of how the performance of the plant responds to
external and internal changes and adjustments.

1. Administrative Support

• Maintaining and submitting a time sheet of hours worked bi-weekly to the Plant

Manager for payroll records and operational budgeting.

• Recording the hours worked by contractors in the plant logbook.
• The Plant Operator will be provided with a company credit card for purchase of

common plant maintenance supplies. Receipts for purchased items must be submitted
by month end to the company office for accounting.

1. Workplace Safety

• Adhering to company Safety Standard Operating Procedures
• (SOPs)
• Maintain routine inspection of the facility to identify and log potential safety hazards.
• Correct and log potential safety hazards where possible.

• Purchases to maintain adequate inventory levels as noted on the Inventory Contro