How do they match: Power Plant Operators

  • Control Center Operator
  • Control Operator
  • Control Room Operator
  • Instrument and Control Technician
  • Instrumentation, Controls, and Electrical Systems Technician
  • Plant Control Operator
  • Power Plant Control Room Operator

  • Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.

  • Control generator output to match the phase, frequency, or voltage of electricity supplied to panels.
  • Control or maintain auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, condensers, feedwater heaters, filters, or chlorinators, to supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, or auxiliary power.
  • Control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators, or reactors, using control boards or semi-automatic equipment.
  • Adjust controls to generate specified electrical power or to regulate the flow of power between generating stations and substations.
  • Inspect records or log book entries or communicate with plant personnel to assess equipment operating status.
  • Operate, control, or monitor equipment, such as acid or gas carbon dioxide removal units, carbon dioxide compressors, or pipelines, to capture, store, or transport carbon dioxide exhaust.
  • Operate, control, or monitor gasifiers or related equipment, such as coolers, water quenches, water gas shifts reactors, or sulfur recovery units, to produce syngas or electricity from coal.
  • Operate, control, or monitor integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) or related equipment, such as air separation units, to generate electricity from coal.
  • Record and compile operational data by completing and maintaining forms, logs, or reports.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of water, cleaning solutions, or other liquids.