Control Room Operator at EarthStream

Note: The role is shift-based, including weekends and public holidays.

Key performance Areas:

• Remote first-line fault finding of renewable energy power plants
• Identifications of Faults and underperformance
• Initiation of corrective measures for identified faults and underperformance
• Collection, analysis and reporting on data related to power quality events
• Safe remote operation of power plant equipment
• Operation of HV, MV, LV & Production equipment (Turbines, inverters)
• Operation of auxiliary equipment (equipment that supports production equipment)

Reporting 

• Completion of compliance, power plant performance, KPI and downtime reports
• Responsible for data collection from SCADA system and other database systems
• Use performance analysis techniques to support the identification of plant performance inefficiencies
• Dispatch on-site operations and maintenance (O&M) teams
• Create and dispatch work orders (Corrective maintenance)
• Asisst in the development of preventative maintenance plans & schedules
• Provision of planning and scheduling support to the on-site teams (as and when required)
• Assist in the development of support systems 
• Assist in the development of monitoring systems as well as intergrating new & existing power plants
• Assist in development of operational procedures used on new and existing power plants 

Additional KPI's

•  Attend to incoming calls and escalation procedures

• Follow all cooperative safety policies and procedures

• Monitor and identify continuously and undertake focused improvement opportunities

• Any other tasks in line with the role, as assigned by line manager

Minimum Requirements

• N4 in electrical / mechanical / mechatronic engineering or equivalent NQF level
• 3 years’ relevant working experience, including in-service training
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

Additional "Nice to have" Requirements:

• Experience in renewable energy power plant operations or field maintenance
• Experience in DCS or SCADA, such as Siemens SPPA-T3000, WinCC, Wonderware or other
• SCADA systems
• Knowledge of or experience in ERP/CMMS systems such as SAP, IFS or OnKey
• Knowledge of network data communications, client/server functions and
• hardware/software architectures.

Should the opportunity match your profile and career aspirations do apply today.

Send your application with an updated resume as well as a short cover page.