operating, monitoring and inspecting various types of energy generating power plants
// Unit group · 3131
Power Production Plant Operators
Power production plant operators operate, monitor and maintain switchboards and related equipment in electrical control centres which control the production and distribution of electrical or other power in transmission networks. The equipment operated includes reactors, turbines, generators and other auxiliary equipment in electrical power generating stations.
3 Technicians and Associate Professionals / 31 Science and Engineering Associate Professionals / 313 Process Control Technicians / All level 4
// Working conditions
// Hand tools
No hand tools in this set.
operating and controlling power generating systems and equipment including boilers, turbines, generators, condensers, and reactors in hydro, thermal, coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear power plants to generate and distribute electrical power
controlling start-up and shut-down of power plant equipment, controlling switching operations, regulating water levels and communicating with systems operators to regulate and coordinate transmission loads, frequency and line voltages
taking readings from charts, meters and gauges at established intervals, troubleshooting and performing corrective action as necessary
completing and maintaining station records, logs and reports, and communicating with other plant personnel to assess equipment operating status
cleaning and maintaining equipment such as generators, boilers, turbines, pumps, and compressors in order to prevent equipment failure or deterioration.
Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Distribution control operator
- Electric power plant operator
- Generating station operator
- Hydroelectric power plant operator
- Nuclear power plant operator
- Solar power plant operator
Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Steam engine and boiler operators - 8182
Indexed job titles 23
- Dispatcher, load: electrical (power station)ISCO-88 8161
- Operator, control-panel: nuclear reactorISCO-88 8161
- Operator, control-panel: power (production)ISCO-88 8161
- Operator, distribution controlISCO-88 8161
- Operator, electric power plantISCO-88 8161
- Operator, gas plant: electric power generationISCO-88 8161
- Operator, generating stationISCO-88 8161
- Operator, generator: electric powerISCO-88 8161
- Operator, geo-thermal power plantISCO-88 8161
- Operator, hydroelectric power plantISCO-88 8161
- Operator, natural gas plant: electric power generatingISCO-88 8161
- Operator, nuclear power plantISCO-88 8161
- Operator, power systemISCO-88 8161
- Operator, reactor: nuclear-powerISCO-88 8161
- Operator, rectifier: electric currentISCO-88 8161
- Operator, solar power plantISCO-88 8161
- Operator, steam power plantISCO-88 8161
- Operator, switchboard: electrical power stationISCO-88 8161
- Operator, switchboard: power station generatorISCO-88 8161
- Operator, tidal power plantISCO-88 8161
- Operator, turbine: electricity generationISCO-88 8161
- Operator, turbine: power stationISCO-88 8161
- Operator, wind-energy plant: electric power generationISCO-88 8161