GEORGIA TRANSFORMER CORP.
Oil / OVEN OPERATOR I
Title: OIL / OVEN OPERATOR I
Reports to: Production Supervisor
Location: Rincon, GA
“Virginia Transformer and Georgia Transformer Corp is “the engineering firm that makes transformers”. With a history in custom-design and construction of power transformers since 1971, we have firmly established ourselves as one of the leading U.S. transformer manufacturers. Our four state-of-the-art North American facilities produce power transformers for any conceivable application – GSU, substations, auto-transformers, grounding transformers, drive duty, rectifier, exciter, voltage regulator, just to name a few.”
Job Summary/Objective
The Oil / Oven Operator provides technical, hands-on support, execution, operation, and function of the Autoclave(s), Oil Room, Oil Farm, transformer oil process, and their computer monitoring systems.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Operate and/or tend to ovens, oil room, oil farm and transformer oil process, hot oil spray, and computer system that run and monitor the operations
- Monitor/Maintain fluid levels in the heating and isostatic systems
- Check, Direct and/or remote monitor, and maintain basic requirements needed to fulfill preparation and execution of operation of oven, oil room, and oil farm
- Record production and operational data on specified forms/software systems
- Perform operating steps in evacuation, heating, pressure reduction, fine vacuuming, and aeration processes
- Notify engineers, leadership, and other supervisory personnel when an issue is identified in order to define and solve developmental problems
- Perform vacuum and oil filling and drainage on transformers
- Monitor & perform pressure tests on transformers
- Maintain cleanliness and safe operations of oven(s), oil room, and oil farm
Required Education and Experience
- High School degree or GED equivalent.
- Valid Driver’s License
- 1-2 Years of Mechanical, Maintenance, and/or manufacturing experience preferably in the transformer, oil, waste-water tank, or power plant industry
- Basic mathematical skills
- Ability to lift up to 60 pounds.
- Excellent interpersonal and communicative skills
- Experience operating forklift, crane, air and hand tools.
- Basic computer and data entry
- 24/7 Operation, Employee MUST be able to work flexible schedule and On-Call when assigned
Desired Characteristics
- Willingly accepts job challenges and work under tight deadlines or pressure
- Strong mechanical skills
- Self-starter - able to work with minimal direction or supervision
- Strong knowledge of operations such as inspection, testing, repair, investigation, and reporting on various types of transformers including both liquid-filled and dry transformers
Abilities
- Craftsmanship – The pride one puts into each and every product they produce.
- Maintain Focus – The ability to handle repetition and function under pressure or stress.
- Hand – Eye Coordination — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
- Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine to exact positions.
- Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
- Near Vision — The ability to read gauges and counter devices at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Are you available to work on an "On-Call" schedule at times?
- Do you have VPD Oven or Oil Processing experience?
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Mechanical knowledge: 1 year (Required)
Work Location: In person
