Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, LES is customer-owned and is one of the nation’s leading utility companies. We are recognized for low costs, unmatched reliability, financial stability, cutting-edge innovation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service while fostering a culture that celebrates passion, talent, and high standards. If you're not just looking for a job but a fulfilling career in a workplace that values excellence, the environment, and the community we call home, LES might just be the perfect fit for you. Join us and power a brighter future!

• LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.
• LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
• This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.

We’re looking for a reliable and safety-focused individual to join our LES team as a Generation Technician Assistant. Would you like to work in an environment where initiative and teamwork are core values? In this role, you’ll support the operation and maintenance of our power generation facilities, assisting experienced technicians with inspections, equipment upkeep, performance monitoring, and data collection. You’ll play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and continuous delivery of electricity to our customers. LES offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in utility generation operations and grow within a vital, community-focused industry. LES is a company that values passion, high personal standards, excellent service, the environment, and the community in which we live. If our values match yours, then LES may be the right fit for your career!  

CORE COMPETENCIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Assists with operating and monitoring power plant electric generation equipment and their associated auxiliaries at a combined cycle power plant and landfill gas electrical generation facility. Assists with plant preventive and corrective maintenance. This position works under the direct supervision of existing staff. Required to work a variety of schedules including 12-hour rotating shifts, shifts spanning weekend periods, etc. Required to perform emergency and overtime work relating to plant operations or maintenance including short-notice and odd hours. When on-call, response time is expected to be 45 minutes or less in a fit for duty condition. Consistent and reliable attendance is required.

• Records key operational parameters for generation and thermal plant equipment and enters the information into the plant database record, maintaining accurate log readings of local plant indicators inspected by a senior employee.
• Assists in the sequenced startup, shutdowns and loading of the power plant equipment daily in order to meet dispatch requirements.
• Under direct supervision, monitors and inspects visually, audibly and via local instrumentation, all major and auxiliary systems for combined/simple cycle power plant and the landfill gas to power plant.
• Assists with completing routine water system tests and chemical adjustments based on established procedures.
• Reports operational and mechanical problems and assists in the resolution of the problems.
• Under direct supervision, verifies the proper operation of effluent pumping station equipment and monitors cooling tower operation and associated water chemistry testing/adjustments.
• Completes lockout/tag-out and confined space entry procedures within the plant in compliance with company policy, when directed.
• Operates lift equipment to off load, move, organize and dispense chemicals and materials within the plant.

Initiative - Takes action on their own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked.

Accountability - Holds self and others responsible for goals, outcomes, deadlines, and objectives and follows through on commitments. Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development.

Adaptability - Maintains a positive attitude in the face of change; appropriately adjusts behavior and activities to changing conditions.

Teamwork - The ability to effectively interact, cooperate, collaborate, and manage conflicts with other people. Shows enthusiasm toward being a member of the group; actively participates in team meetings and activities; leverages the skills and interests of coworkers to achieve goals and solve problems; supports team decisions.

Decision Making - Moves quickly to make good decisions and commit to a clear course of action; comfortable making sound decisions based on partial information; willing to take appropriate risks in order to maintain momentum; shows a strong bias toward action.

Job Technical Skills - Keeps their technical skills current; effectively applies specialized knowledge and skills to perform work tasks; understands and masters the technical skills, knowledge, and tasks associated with their job; shares technical expertise with others.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE  

LES BENEFITS - Click the link below to explore the outstanding benefits available to LES employees!   

LES Benefits Overview 

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