Operational & Technical Support
• Provide daily technical support to Operations personnel to ensure operating targets are met and reliability is maximized in support of experimental goals.
• Track and analyze historical data related to downtime, equipment failures, upsets, and low quality data; develop and implement improvements.
• Troubleshoot process issues using historical knowledge and engineering judgment; implement timely solutions.
• Investigate unit and equipment upsets, failures, and off target operation; determine root causes with Researchers, Operations, and Maintenance teams.
• Serve as the HTC facility historian and provide the foundation for consistent pilot plant operation.
• Lead or support unit reliability upgrades, pilot plant commissioning, troubleshooting, and construction activities as needed.
• Support Development Engineering (DE) activities and provide backup support to execute small projects
Procedures & Documentation
• Maintain and improve Operating and Maintenance procedures to maximize HSE performance, reliability, and productivity.
• Serve as owner for site Asset Integrity programs
• Support work order creation, documentation, and workflow.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineering to update Unit Operating Manuals.
Safety, Environmental & PHA Ownership
• Provide leadership for safety and environmental performance; participate in safety programs, Process Hazard Analyses, and Incident Investigations.
• Integrate sound safety and environmental principles into all operational and maintenance activities to support GoalZero performance.
• Operation Owner for key facility systems
• Manage Thermal Oxidizer runtime/downtime reporting and propane usage reporting.
Maintenance & Reliability Systems
• Tracks and analyzes downtime, failures, and data quality issues to drive reliability improvements
• Manages Preventive Maintenance (PM) systems and supports maintenance troubleshooting
• Serve as SAP site requisitioner for maintenance and procurement needs.
• Provide troubleshooting support for maintenance activities.
• Manage the Preventive Maintenance (PM) system to ensure timely execution of required tasks.
Training, Mentoring & Collaboration
• Promote good operating practices and participate in or lead formal training to improve employee effectiveness.
• Mentor new research engineers, chemists, and technicians.
• Provide training on work order submission and support procurement activities (SAP PR issuing) as backup.
• Maintain broad knowledge of technician capabilities; provide input to improve operational and technical skills.
Team Participation & Cross Functional Roles
• Participate in or support the site Maintenance, Incident Investigation, and Process Safety teams and programs
• Manage short term contractors as needed.