Power Plant Operator jobs in Fort Smith, AR

• Assists with landscaping for the grounds of the Cooperatives including such activities as: operating power equipment to cut the grass, prune trees and shrubbery, applying fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides to promote healthy tree and plant growth.
• Assists with facility maintenance including such activities as: sweeping and mopping floors, general building and equipment cleaning, maintenance painting, collecting trash, or other minor equipment, buildings and grounds maintenance as needed.
• Performs general errands that may include pickup and delivery of items and materials purchased from local suppliers. Operates cooperative equipment and vehicles in a safe manner and complies with all traffic and motor vehicle safety laws.
• Assists plant personnel with other maintenance as directed.
• Performs all tasks in a safe and timely manner to meet deadlines required for normal daily operations and special business functions. Follows all procedures for building security; locks all doors and sets any security alarms as required.
• Performs any other related duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Currently enrolled in higher education.
• Strong communication skills; oral and written.
• Self-starter and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Valid AR Driver’s License.

EEO/AA/M/F/VETS/DISABLED

Should you elect to apply for this position, AECC/AECI will review your qualifications. If after reviewing the qualifications and experience of all applicants, your skills and credentials meet our needs, someone from our organization may contact you. Please be advised that the time required to complete the applicant review process typically takes between 30 and 90 days but could extend beyond that. Once the position has been filled, all applicants will be notified via email.

Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. are Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other protected category.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)