Assistant controller Jobs in Oxnard, CA

Job Description

Job Description

Coho Technology Solutions is seeking a qualified Electrical Power Controller (EPC) professional to provide technical expertise in operating, maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting power plant systems in support of Naval Base Ventura County – San Nicolas Island. This role involves hands-on work with electrical distribution systems, generators, transformers, substations, and associated equipment while ensuring compliance with Department of Defense (DoD) and Navy standards.

The EPC will play a critical role in supporting electrical outages, construction activities, and ongoing facility operations, requiring strong technical skills, safety awareness, and the ability to work independently in a mission-critical environment.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to) :

• Control the generation or distribution of electric power in power generating plants, power distribution centers, and substations.
• Anticipate load changes due to changes in work schedules or industrial operations, and / or weather to engage or cut out power sources, and interpreting wiring diagrams for a complete primary power system.
• Operate diesel power distribution systems characterized by a wide variety of uses, including industrial operations which have large load changes, and peak loads which require set up to operate control boards, generators, remote and manually controlled transformers, switches, and circuit breakers.
• Read / analyze a variety of interrelated meter indications to detect abnormal conditions such as, circuit over-loads, improper line voltages, or equipment temperature; and determine the causes of these abnormal conditions and make necessary corrections by adjusting controls.
• Manipulate controls in power plants to start and stop the generator, synchronize it with the system and pick up the load, paralleling it on the bus; control generator output to clip the peak load drawn from commercial systems.
• Monitor the effects of the reactive loads and compensate for them, interpret priority lists to plan load-shedding schedules, interpret load requests to schedule blocks of power requested by users, balance capacitance and reactive loads to achieve a good power factor, and make maximum use of purchased power, including what local generating capacity will be necessary to clip peak demands.
• Interpret operating instructions and distribution equipment operating criteria to determine the proper time to switch in other feeders, tie in parallel equipment, adjust transformer taps to keep within the specified operating range of voltage and current, and / or set up the system to handle heavy loads.
• Interpret circuit diagrams and equipment layout drawings to determine which electrical items such as, circuit breakers and transformers can be operated, what rerouting can be done to provide power to undamaged portions of the system, and what circuits should be opened to allow others to make repairs safely.

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Work Environment :

Position Pay Range

$55—$63 USD

About Copper River & The Native Village of Eyak :

Owned by the Native Village of Eyak (NVE), a federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe, the Copper River Family of Companies are a collection of entities that deliver a complementary set of solutions and services to support the diverse missions and requirements of our clients. Proud participants of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program since 2006, our companies consist of both current and graduation SBA 8(a) entities. It is our collective purpose to support the Tribe and diversify the NVE's ability to facilitate economic advancement.

The income generated from our companies helps the Native Village of Eyak fund health and social services, economic development, natural resource / environmental education, jobs, job training, and other benefits to the NVE in a manner that is consistent with Alaskan Native cultural values and traditions.

Copper River's Culture

The Copper River Family of Companies has a positive, supportive, and thriving culture. At the foundation of our culture is a focus on collaboration. No matter your role or which operating company you work for, we are ONE TEAM working toward the same goals for our customers and for our collective owner- The Native Village of Eyak. How we treat each other is just as important as the work we deliver.

Benefits

Note : These benefits are only applicable to full time, regular associates at Copper River.

Disclaimer :

The Copper River Family of Companies provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.