Full-Time

Operations Technician

Updated on 9/9/2026

TXU Energy

TXU Energy

1,001-5,000 employees

Retail electricity provider with renewable options

No salary listed

Odessa, TX, USA

In Person

Category
Manufacturing & Production Operations (1)

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Requirements
  • A high school diploma or GED.
  • Ability to successfully complete the OEPP operator qualification program through the Water Plant Operator, Auxiliary Plant Operator, and Control Room Operator positions.
  • Ability and willingness to work rotating 12-hour day and night shifts, overtime, emergency call-ins, and outage assignments.
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to provide clear work direction, complete permits, document plant conditions, and conduct thorough shift turnovers.
  • Basic computer proficiency and the ability to learn plant control, electronic log, work-management, and administrative systems.
  • Ability to exercise sound judgment, work effectively with limited supervision, and respond appropriately during abnormal or emergency conditions.
  • Ability to successfully complete required pre-employment controlled-substance screening and other applicable employment requirements.
  • Successful completion of the Plant Operator Selection System/Power Plant Operations and Maintenance program examinations is required for consideration.
  • Ability to work in indoor and outdoor industrial power-plant environments and use required personal protective equipment.
  • Ability to walk and stand for extended periods, climb stairs and ladders, and access plant equipment areas, with or without reasonable accommodation.
  • Regular attendance, punctuality, and reliable response to assigned shifts, overtime, emergencies, and outage work.
Responsibilities
  • Operate gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, water-treatment systems, and associated balance-of-plant equipment in accordance with approved procedures, operating limits, and dispatch requirements.
  • Monitor plant conditions through the distributed control system, alarms, trends, field indications, and operator rounds; identify abnormal conditions and take timely, appropriate action.
  • Perform plant startups, shutdowns, load changes, equipment transfers, and other evolutions safely and efficiently under the direction of the Control Room Coordinator.
  • Respond to plant upsets, equipment failures, trips, alarms, and emergencies; stabilize plant conditions and communicate status, risks, and resource needs.
  • Maintain awareness of market and dispatch conditions, plant capability, equipment limitations, and maintenance status; coordinate operating decisions with the Control Room Coordinator.
  • Conduct field rounds and complete accurate equipment logs; identify adverse trends, deficiencies, and emerging equipment problems, and initiate or support corrective action.
  • Collect water and process samples, perform required testing, maintain proper plant chemistry control, and communicate results requiring review or action.
  • Complete operating records, including logbook entries, electronic logs, work permits, event documentation, and shift-turnover information.
  • Coordinate operations and maintenance activities, including equipment releases, clearances, return-to-service testing, and verification of plant configuration.
  • Perform preventive maintenance and minor operator maintenance tasks within assigned qualifications and plant procedures.
  • Follow safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, including lockout/tagout, work-control, and hazardous-work permitting processes.
  • Review operating procedures and training materials, identify needed improvements, and support procedure revisions and continuous-improvement activities.
  • Maintain required qualifications and complete assigned training; develop the knowledge and capabilities needed to support or provide relief coverage for the Control Room Coordinator when formally qualified and designated.
  • Support environmental compliance and accurate, complete operating records.
  • Promote reliable plant operation by preventing avoidable trips and identifying equipment issues early.
  • Support plant availability, efficient startups, operating efficiency, and responsible cost control without compromising safety or compliance.
  • Communicate effectively across shifts and collaborate with operations, maintenance, management, and support personnel.
  • Perform other duties consistent with the position and operational needs of the plant.
Desired Qualifications
  • Three or more years of control-room or board-operator experience.
  • Three or more years of combined-cycle power-plant operating experience.
  • Experience operating gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, and balance-of-plant systems.
  • Experience operating and troubleshooting Ovation distributed control systems and GE Mark VI turbine control systems, including alarm response, plant startups, and shutdowns.
  • Water-treatment or power-plant chemistry experience.
  • Relevant military power-generation or comparable industrial process-operations experience.

TXU Energy provides retail electricity services in Texas for both homes and businesses, offering fixed-rate, variable-rate, and renewable energy plans. It operates through a digital platform that lets customers manage accounts, monitor energy usage, and pay bills. The company emphasizes sustainability with renewable energy programs and energy-efficiency solutions, combining its legacy utility experience with modern, consumer-focused retail energy tools in a deregulated Texas market. Its goal is to help customers control costs and consumption while reducing environmental impact, and to serve evolving energy needs in Texas through accessible digital tools and a range of plan options.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$45B

Headquarters

Irving, Texas

Founded

1882

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What believers are saying

  • Vistra's Q2 2026 retail segment grew, supporting TXU's pricing and marketing budget.
  • TXU's August 2026 Beat the Heat expansion covers 30-plus Texas communities.
  • Ford's 2026 program update extends Free EV Miles through at least year-end.

What critics are saying

  • Waits v. Txu Energy Retail Company filed March 9, 2026, targets credit-reporting practices.
  • ChooseEnergy's September 6, 2026 pricing page shows cheaper Texas electricity alternatives.
  • A sustained customer flight to discount REPs would turn TXU into a commodity shell.

What makes TXU Energy unique

  • Ford and TXU’s Free EV Miles turns home charging into bill-credit loyalty.
  • Texas Tech and University of Houston wins embed TXU inside major campuses.
  • Beat the Heat, launched June 8, 2026, deepens community trust statewide.

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Apr 13th, 2026
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Forward-looking statements contained in this press release may be identified by the use of words such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "could," "intend," "target," "project," "contemplate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions, and include, but are not limited to statements regarding our ability to deliver proposals and indicative commercial terms; whether any proposals will result in definitive, bankable contracts; the Company's ability to negotiate and execute definitive offtake agreements on acceptable terms, or at all; the Company's ability to access, secure, and maintain project financing or other financing on acceptable terms, or at all; and the expectation that the appointment will enhance the Board and Company's financing capabilities. 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