Job Title: O&M Manager

Location: East Chicago, Indiana

EDUCATION AND SKILLS

• Ten (10)+ years in power station experience with exposure to operations and maintenance.
• Five (5)+ years in dry scrubbers and water treatment systems.
• Three (3)+ year's supervisory experience.
• Give (5) years of related progressive technical.
• Solid fundamental understanding of plant processes and equipment.
• Understands and can implement preventative and predicative maintenance programs.
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis and react accordingly.
• Familiarity with steam turbines to diagnose operational issues and develop overhaul plans.
• Understanding of environmental and safety regulations and compliance programs.
• Ability to negotiate contracts for sale or purchase of goods and services.
• Good Listener - Ability to process viewpoints from all in group.
• Builds collaborative relationships internally and externally.
• Clearly outlines risks and rewards relating to financial impacts of operational decisions.
• Understanding of accounting, contract administration, procurement and other plant administration function.
• Actively support continuous improvement.
• Effectively work with host industrial representative and operators.
• Ensure maintenance activities support safe, efficient and reliable operations of the facility.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data to make sound, cost-effective judgements.
• B.S. in Chemical Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Strong, hands on leader that has operated energy facilities, preferably in an in industrial settings.
• Knows how to troubleshoot, will promote highly reliable operations and safety while effectively managing the administration and customer relations.
• Must have in-depth knowledge of steam turbines, HRSG/boilers, and scrubbers.
• Demonstration of competent arrangement, human relation and technical skills.
• Good working knowledge of computer systems and applications.
• Basic understanding of necessary federal and state licenses and permits.
• Must have (or be able to obtain) valid driver's licenses and US citizenship.
• Great communication and analytical skills.
• Fifteen (15)+ years of related progressive technical and supervisory training development programs.
• Completion of appropriate business and accounting college level courses.
• Instrument and controls experience with ability to work with ladder login and DCS systems.
• US Navy training in power plant operations.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understand the environment that the facility operates in and develop appropriate controls and processes to maintain compliance with existing laws, regulations, and permits.
• Coordinate the work of shift personnel to operate all facility equipment and systems in a safe, efficient and reliable manner during normal operations and emergencies.
• Develop and nurture a high performance, high discipline, safe, accountable, focused, innovative, and achievement-oriented team.
• Deliverables include the following:
  • Embody, practice, and commit to the vision, mission, and values of Primary Energy.
  • Continually search for improvements in the facility's processes.
  • Optimize the performance of the Facility (i.e. efficiency, availability, capacity factor).
  • Improve utilization of predictive and preventative maintenance programs.
  • Make Life Safety Skills an everyday part of life at the Facility.
  • Ensure and commit to strong Environmental Compliance.
  • Carefully plan, coordinate, communicate, and execute the maintenance work.
  • Communicate with Dispatch Center of AM and its representative and promptly respond to their needs.
  • Keep close contact with contractors and make sure they are meeting the specifications and notify them when they are not meeting expectations.
• Understand the environment that the Facility operations in, and develop appropriate controls and processed to maintain compliance with existing laws, regulations, and permits.
• Ensure the appropriate balance between achieving profitability and plant expenses and upgrade requirements.
• Manage and ensure the mitigation of cost escalation risks by ensuring the development, implementation and review of appropriate control mechanisms.
• Maintains accurate records and submits all required reports in a timely manner.
• Effectively administer maintenance contracts with contractors to maximize results.
• Develops Long Term Maintenance Plan for Facility.
• Accountable for technical activities to ensure electrical and steam generation, the
  treatment of flue gas, and the operations and maintenance of the Cokenergy facility is
  conducted in a safe, reliable, efficient, economical, and environmentally sound manner, in
  accordance with policies and procedures. Plans, organizes and directs daily and long term (outage) activities of the Facility maintenance service groups.
• Assist in the development, implementation and control of site procedures
• Ensures that all federal/state/local permits are complied with and all reports are generated in a timely manner.
• Provides input in developing long term strategic plans and associated budgets
• Coordinates and administers PM program to include: tracking work orders, and
  implementing and optimizing current PM.
• Maintains effective channels of communication and cooperation among and between plant personnel and other departments and 3 rd party contractors as appropriate.
• Perform other appropriate duties and special projects as assigned.
• Provides regular feedback and recommendations to management on issues and
  opportunities.
• Evaluates staffing levels and skill mix.