Position Summary:
Responsible to manage and oversee the activities of the Maintenance department engaged in the repair and maintenance of electric -power generating equipment. Leads the maintenance team and ensures effective and efficient maintenance practices are conducted to support safe and reliable operation of a combined cycle, simple cycle, conventional gas plant, or coal fired power plants.
Primary Duties:
- Manages maintenance of plant equipment in order to ensure safe, effective, and efficient operations of the plant.
- Promotes safety values to the department and as a recognized leader for safety of the plant.
- Responsible for preparation, forecasting, monitoring and oversight of O&M, capital and payroll budgets, and workforce plans for the Maintenance department.
- Responsible for the overall coordination of the Work Management process, including analyzing and determining the efficient and effective methods to plan, schedule, and staff overhauls.
- Ensures that the Plant Maintenance Process is reviewed and analyzed to ensure work efficiency and safe work methods and reliable equipment.
- Ensure Equipment Support department achieves established corporate goals, providing direction and assistance to team members, as required.
- Partners with resources and vendor representatives in solving various plant problems and selecting equipment, tools, machinery, and materials for use in the plant, as needed.
- Partners with Supply Chain in analyzing and determining the number and/or type of replacement parts to be stocked, as needed.
- Performs various supervisory functions for the Maintenance department that are consistent with Company policy; Delegates and assigns position responsibilities to ensure an effective distribution of work; Reviews performance as required to assure completeness, accuracy, timeliness and quality of work; Recommends individual salary actions reflective of work performance; Analyzes and recommends staffing requirements for assigned functions; Evaluates, coaches, and counsels members on job performance and skill progression of members; Actively participates in hiring and termination decisions; Ensure accurate and timely timesheets are completed.
- Partners with the plant Operations team to ensure proper priorities are set for critical plant maintenance.
- Leads and participates in projects impacting multiple power plants (e.g., process improvement, Power Plant policies and guidelines, etc.) including both gas and coal technologies.
- May be responsible for the overall operation & maintenance of assigned plant Fuel Supply operations.
Requirements:
- High School Diploma combined with Ten (10) years of directly related experience (e.g., power plant/ power generation, coal handling, industrial material handling, chemical, or related process plant) and Three (3) years of recent Plant leadership/supervisory experience; or Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Professional Engineer license combined with Five (5) years of directly related experience (e.g., utility or industrial plant engineering) and Three (3) years of leadership/supervisory experience or project leadership experience.
- Valid State Drivers License.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience and working knowledge of Long Term Service Agreement (LTSA) management
- Experience with GE 7FA gas turbines and GE D11 steam turbines
- Experience in PI software utilization to analyze operating data to monitor plant performance and take appropriate action to improve equipment reliability and operating performance
- Experience in evaluation and overseeing of contractors and service providers to ensure adherence to requirements at optimized cost
- Proficient ability to take a systematic and objective approach to troubleshoot equipment and system issues
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Demonstrated expertise of power plant maintenance in combined cycle, simple cycle, conventional gas plants, or coal fired power plants.
- Demonstrated expertise in plant operation, systems and equipment functionality within the system process for equipment support and power plant generation.
- Demonstrated strong leadership skills with ability to develop and share a vision with team.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and manage department budgets and to develop workforce plans in a power plant environment to include developing and proposing multiple solutions to complex problems.
- Demonstrated ability to create an open environment where conflicts as to project priorities and funding decisions can be aired and resolved in an objective manner.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in speech and writing with members and management throughout the organization and externally.
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems, performs analysis, and makes sound decisions.
- Demonstrated ability to motivate and build a high performing team with positive results.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple responsibilities, priorities, tasks and projects simultaneously and within specified deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively using broad range of influence styles to drive desired results.
- Demonstrated knowledge of personal computers with MS Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, SAP) and knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Work Management system (SAP).
Working Conditions:
- Some travel required.
- Required to work non-standard hours, as needed.
- Work outside in all types of weather conditions.
- Work in small enclosed areas, high places, dusty conditions and wear personal protective equipment.
- Work independently under stressful conditions.
- Ability to perform duties of job including bending, stooping, walking, reaching, overhead, climbing stairs/ladders and lifting up to 50 pounds.
- Required to work with multi-craft crews to support operations of the plant.
- Work is typically performed in an office environment.
Special Safety Requirements:
- This position is a classified as a Safety-Sensitive Job under state law. Individuals in this position are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in OGE Energy Corp.'s Drug Testing Plan.
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