Operations Manager Production

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Job Summary

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Plant Operations & Performance

• Lead and direct daytoday operations including gas turbines HRSGs steam turbines balance of plant and auxiliary systems.
• Ensure plant operations comply with dispatch requirements operating procedures OEM recommendations and regulatory limitations.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety reliability availability and efficiency.
• Serve as the primary operational authority for abnormal operations forced outages and operational decision making.

Safety Environmental & Regulatory Compliance

• NERC Champion site ownership of NERC process tracking reporting and coordination
• Maintain compliance with all OSHA EPA state and local regulations applicable to combined cycle operations.
• Promote and sustain a strong safety culture including incident investigation corrective action development and behavioral safety initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with air water and waste permits environmental monitoring and regulatory reporting requirements.

Maintenance & Technical Coordination

• Coordinate closely with the maintenance department to align preventive predictive and corrective maintenance with operational priorities.
• Provide operational input and Lock Out Tag Out roadmap for outage planning execution and postoutage performance reviews.
• Support engineering and OEM engagements related to gas turbines steam turbines HRSGs controls and balance of plant systems.

Planning Resources & Capital Support

• Develop and execute short- and long-term operational plans in support of site and fleet objectives.
• Support the Long Rang Planning process for O&M and Capital by providing operational justification and prioritization with a focus on safety reliability and performance improvements.
• Support project planning and execution to ensure operational readiness commissioning and seamless return to service.

Leadership & Employee Development

• Lead coach and develop plant operations personnel.
• Ensure appropriate staffing qualification progression and training for operations personnel.
• Support employee engagementand performance management.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the primary site operations interface with plant leadership corporate support groups and regulatory agencies.
• Support internal and external communications related to plant performance outages and compliance activities.

Education Experience and Skill Requirements:

• 7 years supervisory/management experience
• Experience with operations and maintenance at a power plant
• Plant operational / Technical background or Instrumentation and Control background is a plus
• Experience with trending in PI Process book or another plant historian for event troubleshooting / root cause analysis
• Power generation plant leadership communication problem solving and decision-making skills preferred
• Good computer skills using Word Excel and Outlook
• Experience in computer maintenance management systems and an understanding of PMMS and/or Maximo programs preferred
• Candidate must be experienced in using Maximo for planning work and creating purchase requests
• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
• Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to some of the skills listed

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