Job Title: Manager of Plant Operations
Grade: Exempt 59
Job Code: 105061
JOB SUMMARY
Responsible to oversee and manage the Power Generation team to ensure effective and efficient operations of one or more power plants. Participates in budgeting process and ensures oversight. Provides leadership and direction to Shift Supervisors and Coal Yard Management teams, if applicable. Establish an appropriate strategy for the department to ensure alignment with strategic initiatives and key results. Ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulations, while ensuring the safety of the members, integrity of the equipment and service to customers.
LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY
Accountable for departmental performance. Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address business and operational challenges. Decisions guided by policies, procedures and business plan. Generally manages a recognized discipline and specialty with separate budget.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Develops processes and measures to endure that Power Generation resources are effectively utilized in various plant seasonal operating scenarios, to include maintenance support and gas storage.
Ensures clearance procedures and processes comply with current Instruction and Method (I&M) guidelines.
May be responsible for the overall operation & maintenance of assigned plant Fuel Supply operations.
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.
Monitor unit operation to ensure economic performance on a unit basis and system (w/GPC).
Responsible for overall coordinating and training in the Power Generation area as it affects the Plant Maintenance (PM) System and Work Clearance Management (WCM).
Reviews /develops and recommends operating procedures for approval by management.
Ensure plant complies with state and federal environmental regulations.
Responsible for preparation, forecasting, monitoring and control of the O&M, capital and payroll budgets for Power Generation area of plant.
Coordinates with Technical Training, as applicable to determine extent and content of training programs.
All other duties as assigned.
Coordinates with Equipment Support Supt (ESS) and the Generation Planning and Control (GPC) for analyzing and determining the proper timing for maintenance outages and load reductions.
Works with Company resources and different vendor representatives in solving various Power Generation problems.
Coordinates and administers all Power Generation functions in the Power Plant, Fuels and Gas Storage areas.
Coordinates with the ESS for the maintenance of the coal unloading and conveying facilities and directs preventative and minor maintenance of coal unloading and conveying systems, as applicable.
Responsible for initiating and coordinating all personnel training, determining training requirements and previewing training material to ensure it fulfills training needs.
Responsible for determining proper permanent and seasonal staffing of Power Generation Groups.
Coordinates with Plant Supervision to ensure optimum plant availability and reliability, which includes the prioritizing of maintenance.
REQUIREMENTS
High School Diploma/GED And 10 years of directly related experience (e.g., power plant/ power generation, coal handling, industrial material handling, chemical, or related process plant), And
3 years of recent Plant leadership/supervisory experience; Or
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Professional Engineer license, And 5 years of directly related experience (e.g., utility or industrial plant engineering), And
3 years of leadership/supervisory experience or project leadership experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION
Permanent residence within a reasonable driving distance to the Sooner Power Plant
OG&E
321 N Harvey
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma United States
www.oge.com
