Maintenance Specialist | Plant Daniel

Southern Company•Moss Point, MS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position will report to the Planning Team Leader. The Maintenance Specialist is responsible for System Owner duties, including coordinating maintenance for assigned areas/equipment to ensure generating availability, efficiency, and reliability. They will initiate, develop, and implement plant improvement projects, acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) providing technical direction and maintenance expertise to Maintenance or Contract personnel on all system issues. The role involves supporting and coordinating processes such as Maximo and Living Maintenance Strategy, and developing and monitoring budgets for process and equipment needs. The position will provide support for Team Leaders and the Engineering/Performance department as necessary. This role is associated with System A (Ash Handling) and System B (Air & Gas), but system assignments will be determined based on the successful candidate’s experience and qualifications, meaning the selected candidate may be assigned to a different system.

Requirements

Must have a thorough understanding of plant equipment, systems, and operation.
Must exhibit critical thinking; can analyze situations; implement cost-effective solutions.
Must be able to work in a team environment to achieve organizational objectives.
Must possess effective written and oral communication skills.
Must have a working knowledge of budgets and the budgeting process.
Must have the ability to make decisions and demonstrate short/long-term strategic planning skills.
Must be proficient in the use of computer-based applications (Microsoft Office applications, Enterprise solutions tools).
Must have an understanding of the IBEW/Union contract.

Nice To Haves

Have a minimum of 5 years' experience in Operations and/or Maintenance in an Electric Generating Plant or 5 years journeyman level experience in other industrial work environments.
The ability to use EDS historian to troubleshoot process issues is preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate maintenance for assigned area/equipment to ensure generating availability, efficiency, and reliability.
Initiate, develop, and implement plant improvement projects.
Act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) providing technical direction and maintenance expertise to Maintenance or Contract personnel on all system issues.
Support and coordinate processes (such as Maximo, Living Maintenance Strategy, Event Learning, etc.).
Develop and monitor budgets (current, 5-year, & 20-year) for process and equipment needs.
Provide support for Team Leaders and the Engineering/Performance department as necessary.
Ensure all safe work practices are strictly adhered to while performing work efficiently.
Monitor routine operation of assigned Plant Equipment.
Investigate improvements to equipment on an ongoing basis, deriving work scopes and solutions, and implementing action plans.
Develop and track routine, outage, and capital budgets for assigned equipment, systems, and/or processes.
Utilize Enterprise solutions tools such as PowerPlant reporting for budget tracking.
Execute major maintenance or replacement activities by providing specific direction and coordination of assigned Maintenance crews and/or contractor personnel, monitoring quality, cost, and adherence to contract specifications, including but not limited to OSHA and Environmental regulations.
Serve as the System SME providing classroom and on-the-job training to Maintenance personnel.
Effectively utilize Enterprise Solution tools to maintain system efficiency and reliability.
Optimize system maintenance strategy.
Identify and address equipment issues.
Utilize the Event Learning process.
Establish an ongoing relationship with key vendors; gather and analyze acceptance data on new/rebuilt equipment; and stay informed of current technology.
Support the Best Practices program by developing and implementing Best Practices in a timely manner.
Support the Regional Maintenance philosophy.