Operational Performance Improvement Lead

TXU Energy (Vistra Corp)•Shippingport, PA

About The Position

The nuclear site Operational Performance Improvement (OPI) Lead is a key contributor to Vistra Energy’s fleet continuous improvement strategy and serves as the site’s single point of contact and subject matter expert in Lean Thinking and other operational improvement strategies. The role champions a healthy OPI culture at the site and promotes consistency with enterprise core values. The OPI Lead works with site leadership, frontline supervisors, and individual contributors to implement OPI strategies and initiatives and build a continuous improvement mindset. The role supports capability-building programs, including OPI boot camp, and helps train and develop site leaders to foster learning, engagement, and continuous improvement. In collaboration with the OR Fleet team and site leaders, the OPI Lead develops annual OPI targets, prepares or presents updates for senior leadership and executive audiences, and leads operational learning and continuous improvement efforts intended to improve safety, reliability, and costs. The position leads and facilitates ideation sessions, coaches initiative owners as they develop initiatives and business plans, and helps ensure consistent methods for valuing and implementing OPI projects. It monitors the site idea pipeline and works with site leaders and initiative owners to support appropriate pace and progression. The OPI Lead also provides dedicated support to high-priority, cross-cutting initiatives; challenges the status quo; helps identify improvement opportunities and deliver business results; and partners with initiative owners and workstream leaders to ensure accurate performance reporting and remove organizational barriers to collaboration. The role builds trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
Strong mentoring, training, and coaching skills.
Superior communication skills with small and large groups of varying seniority across multiple organizations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Business, or equivalent.
Professional certifications in waste reduction, such as Just Culture, Influencer, and/or Lean/Six Sigma.
Experience in power generation.

Responsibilities

Manage site initiatives in the OPI database and monitor site KPIs.
Assist site leaders in identifying and delivering cross-functional cost-reduction initiatives, often by leading improvement-focused teams.
Monitor and communicate progress on KPIs associated with OPI.
Assist site leadership in engaging all employees to support sustained continuous improvement.
Work with site leadership, frontline supervisors, and individual contributors to implement OPI strategies and build a continuous improvement culture.
Support capability-building programs, including OPI boot camp, and assist with training and development for site leaders.
Work with the OR Fleet team and site leaders to develop annual OPI targets.
Prepare or present OPI updates for site leadership and executive audiences.
Lead operational learning and continuous improvement efforts focused on improving safety, reliability, and costs.
Lead and facilitate ideation sessions and coach initiative owners in developing initiatives and business plans.
Help ensure consistent methodology for valuing and implementing OPI projects.
Monitor the site idea pipeline and work with site leaders and initiative owners to support initiative progression.
Provide dedicated OPI support to high-priority, cross-cutting initiatives and act as a positive change driver.
Partner with initiative owners and workstream leaders to ensure accurate program-performance reporting and remove organizational barriers to collaboration.
Develop trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.