Operations & Maintenance Manager

IHI Power Services Corp•Jamestown, CA

21h•$140,000 - $160,000•Onsite

About The Position

IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC) has a career opportunity for an Operation and Maintenance Manager for the Plant Maintenance department located at our Pacific Ultra Chinese Station (PUCS) plant in Jamestown, CA. The salary range for this position is $140K - $160K annual base salary, depending on skills and experience. Job Summary The Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Manager – Maintenance is responsible for the safe, reliable, and cost-effective execution of all mechanical and Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) maintenance activities at an 18 MW biomass-fueled power plant. This role is centered on a systems-based maintenance philosophy within a continuous-process environment and is accountable for preventive and predictive maintenance programs, maintenance workflow management, planned outage execution, spare parts and warehouse management, and long-term plant reliability improvement.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in engineering or related discipline. Work experience may be considered in lieu of education.
8–12 years of industrial maintenance experience with at least 5 years in a supervisory or management role
Strong knowledge of power plant mechanical and E&I systems.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities which may be representative, but not all-inclusive of those commonly associated with this position.
possess basic math skills, good verbal communication skills, and be proficient with the use of power and precision tools.
Must be cooperative with those he/she contacts in this work and have the ability to work without direct supervision.
Must know the hazards involved and the safety precautions to be practiced in the operation and maintenance of power plant equipment and machinery.
Work within and ensure strict adherence to all safety practices and procedures.
Must be able to respond to audio alarms and variations of sound.
Basic data entry/computer skills. Experience with maintenance planning software
Experience and proficient use of CMMS platforms.
Work as a team. Must be able to pool our knowledge and energy to work in tandem to completely understand and productively respond to all of the business challenges.

Responsibilities

Maintenance Strategy & Systems Approach
Develop and continuously improve a plant-wide maintenance strategy aligned with reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) principles. Establish standardized processes for planning, scheduling, execution, documentation, and post-work review.
Plant Budget and Reporting
Assist in the preparation of the Annual Budget. Assist in the preparation of capital upgrades. Monitors Maintenance Budget and provides variance input on a monthly basis.
Personnel Management
Direct Maintenance Technicians’ daily activities. Ensures safe work practices and procedures are observed. Maintains a productive and motivated staff through sound human resource management and the enforcement of personnel policy. Ensures work group activities are performed on time and within budget through effective planning, organizing, scheduling, and monitoring of work activities and utilization of resources. Sets high and challenging productivity and quality standards for self and work group; encourages new ideas and work methods to lower costs and increase productivity, quality and safety. Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions and manages expectations of others.
Mechanical & E&I Maintenance Oversight
Direct all mechanical maintenance activities including boilers, turbines, fuel and ash handling systems, pumps, fans, valves, and balance-of-plant equipment. Direct all E&I maintenance activities including DCS, PLCs, instrumentation, analyzers, electrical distribution, motors, generators, and protection systems.
Preventive & Predictive Maintenance Programs
Develop and maintain robust preventive maintenance (PM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) programs using vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, and condition-based monitoring. Optimize maintenance intervals based on equipment condition and data.
Maintenance Workflow & CMMS Management
Own the maintenance workflow from work request through closeout. Ensure accurate prioritization, planning, scheduling, documentation, and asset history within the CMMS. Use data to manage backlog and performance KPIs.
Planned Outage Planning & Execution
Lead planning and execution of planned outages. Develop outage scopes, schedules, and resource plans. Perform critical path method (CPM) analysis to minimize outage duration and generation downtime.
Spare Parts & Warehouse Management
Develop and manage a strategic spare parts program, including identification of critical spares for single-point-failure equipment. Optimize inventory levels, warehouse controls, and material traceability.
Plant Reliability & Single-Point Failure Analysis
Lead single-point failure identification and mitigation efforts. Perform root cause failure analysis (RCFA) for forced outages and recurring equipment failures and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Safety, Compliance & Environmental Support
Champion maintenance safety programs including lockout/tagout, confined space, hot work, and electrical safety. Ensure maintenance supports environmental compliance for emissions control and monitoring systems.
Leadership & Workforce Development
Lead and develop mechanical and E&I maintenance personnel. Establish training, qualification, and competency requirements. Support succession planning and vendor/OEM training.