Supervisor, Plant Operations- Maintenance

PacifiCorp•Glenrock, WY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Supervises a location or segment of a larger department. Implements business objectives, strategies, and plans and manages daily work functions. Responsible for selecting, coaching, and developing employees. Implements and supports Company programs, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

The equivalent combination of plant operations experience and education or bachelor’s degree in an applicable field.
A minimum of five years of operations experience in a power plant or similar industrial facility.
Communication and interpersonal skills to communicate expectations, coach employees, provide feedback, and work collaboratively with other departments.
Ability to make timely decisions during critical plant conditions.
Basic computer skills, including e-mail and word processing.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of plant operations and plant systems.
Supervisory skills including the ability to implement action plans for achieving objectives, and to manage daily operations.
Familiarity with operational performance improvement to include heat rate, cycle isolation and turbine performance.
Working knowledge of boiler cycle chemistry.
Familiarity with maintenance management systems.
Experience with bargaining unit environments and collective bargaining agreements.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools.
Previous experience as an operations supervisor at an industrial facility or power plant.

Responsibilities

Maintain a safe and clean working environment by observing safety and security procedures, and reporting/correcting potentially unsafe conditions as outlined in the PacifiCorp Accident Prevention Manual.
Hold supervised employees accountable to work safely and productively.
Monitor and ensure local, state and federal environmental compliance regulations are strictly enforced.
Supervise represented employees within the guidelines of the applicable working agreement.
Perform supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the company’s policies, procedures and guidelines.
Implement business objectives, strategies, and plans.
Supervise the daily operation of the entire generating unit or plant.
Coach and develop employees through communication and measurement of performance and provide appropriate on-going feedback.
Direct on-the-job training for operator trainees/apprentices and new control operators.
Ensure generation expectations are delivered through cooperative relationships with corporate trading and load dispatching groups.
Build and maintain cooperative working relationships with other departments, including Administration, Engineering, and Maintenance.
Develop and implement thermal efficiency improvement initiatives.
Monitor and control costs associated with the operations of the plant.
Coordinate priorities to ensure critical maintenance work is accomplished.
Develop, maintain and update plant operating procedures and guidelines.
Maximize generation and maintain efficient operation of all plant processes associated with power plant.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401k with match fixed contributions, including a Roth and saving option. For union employees, matching contributions vary by union. For nonunion, PacifiCorp makes a fixed contribution equal to 4% of your eligible pay each year for new hires. In addition, PacifiCorp matches 100% of the first 6% you contribute.
Life insurance
Additional voluntary benefits, including pet insurance
Tuition Assistance
Mass Transit Pass for employees in our Portland and Salt Lake City Offices.
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - Time off varies by employee type (Union or Non-Union)
Paid short-term disability leave and long-term disability insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Bereavement Leave
Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and emotional wellbeing