Utility Plant Assistant Manager

DTE Energy•Woodland, CA

2d•$125,000 - $187,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Plant Manager (APM) provides leadership to the operations and maintenance groups for the daily operation of the facility under the general direction of the Plant Manager. The APM functions as part of the site leadership team utilizing their technical expertise, discretion, and judgment within established policies, procedures, and practices. This person will be knowledgeable of all environmental and compliance permits and how they are implemented in an operating plant. This person will also have a demonstrated knowledge of the maintenance management function of a biomass power plant managing the planned outage activities; focused on optimization for scope, schedule, and budget. A high degree of communication and collaboration with others is required. Proactive leadership to reinforce DTE’s core values of Safe, Caring, Dependable, and Efficient to continuously improve and develop employee culture is critical for the success of this position.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent and knowledge and capabilities typically acquired through at least 5 years supervisory or managerial experience in a solid fuel fired power plant
Associate degree or industry-recognized certificate (i.e., the completion of a core group of course designated by the institution) in a related discipline and knowledge and capabilities typically acquired through at least 3 years supervisory or managerial experience in a solid fuel fired power plant, or 2 years of military experience at an officer level
Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with a minimum of 2 year supervisory or managerial experience in a solid fuel fired power plant
Thorough, demonstrated understanding of plant operations and maintenance, with strong knowledge of generating equipment, biomass fired boilers, and water treatment processes
Ability to analyze and improve operations business processes, utilizing information about market dynamics and competitors' processes and achievements
Proven planning and scheduling experience working with warehouse, O&M, and other technical personnel involved with preventative/predictive maintenance and corrective maintenance
Solid knowledge of plant engineering and plant maintenance functions and how they relate to operations and income
Experience with accounting practices as it relates to analyzing cost impacts to budget
Demonstrated skill in planning, coordinating, and directing varied programs and tasks directly affecting the overall plant operation
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to work shifts and extra/irregular hours and to work under unusual and special conditions that can arise in a biomass generation station
Ability to pass respirator fit tests to use respiratory protective equipment or self-contained breathing apparatus at all times

Nice To Haves

Biomass power-plant related experience
Technical degree

Responsibilities

Assists with the development of and ensures that all site safety and environmental requirements and procedures are properly implemented, consistently observed and corrective actions are initiated when applicable
Develops, implements, and manages consistent plant operating philosophies and best practices to maximize plant availability, efficiency, and productivity
Constantly reviews and improves operational processes and ensures that operating personnel are properly trained and adhere to established procedures and standards
Manages the supervisors and fuel buyer to ensure safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the plant while actively managing schedules to minimize overtime and comply with administrative guidelines
Establishes and modifies as required all maintenance requirements programmed into the maintenance management system in alignment with maintenance strategy
Supports the fuel buyer to ensure storage and mixing of biomass fuel, maintenance of positive fuel supplier relationships through efficient disposition and overall quality control of fuel supply through fuel yard QA/QC procedures
Investigates operating abnormalities and incidents to improve equipment availability and performance and to minimize maintenance requirements
Prepares necessary plant operation reports in a timely manner and investigates all forced outages
Collaborates with Plant Manager to prepare and evaluate the operating department’s budgets and makes recommendations relative to optimization of operations and maintenance costs
Leads project management of all planned outage activities, including long term planning for capital improvements
All other duties assigned