Work Management Specialist

Duke Energy Corporation•Union, KY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

A Work Management Specialist (WMS) supports the work management process by performing critical activities such as developing schedules and plans that facilitate barrier free work execution, supporting daily/weekly operation/maintenance activities, providing the necessary supply of resources for the station(s), and facilitating process improvements to make work plans safer, more productive and cost competitive. They perform core work management activities including developing weekly schedules, creating job plans, determining proper GL accounting for work orders, performing inventory searches, setting minimum inventory levels, researching parts, completing new item requests and stock justifications, creating purchase requests, managing equipment repair processes, and completing single/sole source justification requests. The WMS also coordinates and communicates during the preparation and execution phase of work, monitors and tracks progress of activities, prepares reports, and ensures lessons learned are captured, evaluated and incorporated in support of continuous improvement. This role may also involve directing, coordinating, and reviewing activities of internal staff or contractors with minimal supervision. Incumbents are expected to develop advanced skills and work with greater independence over time. Typically, this role handles planning, scheduling, and contract resource coordination for one site.

Requirements

Ability to be respirator qualified
Associates degree AND 3 years minimum required related work experience
Highschool/GED AND 7 years of minimum required related work experience (in lieu of degree and experience listed above)

Nice To Haves

Experience and demonstrated computer skills including the ability to use various applications such as Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project), work management system (Maximo), Plant Information (PI) program
Experience and demonstrated written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present information, facilitate meetings and provide direction to others
Working knowledge of overall operating fundamentals and principles of generating station systems, equipment and processes
Demonstrated ability to work independently in a leadership capacity
Demonstrated ability and previous experience in understanding, interpreting, communicating and analyzing financial data
At least 5 years of plant operations, maintenance, and/or work management experience
Proficient interpreting and understanding equipment/component diagrams, drawings, and schematics
Financial and accounting knowledge and skills including ability to analyze data
2 years of experience in contract management
2 years of experience in project management
Must be able to read, comprehend, inspect, calculate, count, retain and make sound decisions

Responsibilities

Support the work management process by performing critical activities such as developing schedules and plans that facilitate barrier free work execution
Support daily/weekly operation/maintenance activities
Provide the necessary supply of resources for the station(s)
Facilitate process improvements to make work plans safer, more productive and cost competitive
Develop weekly schedules
Create job plans
Determine proper GL accounting for work orders
Perform inventory searches and set minimum inventory levels
Research parts utilizing drawings/manuals
Complete new item requests and stock justifications
Create purchase requests
Manage equipment repair process
Complete single/sole source justification requests
Coordinate/communicate during the preparation and execution phase of work
Monitor/track progress of activities
Prepare reports
Ensure lessons learned are captured, evaluated and incorporated in support of continuous improvement
Direct, coordinate, and review activities of internal staff or contractors to ensure safe, accurate, and timely completion of tasks, projects, or duties (with minimal supervision)
Provide leadership (coordination, direction, quality assurance, etc.) for work activities performed by supplemental and variable contract resources
Provide field oversight and job coordination for supplemental resources while at the facility
Clear barriers and address barriers in the workplace for activities performed by supplemental resources
Commit to the work plans, executing the plans and schedules, safety, productivity and quality
Develop plans that facilitate work execution
Develop plans that are barrier free, including verifying that materials and resources are available to execute work plans
Facilitate process improvements to make work plans more productive and cost competitive
Communicate regularly with the Supervisors and Equipment Experts/Owners to ensure job plans are up to date and improved and that work is being planned according to the appropriate priorities
Develop resource-loaded schedules that maintain a high level of resource productivity
Lead daily and weekly work status meetings and develop the next day's/ week's schedule
Accelerate work when ahead of schedule and reassess work that is behind schedule
Maintain the skill matrix and ensure proper skills are assigned to the work
Perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization