Maintenance Specialist - Chevron CoGen

About the role

This position reports to the O&M Manager. The Maintenance Specialist is responsible for System Owner duties, including coordinating maintenance activities for assigned areas/equipment to ensure generating availability, efficiency, and reliability; initiating, developing, and implementing plant improvement projects; and serving as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) by providing technical direction and maintenance expertise to maintenance and contract personnel on all system issues.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all safe work practices are strictly adhered to while performing work efficiently.
• Monitor the routine operation of assigned plant equipment.
• Investigate equipment improvements on an ongoing basis by developing work scopes and solutions and implementing action plans.
• Develop and track routine, outage, and special project budgets for assigned equipment, systems, and/or processes.
• Utilize Enterprise Solutions tools for budget tracking.
• Execute major maintenance or replacement activities by providing specific direction and coordination of assigned maintenance crews and/or contractor personnel; monitor quality, cost, and adherence to contract specifications, including, but not limited to, OSHA and environmental regulations.
• Serve as the System SME by providing classroom and on-the-job training to maintenance personnel.
• Effectively utilize Enterprise Solutions tools to maintain system efficiency and reliability.
• Optimize system maintenance strategies.
• Identify and address equipment issues.
• Utilize the Event Learning process.
• Establish ongoing relationships with key vendors; gather and analyze acceptance data on new or rebuilt equipment; and stay informed of current technology.
• Support the Best Practices program by developing and implementing Best Practices in a timely manner.
• Support the Regional Maintenance philosophy.
• Support and coordinate plant processes, including Maximo, Living Maintenance Strategy, Event Learning, and other related programs.
• Develop and monitor budgets (baseline, outage, and special projects) for process and equipment needs.
• Provide support to Team Leaders and the Engineering/Performance Department, as necessary.

Requirements

• Must have a thorough understanding of general plant equipment, systems, and operations.
• Must exhibit critical thinking skills, analyze situations, and implement cost-effective solutions.
• Must be able to work in a team environment to achieve organizational objectives.
• Must possess effective written and oral communication skills.
• Must have a working knowledge of budgets and the budgeting process.
• Must have the ability to make decisions and demonstrate short- and long-term strategic planning skills.
• Must be proficient in the use of computer-based applications (Microsoft Office applications and Enterprise Solutions tools).
• Must have an understanding of the IBEW/Union contract.
• Must demonstrate Safety as a Core Value.
• Must demonstrate Our Values and PCL.
• Must live within a reasonable distance of Plant Chevron.
• Must be willing to work nights, holidays, and weekends as needed and support an on-call assignment.

Qualifications

• Preferred: A minimum of 5 years of experience in Operations and/or Maintenance in an electric generating plant, or 5 years of journeyman-level experience in other industrial work environments.
• Preferred: The ability to use EDS and OIS historians to troubleshoot process issues.

System assignment: This position is associated with System P (Buildings and Grounds) and System S (Air System); however, system assignments will be determined based on the successful candidate's experience and qualifications. Therefore, the selected candidate may be assigned to a different system.