Operations Manager - Production

Job Description

• Plant Operations & Performance: Lead and direct day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance with dispatch requirements, operating procedures, OEM recommendations, and regulatory limitations.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Focus on safety, reliability, availability, and efficiency. Serve as the primary operational authority for abnormal operations, forced outages, and operational decision making.
• Safety, Environmental & Regulatory Compliance: NERC Champion - site ownership of NERC process, tracking, reporting, and coordination. Maintain compliance with OSHA, EPA, state, and local regulations. Promote and sustain a strong safety culture.
• Maintenance & Technical Coordination: Coordinate with maintenance department to align maintenance with operational priorities. Provide input for outage planning, execution, and post-outage performance reviews.
• Planning, Resources & Capital Support: Develop and execute operational plans. Support Long Range Planning and project planning to ensure operational readiness and seamless return to service.
• Leadership & Employee Development: Lead, coach, and develop operations personnel. Ensure appropriate staffing, qualification progression, and training. Support employee engagement and performance management.
• Communication & Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as primary site operations interface with plant leadership, corporate support groups, and regulatory agencies. Support internal and external communications related to plant performance and compliance activities.

Education, Experience, and Skill Requirements

• 7 years supervisory/management experience
• Experience with operations and maintenance at a power plant
• Plant operational or Instrumentation and Control background (plus)
• Experience with trending in PI Process book or another plant historian (for event troubleshooting/root cause analysis)
• Power generation plant leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills (preferred)
• Good computer skills using Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Experience in computer maintenance management systems and an understanding of PMMS and/or Maximo programs (preferred)
• Experience in using Maximo for planning work and creating purchase requests
• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent