Work Planner - McCloud Power Station
About the Role
ERock (NYSE: EROC) is enabling energy for a new era. We deliver onsite utility-grade power that gets customers up and running quickly, while supporting long-term grid development. Our proprietary natural gas generators help critical facilities address grid constraints, interconnection delays, and outage risks, accelerating speed-to-power for new and expanding operations. Trusted by data centers, utilities, manufacturers, healthcare systems, and government organizations, ERock engineers solutions for rapid deployment, long-duration reliability, low local emissions, and scalable performance to meet evolving energy demands.
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Work Planner to manage, schedule, and optimize maintenance and operations activities at McCloud Power Station in El Paso, Texas. This role serves as a key link among engineering, field technicians, procurement, and corporate operations, supporting plant reliability by maximizing equipment uptime, improving material readiness, and ensuring preventive and corrective work is fully planned, resourced, and safely executed. The position reports to the Maintenance Manager at McCloud Power Station.
Responsibilities
- Maintenance Scheduling & Planning: Partner with the Plant Engineer and maintenance supervisors to build, optimize, and level the site master schedule. Ensure a clear look-ahead path for routine and major overhauls.
- CMMS Optimization: Serve as the site super-user for the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Track preventive maintenance compliance and log work orders, parts usage, and technical findings from Generator Technicians.
- Resource & Material Coordination: Work alongside Supply Chain and Procurement to ensure critical spares, tools, and contractor logistics are fully aligned before work kickoff. Track inventory lead times to mitigate supply risk areas.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with the Plant Administrator for third-party contractor badging, safety orientations, and site access readiness.
- Safety & Compliance Alignment: Integrate safety protocols, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), arc flash safety, and safe work permitting directly into planned job packages.
- Performance Reporting: Build maintenance dashboards, resource utilization updates, and schedule compliance reports to keep plant leadership and corporate teams aligned on project status.
- Other responsibilities as directed by supervisor.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or equivalent hands-on technical/planning experience.
- Experience: 3+ years of experience in manufacturing planning, maintenance scheduling, or materials management. Experience within a power generation facility or chemical processing plant is highly preferred.
- Technical Aptitude: Familiarity with modular natural gas generation equipment, industrial engines, or complex mechanical/electrical systems.
- Software Proficiency: Strong background utilizing ERP/MRP platforms (e.g., NetSuite, SAP) alongside advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- Documentation Skills: Ability to interpret engineering drawings, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), and technical production manuals.
- Compliance & Logistics: Valid driver's license with a clean driving record to pass a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) screening if required for site access.
Qualifications
- Experience planning maintenance or outage work in power generation, distributed energy, manufacturing, chemical processing, or another industrial environment.
- Working knowledge of CMMS or enterprise asset management systems and experience developing job plans, bills of material, and scheduling reports.
- Strong communication, organization, analytical, and cross-functional coordination skills.
- Experience with modular natural gas generation equipment, reciprocating engines, microgrids, or related mechanical and electrical systems.
- Ability to prioritize competing work, identify schedule and material risks, and follow through in a high-reliability operating environment.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Insurance
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
- Wellness Programs and Incentives
- 401(k) Retirement Plan & Company Match
- Paid Time Off – Sick & Vacation Time
- Paid Holidays