Manager - Maintenance

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

The Plant Maintenance Manager is responsible for managing, coordinating, and overseeing the maintenance activities of the power plant to ensure continuous and smooth operation under normal, abnormal, or emergency situations. This role involves budget estimating, vendor selection, and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations. The Plant Maintenance Manager will keep the Plant Manager informed of all maintenance activities and issues.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages and Coordinates maintenance activities and outage planning; develops and implements a planned maintenance program for the assigned power plants.  
• Reviews and recommends appropriate changes in plant equipment, design, or existing policies and procedures to maximize plant efficiency and reliability and minimize maintenance expense. Makes budget suggestions for projects as necessary.  
• Maintains records of completed maintenance and repairs, reviews records for identification of equipment problems and initiates corrective action utilizing AECC’s Enterprise Asset Management (EAMS) software.  
• Reviews plant work orders daily. Prioritizes and schedules maintenance personnel to perform work as required.  
• Maintains familiarity with and adheres to all applicable internal AECC policies and procedures regarding NERC and FERC compliance and provides training and direction to plant maintenance and if required, operations personnel to ensure compliance.  
• Directs training program and reviews all aspects of plant maintenance and ensures all applicable laws, regulations, and permit requirements are adhered to.  
• Works with personnel during major equipment inspections, outages, repairs and other maintenance as necessary and as appropriate subject to the approval of the plant manager.  
• Requisitions spare parts and supplies as needed and recommends changes in inventory levels.  
• Inspects plant equipment routinely, including equipment located at remotely located hydroelectric turbine and combustion turbine plants, and determines the need for maintenance.  
• Utilizing AECC’s EAMS, procures equipment, material, and services required for maintenance of the assigned plant or plants; recommends changes for inventory levels.  
• Observes plant maintenance and construction work in progress and monitors outside contractors working on plant property. Makes written reports as needed or required.  
• Collaborates with the Plant management team in implementing and monitoring safety programs at the plant and remote facilities (if required).  
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include but are not limited to interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.  
• The ability to handle stress and work well with others are essential functions of this position  
• Performs any other related duties as required or assigned.  
• Due to our obligation to provide continuous, reliable electric service to our customers, the ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance and the ability to work outside your regularly scheduled office hours when necessary is an essential function of the job.  
• Maintain awareness of and compliance with applicable laws and regulations from various regulatory entities, internal policies, procedures, and directives. Ensure ongoing monitoring and timely incorporation of any changes to maintain adherence to compliance standards.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Associates degree in related technical field plus at least 5 or more years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7 years supervising personnel in an industrial environment.  

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Valid driver's license and the ability to legally operate commercial motor vehicles under 26,000 pounds  

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Experience with managing the maintenance of power production facilities.  

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Outside working environment, wherein there are extremely disagreeable working conditions most of the time (e.g. hot and cold weather, rain. snow, etc.).  

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock; frequently exposed to work in high, precarious places, outdoor weather conditions; and occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, wet or humid conditions, vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

The following physical activities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and expectations.  

Moderate diversity, moderately physical. Work activities which allow for a moderate amount of diversity in the performance of tasks which requires somewhat diversified physical demands of the employee.  

While performing the functions of this job, the employee is continuously required to talk or hear; regularly required to stand, walk, sit, climb or balance; and frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds; frequently lift and/or move up to 40 pounds; regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision; color vision; and ability to adjust focus.  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Must be able to read and understand blueprints, schematics, instruction manuals, etc.
• Must be mechanically inclined and mechanical coursework is desired. Must be able to properly use a wide range of hand tools, power tools, measuring instruments, etc.
• Must be skilled in working with and through others.
• Must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing.  
• Must have a working knowledge of the proper maintenance and repair of all power plant mechanical, electrical, and instrumentations and control systems, including boiler, steam turbine/generator, hydroelectric turbine/generator, air compressors, fans, pumps, piping and valves, breakers, motor controllers, Instruments, and other plant functions.
• Must be knowledgeable in metallurgy and welding.
• Must be familiar with OSHA rules and regulations.
• In pursuant of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act 593, this position is a designated safety-sensitive position according to AECC/AECI standards and processes.