Job Details

Prod/Ops CRO Lead

Serves as the lead on days and provides work direction to the shifts.

Ensures assigned work within the plant results in safe and reliable operation.

Facilitates and coordinates Shift Safety meetings / Job Briefings for all personnel on the same shift.

Promotes and ensures a safe work environment, including use of Human Performance tools.

Mentors and provides training to develop other employees in the operations training progression plan.

Shared responsibility for Contractor Safety on days or shift and conducts Contractor Safety Orientations as needed.

Fills in for Team Leaders in their absence.

Maintains regulatory compliance and is proactive in avoiding reportable violations and if an event occurs, coordinating with all agencies as appropriate.

Performs site safety/environmental audits and acts to mitigate hazards.

Makes real time decisions and provides work direction regarding the operation of the equipment in a safe, efficient and reliable manner.

Performs startup and shutdown functions of RICE, generator and associated equipment as required per instructions from the SPO- Energy Management Organization.

When un-planned absences occur after hours, ensures adequate shift coverage through contact of other qualified personnel.

Upon progression to this level, the employee should have completed all the board operator qualifications and is working as the designated lead control board operator.

Operational duties include, but are not limited to operating the control board, periodically making operational rounds, performing PM/PDM activities, managing boiler water chemistry, and CEMS monitoring and calibrations.

Lead the effort to develop and review operating procedures and rounds.

Applies understanding and knowledge of plant systems, burner controls (where applicable) turbine controls, data acquisition, process controls, regulating devices, personal computers, troubleshooting, etc.

Applies skills to perform inspections, calibrations, installations, repairs, diagnostics, testing and troubleshooting of complex instrumentation equipment and regulating devices in a fossil fuel fired power generation facility, alone and as part of a team.

May perform mechanical work involved in inspection, repair and installation of instrumentation and electrical equipment, and PM of mechanical systems.

Minimum education required of the position:

• 2 Year Associate Degree in Industrial Electronics, Instrumentation/Controls or Production/Process Technology or equivalent work experience.
• Desired: Curriculum including the following: AC / DC Theory; Programmable Logic Controllers - troubleshooting and logic development; process control valve positioners; water chemistry analytical instrumentation; calibration practices and procedures or other similar coursework and/or experience.

Minimum experience required of the position:

• Must have completed all current qualifications to be a certified control board operator in the designated plant as well as have 6+years' experience in a Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (RICE) or fossil fuel fired power generation facility in an Operation or Maintenance position or 6+ years of other power plant operations/maintenance/electrical experience.
• Preferred: 10+ years' experience working on RICE or other power generation technology
• Previous leadership experience

Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position:

• Must be good at communicating, both verbal and written, the results of evaluation of assignments to supervision.
• Must be comfortable being a change agent with the goal of improving processes and plant performance for the benefit of the plant and company.
• Ability to interpret and comprehend P&ID's, electrical schematics, network diagrams and OEM manuals.
• Use of personal computer applications is necessary daily to log equipment data, log time worked and to communicate with various levels of our organization.
• Strong computer literacy with a preference for skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Other attributes:

• Functional Knowledge - Requires expertise in own specialized discipline or field. Requires technical knowledge of procedures, maintenance, operation and control of RICE/Generator and associated equipment
• Business Expertise - Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of how daily operating decisions affect unit performance as well as the operating company's performance.
• Leadership - Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and resource requirements.
• Problem Solving - Leads others to solve problems; uses analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify solutions.
• Impact - Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own shift and other related shifts; works within guidelines and policies.

Interpersonal Skills - Able to build consensus while influencing and directing shift personnel as needed.