Operations and Maintenance Manager

Job Responsibilities

• Promote a safe working environment and ensure that personnel and contractors follow plant and company safety procedures and policies.
• Assign a Safety Liaison and oversee the safety activities to ensure compliance with OSHA required training and activities.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures, and contractual requirements.
• Develop a training program for the operations and maintenance personnel
• Encourage staff to cross train and add skillsets to create a more flexible and productive plant environment.
• Provide coaching, training, and development opportunities to ensure appropriate skill sets are maintained and personnel are qualified for the activities with which they are being asked to perform.
• Support both Owner and Operator programs and decisions to the best of your ability.
• Bring decisions to the staff with a positive attitude and high level of confidence.
• Seek to address any uncertainty from staff by encouraging positive thinking and a high level of productivity.
• Resolve negative attitudes promptly and with positive reinforcement.
• Provide regular updates to the Facility Manager on staff morale and work ethics.
• Develop a training program for the operations and maintenance personnel and encourage the staff to cross train and add skills to create a more flexible and productive plant environment.
• Delegate work orders to operations and maintenance staff to balance backlog, ensure proper distribution, and broaden team experience across plant functions.
• Oversee environmental compliance activities including the preparation of quarterly and annual reports.
• Interface with consultants, as needed, in the completion of environmental projects.
• Support the Facility Manager in the completion of all reporting requirements including environmental, safety, budgeting, and plant performance.
• Monitor and optimize plant performance. This should include periodic testing, evaluations, and recommendations to the owner for improvement projects with cost justifications.
• Provide input and support in the development of the annual budget and annual operating plans.
• Monitor and optimize plant performance in cooperation with the Plant Engineer. This should include periodic testing, evaluations, and recommendations to the owner for improvement projects with cost justifications.
• Manage the O&M staff to promote efficient operations and utilization of overtime hours.
• Communicate effectively with the site staff, Facility Manager, Facility Owner, vendors, and outside agencies.
• Demonstrate effective management skills in meeting or exceeding facility goals and objectives and support the Facility Manager in ensuring that EEG is performing in accordance with the O&M agreement.
• Lead the effort to identify problem areas in the plant where there are repeat problems, inefficiencies, or unsafe areas.
• Prepare capital project suggestions with appropriate cost benefit analysis.

Required Skills / Knowledge

• A thorough demonstrated understanding of power plant operations, including a working knowledge of the operations & maintenance functions.
• A working knowledge of chemistry as it relates to plant operations as well as environmental and water treatment programs and statutory regulations.
• Understand budgets, bid proposals, contract evaluation, basic accounting principals, plant economics and power pool operations.
• Demonstrates knowledge of all facets of power plant operations.
• Demonstrates the ability to make competent decisions in emergency situations.
• Demonstrates the ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical one-lines, logic drawings, and technical manuals.
• Ability to solve practical problems, clearly communicate tasks and needs, and training of other personnel. Analyzes and interprets data to make sound professional judgments and recommendations.
• Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage and motivate subordinates.

Experience

• Minimum of eight year's relevant experience, with a minimum of four years in a supervisory or management position or a position in which there was oversight and delegation of tasks associated with completion of projects.

Education Requirements

• A four-year degree or commensurate experience is required as well as a demonstrated track record of successful goal achievement.
• Massachusetts Second Class Engineer License is strongly preferred. Candidates without the license must be able to obtain it within two (2) years of employment.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift 50 lbs

What We Offer

• Approved salary range for this role is $160,000 - $180,000 based on skillset, experience and education
• A 15% plant bonus is also offered depending on productivity
• Supportive company culture that values its employees
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & 401 K Plan
• Paid Parental Leave, Time Off & Holidays
• Extra money in your paycheck - Employee Referral Bonus
• Personal Development & Career Succession Planning
• Company sponsored Perks & Discount programs