Operations Manager - Fresno, CA (Seasonal)

Job Description

IHI Power Services Corp. (IPSC) has a career opportunity for a Seasonal O&M Manager - Operations at Rio Bravo Fresno. Rio Bravo Fresno is located just south of the city of Fresno, the facility is a 25 MW biomass fired power plant. The salary range is $143,000 to $148,000 base annual salary. 

Job Summary

The O&M Manager – Operations is a key member of plant management team.  Responsibilities include leading the O&M Technicians assigned to plant operations. The manager is also responsible for plant production employing sound Safety, Environmental and operating principles within the guidelines of the applicable Power Purchase and Operating Agreement. Participates in the employee selection process and is responsible for implementation of the O&M Technician training and qualification program. Develops and updates plant operating procedures. Administers plant operating budget and identifies areas of production optimization and makes recommendations for production improvement.

Job Functions

• Leads the Operations team. 
• Teams with O&M Manager-Maintenance to coordinate and execute all outages to ensure minimum down time and cost control.
• Provide leadership to all plant personnel, including regular feedback and coaching of O&M personnel as well as developing Annual Performance Reviews. Utilize the IPSC discipline procedure as appropriate in the performance of managing the O&M Personnel.
• Enhance the morale and motivation of O&M personnel. Handle employee concerns in a timely and diplomatic manner.
• Using established employee selection techniques, hires, trains and supervises all Operations O&M Technicians.   
• Provides training and development opportunities for assigned personnel.
• Conduct periodic reviews of plant operations and maintenance policies and procedures to ensure they reflect current plant goals, operating requirements, and the industry's best in class
• Schedules generation, forced outages, and scheduled outages with customer.  Maintains a positive working relationship with customer. 
• Develops and administers non-fuel cost of sales budget.  Provides assistance in development of capital budgets; originates authorizations for capital expenditures.
• Coordinate’s activities and interfaces with operations contractor and vendor representatives and personnel. 
• Fosters an environment that encourages superior Safety awareness and Environmental Stewardship through the implementation and support of the Safety Management System and Environmental Management Systems. 
• Develops, refines, and administers plant operating procedures.
• Collects, analyzes, and correlates performance data to maintain and improve plant performance.  Responsible for plant heat rate.
•  Identify plant problems and improvement projects and acts as a Project Manager for the execution of approved projects. 
• Manages production at facility within safe and legally permissible limits.
• Meets or exceeds daily gross margin budget.
• Establishes and maintains housekeeping standards.
• Perform economic analysis and submit budget requests as directed.
• Evaluate vendor proposals as required.
• May be assigned to Safety, Environmental or other plant committee.
• Performs several administrative tasks such as creating monthly reports, NERC compliance reporting, outage reports, etc.
• Must have hands on experience in managing contractors and plant staff during scheduled and forced outages.
• Actively promotes teamwork between the maintenance department and the operations department.
• Complete special projects as required by the Plant Manager and other leadership.
• Dependable, reliable, and predictable attendance is required for this position.
• Step up leadership as required.

Education and Experience – an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered.

• Work experience will be considered in lieu of education.
• Must pass Pre-Employment drug testing and background screens.
• Experience in a supervisory position in power generation in comparable technologies or similar continuous process environment desired.
• Experience with regulatory compliance in a continuous process environment.
• Additionally, skills in 1) Operation and maintenance of rotating equipment, 2) utilization of computerized maintenance management systems, and 3) personnel management. History of development of Innovative and creative problem-solving approaches to Improving various aspects of facility performance Including technical, personnel, and business.
• Strong leadership, motivational, and communication (oral and written) skills, Including the ability to communicate effectively to groups
• Must possess basic math skills, good verbal communications skills, and be proficient with the use of power and precision tools.
• Must be cooperative with those he/she contacts in this work and have the ability to work without direct supervision.
• Must know the hazards involved and the safety precautions to be practiced in the operation and maintenance of power plant equipment and machinery.
• Must be able to respond to audio alarms and variations of sound.
• Basic data entry/computer skills
• Work as a team. Must be able to pool our knowledge and energy to work in tandem to completely understand and productively respond to all the business challenges.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in the use of computer hardware and applicable software.
• Must be able to perform physical requirements of the position including climbing ladders, stairs, and must be able to perform comprehensive site inspections.

Work Environment & Physical Abilities – environmental or atmospheric conditions commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job. The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully.

• Protective equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses, air masks, ear protection and other equipment must be worn in the performance of some duties. Work with hazardous materials may be required.
• May require working 12 hour shifts with weekend and holiday work as required by schedules, workload, and plant conditions.  On call status (day and night) may be required.
• Includes working indoors and outdoors.