Assistant Plant Manager Power Plant
Company: DTE Energy
Location: Woodland
Posted on: April 16, 2024
Job Description:
DTE is one of the nation's largest diversified energy companies.
Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer's homes and
Michigan's progress for more than a as Michigan's largest source of
renewable energy, we're creating a cleaner, healthier environment
to power our future. We're also serving communities beyond
Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy,
emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in
19 states. But we're more than a leading energy company... and
working at DTE is more than just a DTE, we take great care of each
other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for
growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you'll
be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates
differences, and values everyone's health, safety, and wellbeing.
Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to
DTE.Together, we can achieve great things.The pay range for this
position is$134,900.00 - $170,800.00.Job SummaryLocation: Woodland,
CAThe Assistant Plant Manager (APM) provides leadership to the
operations and maintenance groups for the daily operation of the
facility under the general direction of the Plant Manager. The APM
functions as part of the site leadership team utilizing their
technical expertise, discretion, and judgment within established
policies, procedures, and practices. This person will be
knowledgeable of all environmental and compliance permits and how
they are implemented in an operating plant.This person will also
have a demonstrated knowledge of the maintenance management
function of a biomass power plant managing the planned outage
activities; focused on optimization for scope, schedule, and
budget.A high degree of communication and collaboration with others
is required. Proactive leadership to reinforce DTE's core values of
Safe, Caring, Dependable, and Efficient to continuously improve and
develop employee culture is critical for the success of this
position.Key Accountabilities
- Assists with the development of and ensures that all site
safety and environmental requirements and procedures are properly
implemented, consistently observed and corrective actions are
initiated when applicable
- Develops, implements, and manages consistent plant operating
philosophies and best practices to maximize plant availability,
efficiency, and productivity
- Constantly reviews and improves operational processes and
ensures that operating personnel are properly trained and adhere to
established procedures and standards
- Manages the supervisors and fuel buyer to ensure safe and
efficient operation and maintenance of the plant while actively
managing schedules to minimize overtime and comply with
administrative guidelines
- Establishes and modifies as required all maintenance
requirements programmed into the maintenance management system in
alignment with maintenance strategy
- Supports the fuel buyer to ensure storage and mixing of biomass
fuel, maintenance of positive fuel supplier relationships through
efficient disposition and overall quality control of fuel supply
through fuel yard QA/QC procedures
- Investigates operating abnormalities and incidents to improve
equipment availability and performance and to minimize maintenance
requirements
- Prepares necessary plant operation reports in a timely manner
and investigates all forced outages
- Collaborates with Plant Manager to prepare and evaluate the
operating department's budgets and makes recommendations relative
to optimization of operations and maintenance costs
- Leads project management of all planned outage activities,
including long term planning for capital improvements
- All other duties assignedMinimum Education & Experience
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent and knowledge and
capabilities typically acquired through at least 5 years
supervisory or managerial experience in a solid fuel fired power
plant, or
- Associate degree or industry-recognized certificate (i.e., the
completion of a core group of course designated by the institution)
in a related discipline is preferred and knowledge and capabilities
typically acquired through at least 3 years supervisory or
managerial experience in a solid fuel fired power plant, or 2 years
of military experience at an officer level, or
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with a minimum of 2
year supervisory or managerial experience in a solid fuel fired
power plantOther QualificationsPreferred:
- Biomass power-plant related experience
- Technical degree
Other Requirements:
- Thorough, demonstrated understanding of plant operations and
maintenance, with strong knowledge of generating equipment, biomass
fired boilers, and water treatment processes
- Ability to analyze and improve operations business processes,
utilizing information about market dynamics and competitors'
processes and achievements
- Proven planning and scheduling experience working with
warehouse, O&M, and other technical personnel involved with
preventative/predictive maintenance and corrective maintenance
- Solid knowledge of plant engineering and plant maintenance
functions and how they relate to operations and income
- Experience with accounting practices as it relates to analyzing
cost impacts to budget
- Demonstrated skill in planning, coordinating, and directing
varied programs and tasks directly effecting the overall plant
operation
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work shifts and extra/irregular hours and to work
under unusual and special conditions that can arise in a biomass
generation station
- Ability to pass respirator fit tests to use respiratory
protective equipment or self-contained breathing apparatus at all
timesPhysical Demands & Working ConditionsThe physical demands
characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee
to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential order to properly perform the integral
functions of this job, the employee is required to:
- Occasionally stand or walk and stoop or kneel. Frequently, the
employee is required to sit
- Talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use wrists,
hands and/or fingers in a repetitive motion; and reach with hands
and arms extensively
- Frequently lift objects of up to 25 pounds in weight
- Occasionally lift objects of up to 10 pounds in weight
- Occasionally push or pull up to 70 pounds in weight
- Must be able to enter and work in confined space areas,
including boilers, condensers, tanks, etc. to evaluate equipment
condition or inspect work efforts by assigned resources
- Use computers with exposure to video display terminals; and
some repetitive motion associated with data entry, the use of a
computer mouse, and while using other office equipment
- Vision requirements for this position include close vision,
color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focusWhile
performing the duties of this job, the employee works both in a
business office setting and out in plant. In the course of working
at the plant site, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside
weather conditions, including wet and/or humid conditions, extreme
heat, and may work near moving mechanical parts and/or machinery.
The employee is occasionally exposed fumes or airborne particles
and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually
quiet to moderate in the office but may become loud at the plant
site.Additional InformationIncumbents may engage in all or some
combination of the activities and accountabilities, and utilize a
variety of the competencies cited in this description depending
upon the organization and role to which they are assigned. This
description is intended to describe the general nature and level of
work performed by incumbents in this job. It is not intended as an
all-inclusive list of accountabilities or responsibilities, nor is
it intended to limit the rights of supervisors or management
representatives to assign, direct and control the work of employees
under their supervision.
PRIVACYNOTICE TO CALIFORNIAJOB APPLICANTS
At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace
where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek
individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our
communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all
qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national
origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital
status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status
protected by law.
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