IT Production Control Supervisor

Pacific Power; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 89,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k with match including Roth option

Tuition assistance

Transit pass in Portland

Job summary

PacifiCorp is seeking a production control leader to manage a functional team responsible for integration, scheduling, monitoring, and output control in a 24x7 data center environment. You will drive automation, analyze production applications, and ensure timely processing and SLA adherence across US-based platforms.

This role requires senior technical leadership, strong scheduling and problem-solving skills, and the ability to guide incident resolution across mainframe and open systems, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Five years of experience in a technology production control operations center role, including technical support of IT systems.
• Advanced-level knowledge of client/server, voice and data network, mainframe z/OS operating system and subsystems, applications environments, automated scheduling software and monitoring systems.
• Experience in risk and production management in the operations environment.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
• Superior organizational skills and excellent communication abilities.
• Ability to lead the work of others.
• Proven ability to identify conflicts and facilitate resolution.
• Availability to work any shift including holidays in a 24 x 7 x 365 work environment.

Responsibilities

• Leads a functional team by directing day-to-day activities and providing technical leadership, guidance, training, and recommendations.
• Plans, prioritizes, and manages the work of the functional group; leads projects and initiatives.
• Monitors and manages complex scheduling; troubleshoots batch processing jobs across platforms.
• Investigates and works with support staff to resolve error conditions; implements automation solutions.
• Develops and maintains operational documentation and procedures.
• Owns unresolved issues and drives them to resolution with tiered problem recognition.
• Performs quality assurance and SLA-driven service delivery with internal/external partners.
• Drives process improvements and follows SDLC for operations support.
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested.

Skills

Team leadership

Scheduling

Problem solving

Communication

Multi-tasking

Shift flexibility

Risk management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Mainframe z/OS

Automated scheduling software

Monitoring systems

Job description

POWER YOUR GREATNESS

PacifiCorp is seeking customer‑centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion

Date: Sep 26, 2026

Location: PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232

Company: PacifiCorp

General Purpose

Responsible for leading a functional team that performs integration, scheduling, monitoring, problem resolution, and output control of applications in a multi-platform, 24x7 data center operations environment. Participates in the integration and maintenance of automation procedures and assists in analyzing existing and new production applications to insure schedule and procedural efficiencies. Performs processing analysis related to effective utilization and efficient, accurate, and timely computer processing based upon production application resource consumption behaviors including the identification and resolution of service‑level problems and mission‑critical tasks. This role will be responsible for supporting all US‑based BHE platforms.

Responsibilities

• Leads a functional team by directing day‑to‑day activities and providing technical leadership, guidance, training, and recommendations. Plans, prioritizes, and manages the work of the functional group. Leads projects and initiatives. May direct the technical complexities of work and may direct the work of others. Provides input into team employee performance reviews. Flags performance and personnel issues for manager resolution.
• Monitors and manages complex scheduling. Troubleshoots batch processing jobs utilizing automated scheduling software in mainframe and open systems environments. Creates and maintains job definitions, interrelationships, and processing calendars.
• Investigates and works closely with applications and/or technical support staff when error conditions require corrective actions to be taken. Evaluates, recommends, and implements automation and scheduling solutions to meet stakeholder needs.
• Drives, develops and maintains operational documentation and improvement of procedures, guidelines, standards and templates.
• Takes ownership of unresolved issues and works through to resolution. Provides effective first, second and third‑tier problem recognition, to ensure continuous, uninterrupted service, through troubleshooting, isolation, resolution and self‑directed analysis to restore service affecting production control.
• Performs quality assurance functions by conducting routine operational reviews to ensure performance to operational standards and continuous improvement. Oversees interaction with company workgroups, internal and external technical service providers, and external business partners to ensure consistent service delivery based on defined service level agreements (SLA’s). If needed, escalates operational issues with service providers, internal and external.
• Provides leadership to drive and implement process improvements. Follows solution development life cycle (SDLC) process to ensure design and construction of operational support for services provided by information technologies.
• Performs any additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or related field; or equivalent work experience. (Typically four years of additional related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor’s degree. A minimum of two years additional directly related technical experience is required.)
• Five years of experience in a technology production control operations center role, including technical support of IT systems.
• Advanced‑level knowledge of client/server, voice and data network, mainframe z/OS operating system and subsystems, applications environments, automated scheduling software and monitoring systems.
• Experience in risk and production management in the operations environment.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
• Superior organizational skills and excellent communication abilities.
• Ability to lead the work of others.
• Proven ability to identify conflicts and facilitate resolution.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Availability to work any shift including holidays in a 24 x 7 x 365 work environment.

Benefits

• At PacifiCorp, we understand that living a healthy lifestyle isn’t just about your physical health — your mental, financial, and social wellbeing also play an important role. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits designed to help you live a more balanced lifestyle.
• Our benefits include:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k with match fixed contributions, including a Roth and saving option. For union employees, matching contributions vary by union. For nonunion, PacifiCorp makes a fixed contribution equal to 4% of your eligible pay each year for new hires. In addition, PacifiCorp matches 100% of the first 6% you contribute.
  • Life insurance
  • Additional voluntary benefits, including pet insurance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Mass Transit Pass for employees in our Portland and Salt Lake City Offices.
• Work Life Balance
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - Time off varies by employee type (Union or Non‑Union)
  • Paid short‑term disability leave and long‑term disability insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Bereavement Leave
  • Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and emotional wellbeing

Additional Information

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday 10:00pm - 6:30 AM (Pacific Time)

Personnel Subarea: Exempt

Hiring Range: $88,800 - $122,100

This position is eligible for an annual discretionary performance incentive bonus of up to 12.00% of salary.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without an accommodation.

PacifiCorp is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Unless otherwise required by law, all offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening including for marijuana with positive test for positions in Oregon may disqualify a candidate. The company complies with the laws of Washington and California and only obtains and considers positive tests for marijuana in safety‑sensitive positions or those covered by U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.

Nearest Major Market: Portland Oregon

Career Segment: Testing, Computer Science, Technical Support, Mainframe, Quality Assurance, Technology

For more information, please visit: https://careers.pacificorp.com/content/New-Benefits-Page/?locale=en_US