Operations Technical Supervisor-Wise Power Plant

Vistra Corp.; Poolville (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vistra Corp. is seeking a Plant Supervisor responsible for both operation and maintenance at Luminant Power Generating Stations. You will supervise multi-skill personnel, ensure safety compliance, and handle various administrative tasks.

Qualified candidates will have 5-7 years of experience in power generation and must be proficient in Maximo for planning work. This opportunity promises career growth with a commitment to exceeding customer expectations and teamwork.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of power generation experience required.
• Experience in operations and maintenance at a power plant.
• Good computer skills in Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the plant's operation and maintenance.
• Ensure safety and environmental compliance.
• Manage employee and labor relations.

Skills

Power generation plant experience

Maximo software usage

Leadership skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED Equivalent

Experience with power plants

Tools

Maximo

PMMS

Instrumentation and Control

Job description

If you have what it takes to become part of the Vistra family and would like to start a promising career with a global leader, the following opportunity is available.

Job Summary

The Plant Supervisor is responsible for supporting the operation and maintenance of Luminant Power Generating Stations and handling technical and administrative needs including controls, environmental compliance, safety, NERC compliance, event RCAs, and other projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Supporting all aspects of the day‑to‑day operation and maintenance of a generating station.
• Supervising and directing multi‑skill production and maintenance personnel to achieve maximum reliable and safe operation of the generating units.
• Managing employee/labor relations in accordance with company policies and labor agreements.
• Ensuring and monitoring safety and environmental compliance, regulatory compliance, administrative and procedural compliance, and documentation.
• Assisting in the coordination and implementation of special projects.
• Responding to emergency call‑out situations and troubleshooting system problems.
• Interface frequently with outside vendors and contractors.

Assist in Planning and Scheduling for plant operational and maintenance activities.

• Review and analyze unit start‑up, shutdown, trip, and upset conditions and document recommended corrective actions.
• Review and analyze equipment failures and document recommended corrective actions.
• Identify recurrent operational issues and determine if engineering, reliability, or best‑practice methods are needed to avoid recurrence.
• Be available on a call‑out basis 24 hours per day for operational issues or unit start‑up/shutdown problems.
• Meet with Plant Operators to review procedures, best practices, and progress toward targets.
• Lead brainstorming sessions to improve safety, unit emissions, production, reliability, availability, unit heat‑rate, and other OPI related targets.
• Coordinate shut‑down and start‑up plans for planned outages.
• Identify equipment efficiency, unit heat‑rate, and reliability projects for consideration by management.
• Provide operator training to ensure best‑practice operations (safety, emissions, unit efficiency, unit reliability, availability, productivity) shift to shift.
• Assist coordination and submittal to the Regions of all NERC compliance self‑certification and data request responses for the plant.
• Coordinate the completion of internal NERC compliance audits of the Plant and the preparation and submittal of documentation required for Regional compliance audits of Vistra.
• Provide assistance in NERC Cyber Security Standard implementation and subsequent compliance monitoring efforts.
• Assist in EMS compliance and reporting.
• Ensure safety program is current and required training completed by personnel.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent. Experience gained through college degree programs and/or certifications is applicable to some of the skills listed.
• 5–7 years of power generation plant experience required.
• Experience in using Maximo for planning work, creating purchase requests, and creating job plans is required.
• Experience with operations and maintenance at a power plant, particularly control operator experience on a combined cycle unit, is preferable.
• Technical background or Instrumentation and Control background is a plus.
• Power generation plant supervision, leadership, communication, problem solving and decision making skills preferred.
• Good computer skills using Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience in computer maintenance management systems and an understanding of PMMS and/or Maximo programs preferred.

Key Metrics

• Safety (people and process)
• Environmental/Regulatory Compliance
• Operations/Unit Performance
• Budget – Create ownership at a plant level to help control spend and stay on track with regard to budget

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Luminant Power LLC

Locations

Poolville, Texas, Texas

We are a company of people committed to: Exceeding Customer Expectations, Great People, Teamwork, Competitive Spirit and Effective Communication. If this describes you, then apply today!

It is the policy of the Company to comply with all employment laws and to afford equal employment opportunity to individuals in all aspects of employment, including in selection for job opportunities, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service, protected veteran status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local laws.

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