Plant Operations Leader

AEP; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 137,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous time off

Competitive pay

Educational opportunities

Job summary

At American Electric Power (AEP) we are seeking an Assistant Plant Manager to help direct plant operations, ensuring safety, compliance, reliability, and economical performance. The role spans operations, maintenance, engineering, construction, and administrative functions including accounting, procurement, materials management, HR, and regulatory compliance.

The incumbent will foster teamwork, continuous improvement, employee development, and recognition, while communicating with employees,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or business management; or an associate degree in a technical field with equivalent applied experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in plant operations, maintenance, engineering, or performance-related roles; exposure to business/financial processes and HR practices.
• Prior supervisory or leadership experience preferred.
• Knowledge of process improvement methodologies and safety management practices.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling plant activities including operation, maintenance, engineering, and construction to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective performance.
• Support the System Safety Process and promote a strong safety culture throughout the plant.
• Help develop, maintain, and enforce safe work practices, ensuring availability and proper use of safety equipment, tools, and training.
• Reinforce safe work behaviors and contribute to achieving safety goals for an accident-free workplace.
• Communicate safety expectations and best practices regularly to employees.
• Participate in incident investigations, including root cause analysis, tracking corrective actions, and communicating findings.
• Assist in developing long-range plans for maintenance, operational excellence, capital improvements, equipment reliability, and organizational development.
• Support planning processes for maintenance management, materials management, QA/QC, HR, accounting, and preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
• Contribute to short-range (three-year) planning, budgeting, and forecasting; monitor performance and assist with variance reporting and cost control.
• Ensure plant operations comply with all applicable local, state, federal regulations and company policies.
• Support implementation and communication of company policies and operational procedures.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local officials, community stakeholders, and internal partners.
• Act on behalf of the Plant Manager as needed to support daily operations and business needs.

Skills

Safety management

Leadership

Communication

Process improvement

Team development

Financial processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Bachelor's degree in business management

Associate degree with related experience

Tools

Work Management System

Passport

Turbine Tool

Business Objects

Job description

At American Electric Power (AEP) we are seeking an Assistant Plant Manager to help direct plant operations, ensuring safety, compliance, reliability, and economical performance. The role spans operations, maintenance, engineering, construction, and administrative functions including accounting, procurement, materials management, HR, and regulatory compliance.

The incumbent will foster teamwork, continuous improvement, employee development, and recognition, while communicating with employees,