Shift Supervisor

Nrg Bluewater Wind; Pekin (IL); On-site; USD 118,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401K

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

NRG Energy in Illinois seeks an experienced Power Plant Operator/Shift Supervisor to direct ongoing shift activities and ensure safe, reliable operation of plant units. Responsibilities include supervising staff, coordinating maintenance, leading incident response, and maintaining records.

Requires 5+ years in a power plant and strong safety focus. This role reports into plant management and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Basic computer skills.
• 5+ years of power plant or related industrial experience.
• Preferred: 2-year Associate Engineering degree or equivalent military service.
• Preferred: supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of station subsystems and operational procedures.

Responsibilities

• Administers and monitors safety lockout/tagout procedures.
• Conducts pre-shift safety briefings and audits.
• Supervises operators and fuel handlers during off shifts; directs maintenance.
• Monitors maintenance to expedite return of equipment to service.
• Leads station Fire Brigade and acts as incident commander during emergencies.
• Maintains timekeeping, scheduling, logs and work requests.
• Leads troubleshooting and develops operator technical skills.
• Ensures housekeeping and assigns shift duties for safe plant conditions.
• Orders consumables such as fuel, oil, hydrogen, CO2, and ammonia.
• Directs station operations off-shift as lead on duty.
• Generates repair tickets and participates in outage planning.
• Provides supervision, training, coaching, and disciplinary actions.
• Communicates with other departments on unit status and maintenance.

Skills

Lockout/Tagout safety

Safety leadership

Staff supervision

Maintenance coordination

Incident command

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree preferred

Job description

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Job Purpose

This position directs the ongoing operational shift activities of the power plant and is responsible for the safe, reliable and efficient operation of individual units in compliance with all environmental regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Administer and monitor equipment safety lockout/tagout system.
• Promotes accident prevention and safety awareness by conducting pre-shift briefings, weekly safety meetings, job safety audits and accident investigations.
• Supervises the duties of operating and fuel handling personnel during off-shift periods, directs maintenance personnel for priority work.
• Monitors and evaluates maintenance activities to expedite return of equipment and systems to service.
• Directs activities of the station Fire Brigade and acts as incident commander during plant emergency conditions.
• Performs administrative duties for operations and fuel handling to include timekeeping, scheduling, shift and environmental logs/records, initiation of work requests and documentation of equipment testing and inspections.
• Leads troubleshooting of equipment problems to correct the problem or recommends corrective actions; involves operators to develop technical expertise within the work group.
• Performs housekeeping assessments, assures shift cleaning and housekeeping assignments are completed, and directs work assignments to maintain acceptable plant conditions.
• Ordering of consumable materials such as fuel, oil, hydrogen, CO2 and ammonia.
• Directs all station operations at the plant during the off-shift periods as the lead management person on shift.
• Generates repair tickets to insure maintenance problems are properly and timely repaired and participates in station work management through daily planning discussions and outage planning with the cognizant maintenance personnel.
• Provides direct supervision of union represented employees, training instruction to operators, developmental and performance based coaching, and disciplinary action when appropriate.
• Communicates with other departments on unit status, deratings, plant operating risks, and scheduled maintenance affecting unit capability on a daily basis.

QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES

Any combination equivalent to, but not limited to, the following:

Required:

• Minimum high school education or equivalent.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• 5 or more years of work experience in a power plant or related industrial setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 year Associate Engineering degree or applicable military service
• Previous supervisory experience
• Experience with station systems and equipment

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Detailed knowledge of unit generating sub-systems and operational procedures and guidelines.
• Basic mechanical, electrical and chemical theories as they relate to power generation.
• Ability to train new operators.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

This position is a combination of work in office and industrial settings. Moderate physical activity is regularly required including walking, climbing stairs and ladders, crawling through equipment, bending, and entering confined spaces. Person must be able to wear required personal protection equipment (PPE) such as hard hats, safety glasses, goggles, face shields, hearing protection, respirators, fall protection harnesses, and other PPE as required.

(Management reserves the right to change, rescind, add, or delete the duties and responsibilities of positions within the job classification at any time.)

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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The base salary range for this position is: $118,240 - $177,360* *The base salary range above represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonus, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition the position may be eligible to participate in the benefits program which include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending accounts.