Job Information
Evergy, Inc. Supv Operations in St. Mary’s, Kansas
Description
JOB TITLE: Supervisor Operations
REQUISITION: FOS00B9
DEPARTMENT: Power Plant Generation- Jeffrey Energy Center
LOCATION: St. Mary’s, KS
PAY RANGE: 15D: min: $99,200 – mid: $132,300
Scheduled Work Hours: Rotating shifts. Other coverage as required.
Evergy Inc. provides clean, safe, reliable energy to 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri. Evergy’s largest generating facility Jeffrey Energy Center is actively searching for multi-faceted and motivated employees to become Operations Shift Foreman. The position offers a unique blend of challenge and reward and is best described as the ownership and operability of all plant systems. This role will require that an applicant be highly adaptable, confident and hard working. As a Foreman you will need to foster a culture of positivity and be able to work in difficult and stressful situations. Applicants will need to be highly attentive to the needs and hardships of a diverse workforce and willing to place Safety and Engagement at the top of their list of expectations. Applicants will need to have strong interpersonal and communications skills and be able to learn, retain and exhibit technical and mechanical aptitude. Our mission is to Empower a better future and each successful applicant will play a large role in that mission.
Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The Shift Foreman is responsible for leading plant operating personnel in the safe, professional, reliable, efficient, environmentally sound, and cost-effective operation of the power plant. Specific duties include:
Lead and guide the development of individual team members and the operations team for optimum performance. Regularly coach, counsel, advise, evaluate the performance of crew members and maintain appropriate documentation.
Participate in ensuring the plant meets all environmental regulations.
Ensure the quality of pre-job briefings, communication, lock out tag out, procedure compliance and shift turn-over.
Serve as incident commander during upset conditions.
Fully support and actively participate in efforts to improve equipment reliability and performance including: reliability centered maintenance studies, equipment testing and inspection, root cause analysis and heat rate improvement efforts.
Manage O&M spending by managing overtime, shift schedules, equipment inspections, repairs, and unit performance.
Ensure work documentation is accurate, complete and entered into the Computerized Maintenance Management System.
Collaborate with Planning to develop and manage a weekly schedule for equipment maintenance. Make daily work assignments that support the weekly schedule.
Communicate information up, down and across the organization.
Share information openly to foster an atmosphere of trust and cooperation within the support group and operations group; create a strategic framework for the effective operation of groups; and provide work direction and resources to effectively operate the plant.
Periodically supervise personnel from other crafts on an as needed basis.
Qualifications
Education and Experience Requirements:
The preferred candidate will have a related technical or bachelor’s degree. At least four years of related industrial operating experience including a basic understanding of reliability-based operations is required.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
Strong knowledge of OSHA standards and industrial safety standards. Must have the ability to coach and mentor Job Hazard Analysis, Pre-Job Briefings, and Safety Observations.
Ability to maintain a positive self-image, respond assertively, defend company viewpoints and policy, accept constructive criticism, and demonstrate honesty and trustworthiness.
Ability to respond appropriately to others, take active interest in and willingly help others and modify behavior to build a team culture.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, excellent interpersonal communication skills and intermediate level computer skills. Must be highly organized and be able to create detailed reports.
Ability to coach, counsel, motivate, engage, hold accountable, handle conflict, and remain calm in high stress situations.
Strong technical experience and knowledge of plant processes, system operating principals, and control strategies.
Ability to analyze situations and information, consider the risks and implications, and implement a plan of action.
Must understand Predictive Maintenance information and make decisions based on PdM reports.
Ability to perform the physical activities of the job including but not limited to climbing, color vision, depth perception, hearing, seeing, sitting, standing, talking, walking and outside work.
Ability to handle multiple priorities, make decisions with limited time and data, and process information in an orderly, accurate and timely manner.
Licenses, Certification, Bonding, and/or Testing Required:
Must have a valid driver’s license.
Working Conditions:
Working conditions will require indoor and outdoor work at a moment’s notice in all types of weather. Must have a satisfactory work record including good attendance.
Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know to accomplish becoming the most innovative and reliable energy company, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. So, our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are committed to celebrating diversity and building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. We know that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Shift Variable/Rotating
Job Field: Power Plant/Generation
Req ID: FOS00B9