APS Solutions is currently seeking an Operations Team Leader for a Combined Cycle Power Plant for 8 months located in the Midwestern region of the United States.
*· Minimum of 7 years’ experience in power generation field or exceptional work or military experience in a related technical field may substitute for the degree.
· Assist O&M Manager in providing oversight of and direction to all mission critical programs and processes such as performance management, outage management, project management, asset integrity and financial management.
· Provide visible safety leadership and actively contribute to the creation, implementation, and continuous improvement of a strong, sustainable safety culture. Drive real time safety accountability by engaging the team through safety meeting participation, job briefs, audits, training, accident investigation/event assessment, and job site observations.
· Coordinates and leads plant O&M Tech personnel to assure generating requirements and plant efficiency are maintained, and local, state, and federal environmental standards are met.
· Investigates incidents and abnormalities to improve equipment availability and to minimize maintenance requirements.

· Prepares and continually reviews procedures necessary for plant operation and maintenance, and plant operator qualification documents.
· Reviews and provides operational inputs to capital and engineering projects.
· Prepares budgets and/or makes recommendations to the O&M Manager relative to operating budgets.
· Provide direct leadership over crew effectiveness, quality, and productivity. Maintain a continuous presence in the work environment and assist in removing barriers with pre-requisites, materials, stakeholder, and other issues. Ensure correct crew composition and skills are in place to meet operational, reliability, customer, and financial objectives. Assist in preparing resource forecasts and providing input to longer-term work plans.
· Recruit talented employees, participate in workforce and development planning efforts, establish clear expectations, and effectively manage performance. Provide training, coaching and oversight and drive employee engagement. Effectively represent the organization with employee corrective actions and development.
· Maintains complete and accurate reports of downtime, outages, repair requirements and production and performance indices. Oversee testing of plant systems and components. Review data based on established standards and/or sound power plant practices.
· Plans, directs, and supervises routine preventive and predictive maintenance on all systems and equipment; supports corrective maintenance efforts on selected equipment. Reviews maintenance backlog and provides priorities to maintenance supervisor.
· Conceives, develops, and evaluates on-the-job and classroom training in operations-related subjects. Prepares lesson plans, handouts, visual aids, examinations, qualification standards and other material related to employee training and development.
· Maintains logs, records, and data sheets; prepares and reviews operational reports, trends, timesheets, material requisitions, work orders and other administrative documents related to power and steam production.
· Qualify operators as O&M Technician I/II for the plants and ensure all operators maintain proficiency in safely operating the plants.
· Manages site compliance with all permits, NERC compliance standards including NERC GADs reporting.
· Provide management direction in the absence of the O&M Manager.
· Other duties as assigned.

To apply, please send resumes to bshamsid-deen@exploreaps.com