Plant Manager - RockGen Energy Center

Are you ready to join an organization where we focus on People First, have fun at work and make a difference in what we do?

Dairyland is proud of our People First culture centered around appreciation, celebrating wins and collaboration. We’ve worked hard to ensure alignment between our culture and our processes and systems, learning and development and rewards and recognition programs.

As a team, we work together to leverage the team’s diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences to deliver nothing less than the best. We are collaborative, transparent and committed to our People and their work experience, growth and professional development.

Hiring Salary Range: $151,900 - $227,900

Compensation is determined by a combination of factors, including but not limited to education, work experience, and certifications. The actual offer may vary, reflecting the candidate's unique blend of experience, educational background, and skill level.

The Impact you will Make in this Role:

This position is responsible for the management and operations of a 503MW Combustion Turbine plant with three GE 7FA.03 peaking units ensuring safe and reliable operations across multiple functions and areas while driving the efficient and cost-effective use of numerous resources. Ensures site-wide compliance with safety, budgetary, environmental, operational, and regulatory requirements. Supports attainment of corporate and business unit strategies, goals and objectives, and process and performance metrics. Servesas a strong communicator of key strategic and operational changes. The Plant Manager is responsible for directing all Operations and Maintenance (O&M) activities at the plant ensuring adequate supply of manpower, tools, equipment, and spare parts to provide for the safe and efficient operation of the plant.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education & Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field with minimum of 6 years progressive experience in a Heavy Gas Turbine electric power plant or related experience. At least 3 years of experience supervising technical maintenance and/or operations personnel. MBA and/or Professional Engineer’s License preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Skills:

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand/sit; walk; use hands/fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Ability to wear hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection and breathing apparatus (35 lbs). Requires working extended working hours, varied shifts or 12 hour shifts with weekend and holiday work as required by schedules, workload, and plant conditions. On call status (day and night) may be required. Includes working indoors and outdoors. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Job Characteristics: On-call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

We are committed to providing our greatest asset, our People, with as many perks and benefits as possible. Some benefits of working with us include:

Dairyland Power Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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