Job Posting End Date
05-22-2025
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date
Job Summary
The power of AEP comes from our valued team of unique employees….the best in the business! We’re proud to be one of the largest electric energy companies in the U.S., powering over 5 million homes and businesses, spanning across 11 states. We’re passionate about making an innovative difference in the communities we serve. We’re powering the future – today!
Job Description
Are you a skilled and motivated Production Coordinator Senior seeking a new opportunity in the Shreveport, LA vicinity? Join our team where you’ll make an impact while performing work activities and projects requiring technical knowledge in a safe, effective and efficient manner.
Production Coordinator Sr
What You’ll Do:
•Enforce safety rules and procedures to assure safe work behaviors including an HPI advocate. Assist in investigating accidents, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
•Conduct thorough job briefings assuring Job Safety Analysis (JSA) specifies work scope, identifies potential hazards, and mitigates hazards.
•Be knowledgeable and comply with the AEP Clearance Permit System and Plant Clearance Appendices.
•Coordinates work activities of others within work groups, teams or those located externally to AEP including contractors, craft personnel, and vendors as required to resolve routine technical tasks and field work activities.
•Collaborate with all stakeholders in identifying, resolving, and initiating solutions to highly complex problems that are unique to AEP and the electric utility industry. Including skills requiring specialized knowledge of equipment and/or problem-solving techniques.
•Demonstrates working knowledge of AEP policies, procedures, and guidelines to monitor and ensure work is performed in accordance.
•Develop, recommend, and implement plans including scheduling, resource allocation, and cost information to control and address project outcome.
•Understands the use of scheduling techniques for budgeting, planning activities and project execution.
•Lead and facilitates meetings to ensure effective communication around project status, safety, schedule, etc.
•Independently make technical decisions based on calculated risks.
•Promote Continuous Improvement, business metric utilization, and strategic forecasting.
•Participates in AEP and associated Contractor's meetings covering outage/project schedule, safety issues and operations and maintenance of equipment.
•Develops and maintains rapport to assure cooperation and productive working relationships with Business Partners and customers.
•Effectively manages conflict and builds consensus for agreement concerning business and/or work issues.
•Clearly and concisely develops and presents or reviews reports with business partners and customers as needed.
•Participates in providing training, performance improvements for projects and activities of lower-level employees or peers.
•Become familiar with computer programs (Work Management System/Maximo, Microsoft tools, and scheduling tools).
What We’re Looking For:
Production Coordinator Sr (Grade 08)
Education Requirements:
High School Diploma or GED. Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of experience in work activities and projects requiring technical knowledge in planning, construction, or maintenance of systems and/or equipment.
OR
Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited university or college, plus < 1 yr. related work experience
OR
Associate's Technical degree, plus < 3 yrs. related work experience
Preferred:
•Knowledgeable in the operation of machine shop equipment such as lathes, shapers, drill presses, milling machines, boring bars and similar machining equipment to produce accurate tolerance on all shapes including those not readily machined on standard machine tools. Knowledgeable in developing jigs and fixtures as necessary.
•Lead a diverse work team to safely perform highly skilled work in the maintaining, repairing, inspecting, installing, rebuilding, and correcting the causes of trouble that develops in all types of power plant equipment and structures. Maintain a high level of technical proficiency in the repair of equipment types. (Pumps, Fans, Valves, Turbine, Machine Shop)
•Manage multiple shop jobs simultaneously, assigning resources as required to produce a final product safely, with the required level of quality, in the most efficient manner possible, based on priority.
•Manage job documentation, assuring that all processes are followed, and that verification has been completed as required.
•Demonstrate the highest standards of ethical behavior and support the Company's Corporate Compliance Policy.
•Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills backed by an enthusiastic approach and a diligent client focus.
•Ability to interface and work well with different levels of individual contributors and management is required.
•Experience in business unit operations and business acumen strongly preferred.
•Is proactive in responsibilities and does not wait for direction from management to conduct work.
•Must be available to work overtime, call-out overtime, and shift work, as required to accomplish assigned tasks and meet project/outage requirements and schedules.
•Demonstrates advanced abilities and aptitude for creativity and innovation while encouraging and developing the innovation of others.
•Position requires working outside in all types of weather and exposure to hazardous materials.
•Extensive travel required and possible relocation.
What You’ll Get:
$96,110 – 115,330
In addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.
Compensation Data
Compensation Grade:
SP20-008
Compensation Range:
$96,110.00-124,940.00 USD
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It is hereby reaffirmed that it is the policy of American Electric Power (AEP) to provide Equal Employment Opportunity in all respects of the employer-employee relationship including recruiting, hiring, upgrading and promotion, conditions and privileges of employment, company sponsored training programs, educational assistance, social and recreational programs, compensation, benefits, transfers, discipline, layoffs and termination of employment to all employees and applicants without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. When required by law, we might record certain information or applicants for employment may be invited to voluntarily disclose protected characteristics.
Shreveport, LA
Full-time
$96,110-$124,940
