Plant Services Manager - WIN Waste Innovations

WIN Waste Innovations is a waste management company committed to delivering essential waste management solutions to customers and communities supported by our team of 2,100 employees. We believe in preserving our environment for future generations while providing for today's needs. WIN Waste Innovations is a vertically integrated business with a platform of 50 strategically located collection, transfer, and disposal assets. These include waste-to-energy facilities, transfer stations, ash monofills, landfills, and fleets of rail cars and collection vehicles. We process more than 11 million tons of waste annually, converting 6.7 million tons of waste into clean, renewable energy that powers 340,000 homes. We recycle more than 234,000 tons of plastic, paper, and metals from the waste stream.


Our WIN Waste Innovations facility is currently seeking a Plant Services Manager. The Plant Services Manager is responsible for providing technical resource to the field E&I and maintenance personnel, to facilitate the correct application of technologies, people, and procedures in the electrical, instrumentation and controls aspects of our business


Responsibilities:


Oversees electrical and instrumentation functions at the plant level to ensure higher standards of compliance are met, evaluates risks and recommends corrective action.



+ Evaluate risk of failure of plant components and recommend corrective action programs, spares and contingency plans.


+ Develop electrical, instrumentation and controls programs -- including preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, standard operating and troubleshooting procedures


+ Troubleshoot field electrical, instrumentation and controls problems as they arise. Work with field personnel for resolution.


+ Understand requirements of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and assist facilities with compliance.


+ Document existing controls logic and electrical configurations.


+ Oversee and evaluate outage, cold-iron outage and turbine work as required.


+ Support completion of written reports on observations, actions and recommendations after trips to our facilities, suppliers and benchmark facilities as needed.


+ Council E&I personnel on professional development. Assist managers in the evaluation and development of their technicians.


+ Evaluate talent in the E&I departments. Advise on raises, promotions, and skills development activities.


+ Manage engineers and contractors in the design and execution of facility improvement projects, as required.


+ Work with safety personnel as required to advance safe work practices, training, and procedures.


+ Evaluate equipment failure and maintenance information from the CMMS to identify opportunities for improvement in electrical, instrumentation and controls procedures.


+ Participate in annual budget process as directed


+ Ability to understand troubleshoots and programs PLCs and DCS systems.



Supervisory Responsibility:



+ This position is a management position and does encompass supervisory responsibility.



Skill Profile:



+ Good time management skills to ensure assigned responsibilities are completed in an efficient and safe manner.


+ Good communication skills; can effectively communicate operating issues to management.


+ Able to direct a large staff


+ Ability to anticipate business needs and plan accordingly to ensure that equipment, employee and fiscal resources are utilized in the most efficient manner


+ High level of analytical skill to develop a range of possible solutions to address a wide range of issues


+ Organizational skills


+ Ability to collaborate and encourage employee engagement


+ Good financial management and planning skills; ability to understand financial terms, budgets, tables, and reports. Ability to develop realistic, comprehensive plans to make efficient use of resources.


+ Good follow through ability; adheres to work schedule and follows through on challenges as they arise.


+ Is process-oriented and results-oriented in setting and pursuing aggressive goals, demonstrating a strong commitment to organizational success, and marshaling resources to accomplish goals and objectives.


+ Demonstrated problem-solving, analytical, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.


+ Is collaborative; builds and works with teams.


+ Creative thinker who challenges conventional solutions.


+ Demonstrates and promotes ethical behavior.


+ Has strong leadership skills and proven judgment of talent, with an emphasis on hiring and developing high performance teams


+ Ability to adhere to Company policies and rules set forth; promotes the Company's safety standards; works with a sense of honesty and trustworthiness.


+ Maintains a feeling of pride in work; strives to achieve all goals.



Capability Requirements:


The following capabilities are required to perform the essential functions of this position.



+ Effectively communicate with others verbally and in writing, including by phone, e-mail, or in


+ Understand, remember, communicate, and apply routine oral and/or written instructions and information.


+ Remain in a stationary position (sitting or standing) for extended periods of time; periodically stand, walk, stoop, or kneel for extended periods of


+ Exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.


+ Maintain sustained concentration on computer screens and use keyboards and a variety of peripherals.


+ Exposure to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) occasionally.


+ Frequent exposure to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements.



Minimum Qualifications:


The following are the minimum qualifications for this position.



+ 4 to 7 years of refuse and biomass experience or related process industry with at least 2 to 3 years of management experience leading a work team.


+ Hands on troubleshooting and procedure development experience required


+ Experience leading, guiding, and influencing internal employees and external contractors.


+ Up to 75% travel




Work Environment:


Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.



+ Noise in work environment



Physical Demand:



+ Stand


+ Sit for prolonged periods of time


+ Walk


+ Handle tools, equipment, fine motor skills


+ Reach with hands and arms


+ Climb and walk on heights often greater than 4 feet


+ Stoop, kneel, bend, push, pull, crawl


+ Ascend and descend stairs and stationary vertical ladders as part of normal work activity and emergency egress situations


+ Lift 50 lbs.


+ Move about all areas of the plant, including catwalks, deck grating, and uneven surfaces


+ Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, corrected or otherwise


+ Operate a 1.5-inch fire hose operating at 125 psi line pressure to the extent required to extinguish fire


+ Operate fire extinguishing equipment ranging from handheld extinguishers to 200 lb portable units


+ Access confined spaces and pressure vessels through standard 12" by 16" manways



PPE Required:


Work in areas under adverse conditions that may require the donning and use of personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, the following with average fatigue:



+ Negative pressure respirator


+ Positive pressure respirator


+ Self-contained breathing apparatus (steel or composite bottle)


+ Hardhat


+ Approved safety shoes


+ Eye protection


+ Rubber suit and gloves


+ Chemical resistant suit


+ Heat resistant outerwear


+ Flame resistant outerwear


+ Approved hearing protection


+ Gloves


+ Safety harness




At WIN Waste Innovations, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability. As well as Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site. Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled.