Maintenance Planner - SGS

UNS Energy Corporation, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., the largest investor-owned electric and gas distribution utility in Canada. Our public utility subsidiaries, Tucson Electric Power Company, UNS Electric, Inc. and UNS Gas, Inc., power our economy by providing electric and gas service to nearly 700,000 customers in Arizona.

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We are currently seeking a talented individual for the position of Maintenance Plannerat our power plant facilitylocatedin Springerville, AZ. The Springerville Generating Station operates four coal-fired units with a combined generating capacity of over 1600 megawatts of power. Although we will be retiring two of the units we operate and maintain at this facility by 2032, we continue to work together to generate safe, clean, reliable power to enhance our families, customers and communities.The successful candidate for this position will analyze, plan, and coordinate the work of the assigned section through the use of the work planning process. The Planner works closely with Maintenance (Mechanical and Electrical/Instrumentation), Operations, Material Coordinator, Technical Services as well as other support personnel to accomplish this duty. This position may provide services to affiliates of the Company subject to the UNS Energy Code of Conduct and the related Policies and Procedures.

Internal Posting Expires: 11/25/2024

Position Description:

The primary duty of Maintenance Planner is to analyze, plan, and coordinate the work of the assigned section through the use of the work planning process. The Planner works closely with Maintenance (Mechanical and Electrical/Instrumentation), Operations, Material Coordinator, Technical Services as well as other support personnel to accomplish this duty.

This position may provide services to affiliates of the Company subject to the UNS Energy Code of Conduct and the related Policies and Procedures.

Position-Related Responsibilities:

* Receives corrective work requests; develops job plans and job steps, develops estimates of materials, labor and submits request for parts needed to the Materials Coordinator in order to maintain optimum plant availability

* Administers the preventive and predictive work order database for assigned area

* Develops and maintains all maintenance, operational and vehicle fleet CMMS activities and information.

* Develops flow charts (outage schedules) utilizing the critical path technique to develop cost estimates, labor requirements and duration of planned outages

* Verifies the availability of the assigned areas spare part inventory

* Maintains plant equipment database and history in the area of responsibility for reporting purposes

* Conducts research and prepares reports for the assembly of equipment maintenance history and replacement costs.

* Provides supervision of the maintenance sections assigned in the absence of the Maintenance Supervisor or upgraded Craftsperson

* Responsible for the Safety of your fellow workers at the station. Assists in accident investigations as required.

* Assists in the development of budgets and monitoring for compliance

* Responsible for Credit Card purchases, direct issue material purchases and reconciliation

* Responsible for initiating a request to obtain approval for additional hazardous material needed in the assigned area.

* This is a safety sensitive position.

* Support and communicate Operational Excellence goals, objective, vision, and values.

* Provides full-time technical support to the operations and business unit personnel (i.e. Engineering, procurement).

* Performs system testing and documentation to critical systems during significant changes and/or upgrade.

* Analyzes and identifies the root cause of - and implements comprehensive technical solutions to - complex application deficiencies and system issues.

* Provides technical leadership in the functional specification, design, and implementation of new (as well as enhancements to existing) applications and tools.

* Develops new (and improves existing) processes with the goal of increasing productivity, reducing risk of system failure, promoting efficiency in work flow, and meeting or exceeding the key operational performance targets.

* Establishes, documents, and maintains procedures and guidelines related to the day-to-day operational support provided to the operations and business unit personnel.

* Responsible for Project management on multiple and complex projects.

* Coordinates due diligence activities with other internal groups to ensure proper analysis and structuring of assigned projects.

* Acts as liaison between internal and external specialists regarding procurement, contracting, permitting and interconnection.

* Ensures compliance with applicable technical and regulatory requirements.

* Fosters external relationships with customers, third parties and members of the community.

* Performs administration of procurement contracts and documentation in support of outage execution.

* Focuses on streamlining activities through the use of standardized processes and procedures, problem solving, and team engagement.

* Responsible for adding/maintaining/managing warehouse stock.

* Responsible for maintaining/updating structured keywords to assist in part locating.

* Responsible for adding photos in the CMS for parts identification.

* Assist in the contract bid committee.

* Lead/Assist with development and execution of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Management Responsibilities:

* Ensure that the Company's management principles, policies and programs are consistently practiced and to continually support the Affirmative Action Plan.

* Comply with and administer the terms and conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

* Assume fiduciary responsibility for operating the business and provide recommendations on cost improvement measures.

* Ensure that the Performance Management program is administered uniformly and effectively.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

* High School Diploma or GED and eight (8) years journeyman-level experience in power station maintenance or operations/production in a power generating station or industrial field, OR

* High School Diploma or GED and four (4) years experience in Maintenance planning, or as a project manager or project engineer, in a power generating station or industrial field

* Ability to diagnose maintenance problems, determine repair methods and plan maintenance activities

* Verbal communication skills and written communication skills utilizing Microsoft applications i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel etc.

* Budgeting preparation and analysis a plus

* Maximo, PaSTA , Project and/or Primavera a plus.

* Principles and practices of supervision

* TEP policies and procedures

All employees are expected and required to adhere to the Company Code of Ethics and Principles of Conduct.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now!

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Pay Rate: Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience.

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