Title:             Assistant Plant Manager
Position Type:      Direct Hire
Location:         Ohio
Status:        Exempt

Key Project Requirements: 
•    8+ years of supervisory or management experience in a cogeneration or similar power plant environment
•    Experience managing a represented (union) workforce required
•    Strong background in utility systems, powerhouse infrastructure, and plant O&M
•    Demonstrated leadership in safety, reliability, and continuous improvement
•    Experience supporting outages, maintenance planning, and budget management

Job Summary:  
NAES is seeking an experienced Assistant Plant Manager to support the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of a power generation facility in Toledo, Ohio. This role is a key member of the site leadership team and provides day-to-day leadership to the operations and maintenance groups under the direction of the Plant Manager. The Assistant Plant Manager is responsible for driving a strong safety culture, ensuring environmental and regulatory compliance, supporting maintenance and outage execution, and continuously improving plant performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
•    Lead and promote a strong safety culture; ensure compliance with all safety and environmental requirements and implement corrective actions as needed
•    Develop and maintain consistent operating philosophies and best practices to maximize plant availability, efficiency, and reliability
•    Ensure contractors and plant personnel comply with all site and company policies, procedures, and safety standards
•    Manage O&M Technicians and Skilled Trades to ensure safe, efficient plant operation, including staffing, scheduling, and overtime management
•    Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies within the maintenance management system
•    Investigate operating issues, incidents, and equipment failures; drive improvements in reliability and performance
•    Prepare and review plant operating reports and support investigation and reporting of forced outages
•    Support the Plant Manager with budget development, cost optimization, and maintenance engineering evaluations
•    Assist with planning and execution of outages and capital improvement projects
•    Drive continuous improvement of plant performance metrics and operating practices
•    Develop, coach, and mentor plant personnel to strengthen technical skills, system knowledge, and problem-solving capabilities
•    Support management of change processes and lead or support structured problem-solving activities
•    Maintain effective communication with plant leadership, administrative staff, and O&M personnel
•    Support recruiting, onboarding, training, and performance management of plant staff

Job Requirements:
•    Thorough understanding of power plant operations and maintenance practices
•    Strong knowledge of generating equipment, boilers, and water treatment systems
•    Proven ability to analyze and improve operational and business processes
•    Experience with planning and scheduling preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities
•    Solid understanding of plant engineering and maintenance functions and their integration with operations
•    Working knowledge of budgeting and cost analysis related to plant operations and maintenance
•    Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and direct programs impacting overall plant performance

Education / Experience:
•    High school diploma or GED required
•    Minimum of 8 years of supervisory or management experience in a cogeneration or similar power plant with a union workforce
•    Technical degree preferred