Reporting directly to the General Manager, the Power Production Manager will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of management, budgeting, engineering, and operations for the Kaw Hydro Plant, Ponca City Steam and Combustion Turbines, and the Charles D. Lamb Energy Center, all located in Kay County, Oklahoma.
This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop and execute strategies for cost reduction, operational optimization, and quality assurance. The Plant Manager will implement industry best practices to enhance plant productivity, drive process improvements, and meet safety objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
Training and Development: Design, implement and manage training programs for operations and maintenance personnel at the generating facilities.
Emergency Response: Respond to critical and emergency situations.
Maintenance Oversight: Review and optimize preventive and routine maintenance programs for the generating facilities.
Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with operating permits and maintain appropriate record-keeping.
Staffing and Time Management: Approve manpower requirements and oversee general timekeeping for daily operations.
Outage Planning: Lead and manage high-level planning and execution for planned outages.
Procurement: Write or detail requisitions to support generating facilities.
Personnel Management: Encourage a collaborative team environment. Address issues in a proactive manner stressing fairness and good personnel relations.
Safety Compliance: Uphold and enforce adherence to safe work practices.
Recruitment and Hiring: Collaborate with HR on recruitment, conduct interviews, and recommend candidates for hiring.
Plant Improvements and Capacity Planning: Oversee plant improvements, modifications, and special projects, including both minor and major overhauls and capacity design for future plant needs.
Reporting and Analysis: Compile, prepare, and analyze budgets, production reports, and other operational documentation.
Policy Compliance: Ensure compliance with company policies and standards.
Leadership: Foster a responsive, adaptive organization that can meet evolving operational demands.
Operational Efficiency: Supervisor all aspects of production, ensuring the efficient operation of plant assets, including personnel, equipment, and facilities.
Plant Reliability and Operability: Assure maximum plant operability, reliability, and effectiveness.
Technical Support: Provide technical support in capital projects, plant instrumentation and controls, process analysis, and continuous improvements.
Budget Management: Manage cost budgets and cash flow by establishing, implementing, and adhering to financial and operational budgets.
Performance Improvement: Enhance workforce productivity through coaching, education, and training.
Project Management: Oversee major maintenance and capital improvement projects including, but not limited to, coordination of consultants, engineers, and contractors.
Education and Experience Requirements:
Specialized Knowledge: Knowledge in a specialized field, such as basic accounting, and computer skills, equivalent to four years of high school, plus additional training through other trade schools or correspondence school, equivalent to two years of college. Working knowledge of power generation equipment and systems.
Experience: 11 to 15 years of related experience and/or training.
Management Experience: 7 years of related management experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Experience: Previous experience with gas turbines.
Preferred Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
PE, Plant Operators Certificate.
Facility/Plant/CPM Manager Certification (FMC).
EHS Facility Manager (Environmental, Health, and Safety).
The Oklahoma State Legislature authorized the formation of the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority on June 2, 1981 with the passage of the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Act.
OMPA was created with the purpose of providing adequate, reliable and economic sources of electric power and energy to Oklahoma municipalities and public trusts operating municipal electric systems. This would allow members the financial benefits of a large utility, while maintaining control of their electric utility.
By December 1984, 26 cities had signed power sales contracts. Then on July 1, 1985, OMPA came into existence as a full-fledged power supplier. After the success of the first year, 6 more cities joined and, in 1989, Fairview joined. In 1993, Perry became OMPA’s 34th member when the council signed a power sales contract. Manitou became the 35th member in 1995, Purcell became the 36th in 2008 and Geary became the 37th in 2010. The Town of Orlando and the City of Watonga became OMPA’s 38th and 39th member city in 2011.
In September of 2015, the Town of Mooreland and the Town of Fort Supply became OMPA’s 40th and 41st member city. Beginning in June of 2016, OMPA began serving its 42nd memb...er city, the City of Cordell.
OMPA’s power supply comes from a variety of resources; wind, hydro, natural gas, coal and others. Kingfisher, Laverne, Mangum and Pawhuska own small generating facilities, and when necessary OMPA schedules and purchases the generated power.
