Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor

The objective is to supervise, review, and administer skilled and non-skilled personnel to ensure proper corrective and preventative maintenance of the Project's mechanical generating equipment and auxiliary station equipment (and possibly other outlying locations surrounding the Project) in a safe and efficient manner to achieve the maximum power generation at the least cost along with assigning the correct number of craft to complete LEM in a safe and efficient manner.

• Prepare and monitor the day-to-day work activities of the crafts; work with the MRM department planner in scheduling work activities; oversee the safety and the labor relation activities for the department.
• Implement the MRM program:
  • Ensure maintenance is performed as planned and scheduled.
  • Provide input and feedback to planning
  • Support the development and use of work plans, job plans, and job packages.
  • Review job packages to ensure they are complete and current prior to performance of the work.
• Develop subordinates to provide a capable and reliable work force.
• Ensure work crews perform quality work in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with approved job plans, procedures, and practices.
• Provide input and justification for the annual department budgets for maintenance requirements.
• Encourage a "Safety First" attitude and environment by leading by example and through the Safety Action Plan.
• Ensure that the work crews and craft personnel meet the facility planning and scheduling requirements.
• Ensure that time reporting for maintenance tasks are accurate and reported in a timely manner.
• Utilize work schedules submitted by Maintenance Planners to generate personnel assignments considering qualifications, availability, and overtime issues.
• Interface with other 1st Line Supervisors.
• Coordinate manpower with other departments to best utilize available manpower and shorten schedule outages.
• Manage employees including performance management, salary administration, succession planning and workload balancing.Identify and recommend solutions to modify staff to meet NYPA needs.
• Enforce the Bargaining Unit Agreement, administer disciplines and handle "Step A" grievance meetings.
• Supervise and schedule custodial force.

• A working understanding of the present and future operating systems throughout the Northern Regions area of maintenance control.
• Good oral and written skills.
• Ability to facilitate and address group meetings and also coordinate large scale outages involving many departments.
• Skilled in problem-solving as they arise.
• Good understand of the working systems used to schedule maintenance activities and as it applies to monitoring budgets and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to mentor, coach, and administer discipline to the craft personnel as required and to acknowledge personnel on outstanding performance.
• A working knowledge of the contract and corporate policies to effectively guide the department.
• Supervisory and Managerial skills to ensure an orderly operation of the department as directed by the mission set forth for NYPA.

• High school education or equivalent with the ability to supervise craft personnel.
• Completed a recognized apprenticeship training program or have equivalent experience.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.

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