Power Plant Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor

Utilities Department Supervisor

The University of Michigan Ann Arbor Utilities Department operates a Combined Cycle Cogeneration Central Power Plant (CPP). The CPP supplies much of campus and the University hospital system with electricity, compressed air, domestic hot water, and high and low pressure steam. The Central Power Plant has boilers, heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), steam turbines, air compressors, combustion turbines, and many other associated systems.

This position is primarily responsible for supervision of the plant Mechanical Maintenance Technicians. This individual will plan and guide the work of these employees, administer the union contracts, and provide coaching, corrective feedback and discipline as needed. This individual will be a member of the CPP management team, and will report directly to the Central Power Plant Manager. This person is expected to work with a variety of individuals at many levels of the organization, working both independently and as part of a team.

The successful candidate will be self-directed, and is expected to provide insights into plant operation while enacting proactive improvements to processes and programs.

The staff of the CPP hope to achieve excellence in all we do, striving for the utmost reliability for our customers, complying with environmental regulations, maintaining fiscal responsibility, and ensuring a safe work environment for everyone, while maintaining a positive work environment.

• Provide expertise, leadership, and supervision for the work of Central Power Plant Mechanical Maintenance technicians, as well as the assigned plant insulator.
• Maintain a thorough and detailed knowledge and understanding of all CPP power production systems and their components.
• Maintain, organize and order supplies, spare parts and equipment for projects and inventory.
• Manage contracted services as required, to assist in repairs of CPP systems, so that 100% reliability to campus can be maintained.
• Oversee, support, and plan the maintenance for all mechanical devices within the powerhouse, including gas turbines, steam turbines, high and low pressure steam piping, steam traps, air compressors and dryers, plant and instrument air systems, steam and water heat exchangers, cooling systems, cooling towers, pumps, gearboxes, gas compressors, valves, fans, HVAC units and water treatment systems such as condensate polishers, water softeners, reverse osmosis units and chemical injection systems.
  
  This includes responsibility for repairs to all piping systems within the facility, including fuel oil, natural gas, water, condensate, wastewater, as well as 400 psi, 60 psi and 12.5 psi steam piping.
• Plan and supervise all mechanical maintenance related tasks during unit outages and overhauls to ensure completion within specified schedule.
• Work with University Environment Health and Safety (EHS) staff and plant Operations team to ensure all permit required preventative maintenance tasks are completed as required, including SPCC and underground storage tank inspections.
• Responsible for boiler permits for the power plant, including ensuring that all code requirements are met during maintenance intervals, overseeing licensed code repair of high pressure boilers, as well as interfacing with, and ensuring compliance with state boiler code inspections.
• Responsible for maintaining all code weld documentation, as required by boiler code.
• Responsible for ensuring that safety and relief valves are tested and maintained appropriately and in a timely manner, including those required by boiler code.
• Plant subject matter expert on mechanical repair processes, including alignment, rigging, welding, material selection, piping, etc. Provide guidance and help technicians locate and repair malfunctions and defects.
• Responsible for rotating equipment vibration analysis program within the Central Power Plant.
• Responsible for ensuring that all fire systems within the central power plant are maintained appropriately, interfacing with contracted vendors.
• Responsible for interfacing with University of Michigan groups for plant maintenance needs, including the Fire Shop, Elevator shop, trash and metal removal, as well as groups responsible for backflow preventer maintenance and testing.
• Responsible for building structural repair, including roofs, ceilings, floors, tiles, door, windows, louvers, restrooms, ladders, platforms, chimneys etc.
• Assist and oversee rigging and offloading of parts, as required.
• Manage plant lubrication program, including oil and grease selection, ordering, and testing.
• Ensure that specialized mechanical maintenance tools are tested and replaced as needed.
• Assist with troubleshooting of issues that arise in the facility, including finding root causes of failures; investigate new technologies and solutions to prevent recurrence of failures.
• Ensure P&, equipment manuals, work orders and PMs, specification sheets, plant equipment repair and testing records, and other data are stored,…