Assistant Plant Manager

Title: Assistant Plant Manager

Position Type: Direct Hire

Location: Ohio

Status: Exempt

• 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

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.

• 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

• 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

• 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