Consumers Energy Production Engineer

The position is in the Production Area of Generation located at the J H Campbell Complex. The Production Engineer is responsible for monitoring and enhancing the following key processes within the Production organization (including, but not limited to): Predictive/Preventive Maintenance; Planning Equipment Outages, On-line Work Management Schedule; Training I Procedures / Job Aids; Corrective Actions; Configuration Control and Economic Based Reliability. In addition, the Production Engineer is responsible for monitoring unit performance trends and acting to prevent or address problems. The role is critical in ensuring day-to-day performance of the generating unit(s).

The Production Engineer will have the following primary responsibilities and duties: Monitor unit performance and processes in the Production Department and recommend changes needed to improve overall equipment reliability, detect adverse trends, and reduce production cost without sacrificing safety or regulatory compliance. Responsibility for PRISM compliance and overall NERC compliance. Provide technical expertise on the overall integrated physical systems and equipment. Fill in for the Production Supervisor on a routine and regular basis. Provide technical review for Production Department for modifications or additions to existing equipment and system configurations. The Production Engineer will have the following secondary responsibilities: Perform as Outage Manager for major systems or equipment such as a fueling path, a soot blowing air compressor, a stacker / reclaimer, etc. Perform as Outage Manager for a short (2 weeks or less) scheduled unit outage. The position will be filled as an Engineer I/II, General Engineer I/II, Sr. Engineer I/II, Eng Tech Analyst I/II or Gen Eng Tech Analyst I/II based on qualifications.
Department Specific Criteria:
The Production Engineer will be required to complete and meet the qualifications of a Production Supervisor, including the qualification card process. Upon qualification the Production Engineer will fill in for other Production Supervisors as needed and on different shifts. The Production Engineer should be fluent with computers and have some familiarity with logic diagrams. Ability and willingness to train supervision and employees on process and equipment changes. The Production Engineer will be required to complete training in the PRISM system and will need to understand NERC coding as well as evaluate outage/derates in a subjective manner. Skilled communication (written and verbal).
Additional Consideration:
Qualifications:

Candidates for this position shall have the following qualifications as a minimum:
• Engineering degree (BS or higher) — or — Engineering Technologist degree (BS or higher)
• Willingness and ability to work nights and weekends as needed
• Willingness and ability to work overtime as needed
Candidates for this position should possess and be able to demonstrate the following qualifications and characteristics:
• Communication skills (verbal and written)
• Previous experience in an industrial setting (power plant preferred)
• A willingness and ability to accept and adapt to change such as:
• Frequently changing priorities
• A variety of job assignments
• Willingness to relocate for development or job advancement
• A desire to advance to higher level management positions
• Previous supervisory experience
• A willingness and ability to work as a team member with all employee groups