Turbine / Generator Outage Coordinator / Power Maintenance Engineer

Position Title: 

Turbine / Generator Outage Coordinator / Power Maintenance Engineer

 

Pay Rate: $118,600 - $137,000

*Multiple factors, including Individual experience, skills and abilities will determine where an employee is ultimately placed in the pay range.

 

Category/Shift:

Salaried Full-Time

 

Physical Location:

4335 Carson Rd.

Columbus, MS 39701

 

The Job You Will Perform:

• Champion safety and quality standards, conducting site condition checks and risk analyses to prevent issues. 
• Develop detailed outage plans, including work scopes, schedules, and resource allocation for tools, materials, and craft labor. 
• Oversee the on-site execution of the outage, ensuring strict adherence to safety protocols, technical specifications, and project schedules. 
• Act as the primary contact for all stakeholders, including internal departments, external vendors, and customers, to ensure all resources are available and coordinated. 
• Monitor and control costs throughout the outage process, looking for opportunities to improve productivity and reduce overall expense. 
• Ensure proper documentation is prepared, used, and stored, including field procedures, safety reports, and final customer outage reports. 
• Provide technical communication and support to the customer's staff during the outage. 
• Lead the close-out process, including reviewing and finalizing outage reports and documenting lessons learned for future events. 
• Champion the preventive and predictive maintenance programs
• Provide input to area maintenance budgets for major maintenance items and optimizations
• Develop long term maintenance plan for rotating equipment, rebuilds and major maintenance
• Estimate, plan and manage maintenance projects to budget for routine work, quarterly outages and major outages.
• Provide contractor work management and coordination for routine and major shutdown jobs per mill standards using best engineering practices

 

The Skills You Will Bring:

• A BS (minimum) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in power generation or turbine operations. 
• Strong technical knowledge of steam and/or gas turbines and associated auxiliary systems. 
• Exceptional planning, scheduling, and coordination skills, often using project management software. 
• A strong understanding of EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) requirements and the ability to perform preliminary risk analyses. 
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to influence stakeholders and manage teams in challenging environments. 
• Knowledge and experience in Maintenance Best Practices
• Working knowledge of ASME, NBIC and API codes and OSHA regulations
• Extensive knowledge of rotating equipment, pressure vessels, piping systems, and atmospheric storage tanks
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time
• Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and overtime as dictated by field assignments. 

 

Key competencies required include:

• Drive for results
• Interpersonal skills
• Technical & functional skills
• Planning
• Organizing

 

The Benefits You Will Enjoy:

International Paper’s GCF business offers a benefits package that includes health, welfare and retirement plans including Medical, Dental, Life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Short-term and Long-term Disability, 401(k), Company-funded retirement contributions, and Paid Time Off.

 

The Company You Will Join:

International Paper (NYSE: IP) is the global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. With com