OUTAGE SCHEDULER
Holtec Palisades is currently seeking an Outage Scheduler to join the Palisades Nuclear Plant team in Covert, MI.
We are proud of our reputation for professional and technical excellence, and we recognize that the key to upholding that reputation resides in the excellence of our employees. We are looking for talent who brings value to the organization and contributes to advancing our business and reputation.
Palisades Nuclear Power Plant is positioned to become the first nuclear power plant in the United States to restart after previously entering the early stages of decommissioning. By joining our team, you will be part of a unique and historic undertaking for the industry and the nation!
JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE
Develops and maintains detailed outage schedules.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develops and maintains the detailed outage work schedule.
- Develops and maintains detailed testing and retest schedules and maintains resource loading profiles.
- Interfaces with work group representatives to level resources using selected profiles.
- Reviews specific scope of work orders and makes recommendations for scheduling.
- Develops 'what if' schedules and performs analysis with working groups to determine the most effective method of scheduling the work.
- Identifies support activities and adds these activities to the schedule.
- Updates work management and scheduling software programs.
- Provides reports to define work scope.
- Coordinates with Operations to determine the scope of tagging system boundaries.
- Updates progress on schedules during execution.
- Conducts critical path analysis for outage schedules.
- Assists with development of post work critiques.
- Facilitates the interface between multiple work groups.
- Identifies deficiencies, analyzes alternatives and recommends solutions to schedule conflicts.
- Recommends changes to existing methods, procedures and processes to improve overall outage activities.
- Communicates technical information, concepts and ideas both verbally and in writing.
- Serves as a member of the Emergency Response Organization.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Minimum education required of the position:
- Scheduler I: Desired: Technical degree or other scientific discipline generally associated with power plant operations or equivalent work experience.
- Scheduler II: Desired: B.S. Degree in Engineering or other scientific discipline generally associated with power plant operations or equivalent work experience.
- Scheduler Sr: Desired: B.S. Degree in Engineering or other scientific discipline generally associated with power plant operations or equivalent work experience.
- Outage Scheduler. Sr: Desired: B.S. Degree in Engineering or other scientific discipline generally associated with power plant operations or equivalent work experience.
Minimum experience required of the position:
- Scheduler I: At least 1 year of nuclear power plant experience.
- Scheduler II: At least 3 years of nuclear power plant experience.
- Scheduler Sr: 4 years of nuclear power plant experience. Desired: 2 years’ experience in Maintenance, Production or Operations at the facility.
- Outage Scheduler, Sr: At least 4 years of nuclear power plant experience. Desired: 2 years experience in Maintenance or Operations at the facility.
Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position:
- Technical understanding of nuclear generation principles and operations. Outstanding communication and conflict management skills.
- Desired: Proficiency with current computer business applications.
Any certificates, licenses, etc., required for the position: None
ANSI Required: N
Holtec Palisades offers its employees a robust rewards package which includes: a competitive salary; a broad benefits package including medical/RX, dental, vision, life, disability, hospitalization, and other valuable voluntary options; time-off programs; 401(k) with employer match; professional and career development opportunities; and an unmatched culture focused on client-service, quality, and tireless pursuit of excellence in all we do. Holtec Palisades is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability.
What We Do
Holtec International is a global turnkey supplier of equipment and services for the Nuclear, Solar, Geothermal, and Fossil Power Generation sectors of the energy and petrochemical industry. As a fully integrated supplier, Holtec possesses in-house capabilities to design, engineer, analyze, construct, license, and deploy the technologies offered by the company; this includes technologies to manage used nuclear fuel and waste discharged from nuclear reactors and wet and dry (air cooled) heat transfer equipment for commercial power plants. Holtec is also developing a Small Modular Reactor (SMR), which will provide for modular, distributed, carbon-free, base-load energy.
Holtec International’s industrial activities are principally focused on six continents: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Britain, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, China, Ukraine, Canada, Mexico, the United States and Brazil are among the countries where Holtec International has provided significant goods and services. The domestic market in the United States, however, has been the catalyst for Holtec’s technical innovations in its fields of endeavor, which the company has successfully parlayed into business successes in overseas markets. Over 70% of Holtec’s output is consumed by the domestic power industry; the balance is destined for foreign markets. Holtec’s corporate moorings are firmly and deeply anchored in the power industry: Over 150 power generation stations in the U.S., including over 80 commercial nuclear power plants, have been Holtec customers over the past two decades.
Holtec International has a long and excellent reputation for honesty and integrity in business dealings. This reputation is a priceless asset which must be safeguarded continually by all Holtec employees. To succeed, Holttec must have the trust and confidence of its customers, subcontractors, suppliers, fellow associates and the public. Maintaining an unwavering commitment to the highest standards of business ethics and conduct is crucial to Holtec’s future.