Operations Manager, Salt Production Facility

Job Summary

Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Operations Manager for our Salt Production Facility in Albuquerque, NM. In this role, you will be managing and leading a 24/7 operations team of operators to ensure safe commissioning, startup and day to day operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of 24/7 operators (including shift management)

• Coordinate with EHS (Env, Health, Safety) team to write Job Hazard Analyses for all complex hazardous work

• Lead and conducting Pre-Job briefs to various stakeholders.

• Understand Hazards associated with the testing required.

• Write, update, review and MOC procedures

• Collaborate with Teams

• Train and mentor operators for 24/7 operations

• Develop Operator Training Materials and program.

• Help Train and mentor Operators on DCS, high temperature pilot systems, pumps, valves, heaters blowers, and compressors.

• Support Advanced Troubleshoot of all equipment, electrical and instrumentation issues

• Periodically makes rounds of the plant to visually check equipment to see that it is operating properly.

• Review operator rounds as needed.

• Follow standard operating and emergency procedures until trouble can be corrected.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, or 15+ years of experience working at industrial plants (e.g. Chemical, Power, Nuclear) that required 24/7 operations

• Experience with reading and understanding P&IDs

• Preferred experience with high temperature systems, including molten salt applications.

• Proficiency leading diverse teams.

• Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills

• Broad experience across power plant topics

• Experience as a technical mentor

• Ability to work with highly collaborative team.

• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently.

• Prioritizes and ensures safety of oneself and others.

• Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge.

• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges, and issues.

Physical Conditions

• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, scissor lifts, articulated boom lifts and the like

• Setting up and transferring temporary structures (e.g. scaffolding, ladders)

• Moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces.

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods

• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.

• Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 50 pounds in all directions

• Communicating with others to exchange information.

• Use hand tools.

• Ability to wear PPE requirements including Respiratory protection and Tyvek

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment

• Low temperatures

• High temperatures

• Outdoor environment or elements such as precipitation and wind

• Noisy environments

• Small and/or enclosed spaces

• Odors or fumes from chemicals or chemical reactions

• Evaluated heights.

• Accessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned

• High-concentration, demanding and fast-paced.

Safety and PPE

• Ensure compliance with Control of Hazardous Energy and LOTO programs.

• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs

• Manipulating, cleaning and disposal of hazardous materials

• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions

• Color identification: detecting, distinguishing, recognizing and identifying colors.

• Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes,

• Handling of Beryllium (Be)

Travel

• Some travel may be required 10%

Additional Requirements

• Occasionally requires overtime

• Occasionally requires working weekends

• Frequently requires schedule flexibility

• Occasionally requires non-standard work-week hours

• Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines

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