Vice President - Plant Operations

Job Description : Vice President - Plant Operations POLAND Open to International candidates with 20+ years experience Job Summary: We are looking for an experienced Vice President - Plant Operations to lead end-to-end operations of the power generation plant, with overall accountability for plant reliability, power generation, operational efficiency, cost optimization, maintenance, safety, and team leadership. Key Responsibilities: - Lead end-to-end thermal power plant operations, ensuring required MW generation and maximum plant availability with minimum forced outages. - Manage generation planning and power consumption demand, ensuring optimal load management and reliable power supply to plant operations. - Drive operational efficiency and cost optimization by reducing per-unit generation costs and optimizing fuel/coal consumption. - Monitor key plant performance parameters including PLF, availability, heat rate, auxiliary power consumption, specific fuel consumption, generation cost, and equipment reliability. - Ensure effective and timely execution of major maintenance activities, planned shutdowns, overhauls, and annual maintenance programs with minimum impact on generation. - Maintain overall accountability for safe, reliable, and compliant plant operations, ensuring adherence to statutory, environmental, and safety requirements. - Lead operational excellence initiatives focused on plant efficiency, reliability improvement, energy conservation, process optimization, and reduction of operational losses. - Oversee boiler, turbine, generator, electrical, utility, and fuel/coal handling systems to ensure stable and efficient plant operations. - Establish robust maintenance planning and preventive/predictive maintenance practices to improve equipment life and minimize breakdowns. - Evaluate plant bottlenecks and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for recurring equipment and operational issues. - Develop and implement business continuity and contingency plans to minimize operational disruptions and forced outages. - Build a strong leadership pipeline and succession plan across plant operations, maintenance, electrical, mechanical, and other critical functions. - Mentor and develop the plant leadership team, creating a culture of accountability, safety, operational discipline, and continuous improvement. - Work cross-functionally with production, maintenance, procurement, finance, projects, and corporate teams to align power plant performance with overall business requirements.

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