Supervisor, Renewable Production

ALLETE Renewable Resources (ARRI), an ALLETE company, maintains and supports renewable energy projects, ensuring that sites are managed in a safe, environmentally responsible and financially prudent manner.

ARRI provides day-to-day maintenance as well as technical and engineering support for Minnesota Power's 500-megawatt Bison Wind Energy Center in North Dakota and 25-megawatt Taconite Ridge Energy Center in Minnesota.

ARRI also provides land management services for a variety of areas for ALLETE.

Our culture drives excellence through our shared values of integrity, safety, people, and the planet.

RESPONSIBILITIES:


* Provide leadership, direction, supervision and training to support wind generation operations, and other renewables operations, to assure highest reliability and maximum availability.


* Has oversight responsibility for operational issues, including maintenance of all equipment and performing facility analysis to identify and resolve problems to avoid failure modes.


* Responsible for the planning, prioritization and direction of routine and non-routine maintenance.


* Develop and implement procedures to be used by employees and contractors to safely perform maintenance duties.


* Serve as a technical resource for more complex situations.


* Responsible for ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and maintenance requirements.


* Participate in the development of long-term plans and budgets to meet cost containment goals.


* Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills required to establish and maintain relationships with contractors, regulatory agencies, landowners, and various internal departments.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:


* High school diploma required.
+ A technical degree in electrical/mechanical maintenance, wind generation, or equivalent field of study is preferred

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:


* Seven years or more experience in power operations, electrical systems and instrumentation, and/or maintenance, preferably specific to wind energy is required.


* Necessary training and qualifications for work on high voltage equipment.


* Working knowledge of IT systems and applications.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:


* This position will report regularly in person to New Salem, ND


* Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.


* Skillset to perform high-end troubleshooting skills.


* Manage and/or assist with construction-to-operations hand-over matters, including snag-lists, testing, warranties, etc.


* Monitor performance of turbines in relation to reliability guarantees and agreements with turbine manufacturers.


* Must be able to read and interpret schematics to troubleshoot complicated problems with variable pitch and variable speed control systems and components.


* Must work closely and maintain relationships with operations and technical staff of turbine manufacturers.


* Ability to take initiative in optimizing operating...