Introduction
Must be able to work a rotating schedule of 4 days on 4 days off 5am-5pm (12 hour shift) including weekends and holidays
Responsibilities:
* Receives and creates emergency orders from 911 centers company wide.
* Assigns the daily work orders and activities of gas service employees based on workload requests and manpower availability.
* Prioritizes and assigns daily work orders to optimize utilization of resources.
* Prioritizes and re-assigns daily work orders as needed to ensure orders are completed timely.
* Dispatch all emergency orders including gas leaks, fire calls and monoxide orders timely and professionally.
* Responsible for monitoring work throughout the day, and reprioritizes and reassigns work as necessary to properly manage overtime.
* Assigns labor and equipment resources that will support the schedule.
* Works with schedulers and field operation leaders to ensure the appropriate prioritization and routing of daily work.
* Manages the backlog of undated and filler work that needs to be completed.
* Directs and instructs personnel to respond to emergency orders and facility locates throughout Distribution Operations to ensure compliance is attained.
* Communicates with mobile workforce, field operations, system operations, meter-to cash, call center, construction services, ESSO and all others that may apply to ensure a collaborative and effective link.
* Coordinates with others, as appropriate (including outside parties, utilities and internal resources/departments).
* Perform crew adjustments on resource constraints (e.g., employee call out) and notify supervisor of employees off time.
* Perform other resource updates, as necessary.
* Field calls from the call centers and perform the necessary follow-up for customer inquiries and complaints
* Reschedules work (if needed) and ensures that customers are informed of the updated status
Qualifications:
Required for Selection:
* Two years of experience in Distribution Operations or equivalent work experience.
* Basic computer skills.
* Customer focus driven
* Demonstrated organizational skills.
* Good communication skills, both written and oral.
* Able to work 4x4 work schedule 5am-5pm (12 hour shift) including weekends and holidays
Preferred for Selection:
* Associates degree from an accredited institution or equivalent work experience.
* Knowledge of Distribution Operations policies
Equal Employment Opportunity
NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in each of its companies to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any protected group status as defined by law. Each employee is expected to abide by this principle.
By applying, you may be considered for other job opportunities.
How To Apply
For immediate consideration, please apply on-line at careers.nisource.com before April 14th!
Inclusion & Diversity
Value inclusion within your day to day responsibilities by respecting others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.
Respect and take into consideration diversity within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represent all walks of life and all backgrounds.
Treat others with respect and consideration. Actively participate in creating and contributing to a positive work environment.
Merrillville, IN
NiSource Inc. is one of the largest fully regulated utility companies in the United States, serving approximately 3.5 million natural gas customers and 500,000 electric customers across seven states through its local Columbia Gas and NIPSCO brands. The company, based in Merrillville, Indiana, United States, has more than 8,000 employees.
NiSource's natural gas utilities provide domestically produced supplies of natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial customers via nearly 60,000 miles of pipeline and related facilities in seven states: Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
NiSource provides electric energy to nearly 500,000 customers, all located in northern Indiana. NiSource's electric operations include power generation, transmission and local distribution, as well as wholesale and electric transmission transactions. NiSource uses both traditional and renewable generation sources, including natural gas, hydroelectric, wind, and coal generated supplies, providing a total system operating net capability of more than 3,000 megawatts.
NiSource has had a climate change policy in place since 2009.
In 2015, NiSource was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability - North America Index for the second year in a row and for the ninth time since 1999.