Southern Company

CBM Motor Testing Analyst- Plant Scherer

Posted on: 16 Dec 2022

Juliette, GA

Job Description

Summary of Position Duties

Collect and analyze motor testing data for plant equipment. Recommend corrective actions for issues identified. Accomplish routine rounds for critical equipment and communicate changes, issues, or deficiencies. Initiate investigations and/or root cause analysis for equipment failures. Review maintenance strategies for equipment and recommend optimizations as required. Coordinate efforts between multiple departments and establish trusting relationships within the same. Perform all activities with the highest customer service satisfaction at the center. Plan and execute new technology installations as appropriate. Recommend technology and tool purchases to improve the CBM department’s performance/capabilities. Support the CBM team efforts in all technologies. Coordinate all activities between the plant and in accordance with the Southern Company Services Performance and Reliability group. This position requires on-call availability.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Extensive use of motor circuit evaluation tester.

Perform online and offline motor testing.

Work within Lock-Out Tag-Out (LOTO) process to ensure safety of personnel and equipment.

Perform routine routes and analyze equipment performance via OIS, Maximo, PDMA, InsightCM

Effectively utilize Maximo to communicate, maintain, and review CBM Technology Examinations, maintenance recommendations, Equipment Assessments, case histories, and cost-benefit analysis

Guide Maintenance Strategy and provide Operational Guidance in the expertise area

Communicate with Plant Management, Corporate Management, Vendor Management, Peer Groups and Utility Experts concerning operation, maintenance repairs, replacement, modifications, improvements, and schedules.

Establish an ongoing relationship with key vendors; gather and analyze acceptance data on new/rebuilt equipment

Research to stay informed of latest PDM technology developments; participate in CBM/PDM user groups, and communicate with other CBM personnel to share information and expertise

Position includes callout responsibilities

Work with multiple reporting technologies to summarize findings (Tableau, PowerBI, SQL, etc.)

JOB REQUIREMENTS Education/Experience Requirements:

Certification in motor testing preferred.

Minimum 3 years’ experience in motor testing analysis.

PDMA MCE Tester experience preferred, but not required.

Proven interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work with a wide range of electronic field equipment and tools

Strong organization and analytical skills

Self-starter who can work independently

Must have software skills with Microsoft Office

Preferred experience with Maximo and Oracle

Strong ability to build and sustain relationships

Strong organization and analytical skills

Proven ability to effectively handle crisis situations

Ability to effectively demonstrate Southern Style behaviors

Behavioral Attributes:

Our Values Safety First, Unquestionable Trust, Superior Performance, Total Commitment

High Customer Service Satisfaction

Improves existing processes

Champions safety in all activities

Readily accepts change

Georgia Power is an investor-owned, tax-paying utility that serves 2.25 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties. The largest of four electric utilities that make up Southern Company, Georgia Power, has been providing electricity to Georgia for more than a century at rates well below the national average.

Southern Company

Atlanta, GA

The Southern Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It operates in four segments: Gas Distribution Operations, Gas Pipeline Investments, Wholesale Gas Services, and Gas Marketing Services. The company also constructs, acquires, owns, and manages power generation assets, including renewable energy facilities and sells electricity in the wholesale market; and distributes natural gas in Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, as well as provides gas marketing services, wholesale gas services, and gas pipeline investments operations. It owns and/or operates 33 hydroelectric generating stations, 26 fossil fuel generating stations, 3 nuclear generating stations, 13 combined cycle/cogeneration stations, 40 solar facilities, 9 wind facilities, and 1 biomass facility; and constructs, operates, and maintains 75,200 miles of natural gas pipelines and 14 storage facilities with total capacity of 158 Bcf to provide natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. The company serves approximately 9 million electric and gas utility customers.

It also provides products and services in the areas of distributed generation infrastructure, energy efficiency, and utility infrastructure. In addition, the company offers digital wireless communications services with various communication options, including push to talk, cellular service, text messaging, wireless Internet access, and wireless data. The Southern Company was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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