Major Projects - Continuous Improvement Lead

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Job Summary

The Major Projects – Continuous Improvement Lead (MP-CIL) is a leader in Vistra Energy’s fleet continuous improvement strategy. This role is a catalyst for change, driving high-impact initiatives by aligning creative ideas with strategic business goals and fostering collaborative environments. The MP-CIL is an OPI culture advocate across the fleet and seeks to understand innovative ideas consistent with a continuous improvement mindset and determines business cases to identify execution validity.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Supports the Director, OPI in driving a continuous improvement culture throughout the nuclear fleet by influencing, mentoring and providing leadership to Nuclear fleet leaders
• Monitors business acumen improvement and learning opportunities for the OPI Leader team
• Actively engages with major projects to enhance safety during implementation and work practices conducive to long term equipment reliability
• Maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Assist the OPI Leads and Vistra leadership in the development of annual OPI targets to ensure proper continuous improvement
• Advises the Nuclear fleet team of continuous improvement process opportunities based on industry and fleet learnings and site cultural observations
• Works closely with site leadership teams and the OR team to ensure successful implementation of OPI strategies, initiatives, and embed the desired culture and OPI mindset
• Works with Nuclear fleet to ensure initiative owners (IO) are supported as they develop continuous improvement initiatives and business plans
• Supports positive change for influencing OPI Culture maturation
• Develop trusting relationships with all internal and external stakeholders
• Proactively manage initiatives in the OPI database for the site and monitor KPIs for the site.
• Assist site leaders in determining viability of project pursuance through depiction of costs and returns on investment
• Assist site leaders in identifying and delivering cross functional cost reduction initiatives, often leading improvement-focused teams.
• Assist site leadership in engagement of all employees to ensure sustained continuous improvement.

Education, Experience, & Skill Requirements

• High school diploma/GED equivalent required
• BS in Industrial Engineering, Business or equivalent (preferred)
• Leadership skills to include strong mentoring, training and coaching skills.
• Must be a superior communicator with small and large groups of varying seniority across multiple organizations.
• Experience in power generation preferred.

Key Metrics

• Major Project initiatives improve Safety and Equipment Reliability
• Significant Human Error Rate reduction
• Yearly Human Performance Assessments with a sustained improving trend
• Cultural survey outcomes
• Site performance against annual OPI continuous improvement target

Job Family

Plant Operations

Company

Vistra Nuclear Operations Company

Locations

Glen Rose, Texas

Texas

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