Plant Operations Support Specialist

EKPC Company Information   

Located in the heart of the Bluegrass state, East Kentucky Power Cooperative is a not-for-profit generation and transmission (G&T) electric utility with headquarters in Winchester, KY which is just a short distance from Lexington.  This position will be located at our Spurlock Power Plant in Maysville KY.  Our cooperative has a vital mission:  to safely generate and deliver reliable, affordable and sustainable energy to our 16 owner-member cooperatives serving more than 1 million Kentuckians across 87 counties.  We're leaders in environmental stewardship and we are committed to provide power to improve the lives of people in Kentucky. 

As passionate as we are about providing smart energy solutions, we are equally excited about people.  We strive to cultivate connected workplaces where great ideas are born and rewarding careers are built.

EKPC offers a wage and benefits package that ranks among the best in the state.  There is no waiting period on our medical, dental and vision insurance plans so you are covered on day one, and the dental plan is free for employees.  Our generous 401(k) retirement plan allows employees to start contributing to their plan after a month of service, and after 3 months of service, EKPC will automatically contribute 6.5% of base wages AND match employee contributions up to 4.5%.  Our competitive vacation and sick leave package starts day one to allow for flexibly and a healthy work-life balance. 

For more information on our plentiful benefits package visit our website at https://www.ekpc.coop/work-ekpc

EKPC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

No Expiration Date      

This posting will remain open until the position is filled.  We encourage you to apply early as we will review and consider candidates as they are received.

Key Roles        

To maintain and compile accurate and orderly plant record systems and reports to support overall Plant operations.  Tracks the plant’s usage of commodities and ensures invoices match to daily deliveries.  Assists with cost control and budgetary compliance of plant’s O&M expenses.  Provides and maintains orderly control/oversight over the plant office functions to ensure the proper, efficient and timely completion of duties.

Key Responsibilities    

• Assists in ensuring daily calculations of coal received.
• Communicates coal weight tickets to coal suppliers.
• Assists in maintaining daily physical inventory of coal stockpile.
• Assists in maintaining a daily physical inventory of fuel oil and reorder fuel oil as necessary.
• Assists with compiling reports. 
• Enters and reviews payroll hours for plant employees.
• Keeps records and processes payments for plant’s Employee Association.
• Orders all office supplies.
• Processes all incoming and outgoing mail including going offsite to retrieve mail from Post Office box.
• Schedules appointments, makes reservations and coordinates schedules of meetings as needed.
• Assists with planning station tours, meetings, and events for the plant.
• Maintains contact information of employees and updates the organizational chart for the plant. 
• Schedules fuel oil deliveries as needed and keeps daily record of usages and purchases.
• Reviews all requisitions before processing.
• Assists with reviewing and analyzing budgetary compliance of plant expenses. 
• Maintains outage records and confirms details and changes with Operations.
• Routes phone calls to the appropriate company personnel.
• Assists in ensuring all office and administrative support is carried out efficiently, timely, and by priority.
• Performs other duties as assigned.