Job Description
Responsible for the supervision of maintenance employees and maintenance activities at Craig Station. Prepares, assigns, and directs the work of maintenance employees to ensure completion of work in a safe, efficient manner. Evaluates and troubleshoots systems and equipment to determine required repairs. Coordinates the work and maintains effective working relationships with other functional areas and outside contacts concerning equipment, work needs and outages.
Responsibilities
* Promote safety via work product and by personal example.
* Learn and apply the Krause-Bell Principles for a safe workplace.
* Prepare, assign, and direct the work of maintenance employees in a manner that ensures the safe completion of work in an efficient manner within approved budget limits.
* Evaluate and troubleshoot systems and equipment to determine required repairs.
* Coordinate the work and maintain effective working relationships with other functional areas and outside contacts concerning equipment, work needs, and outages.
* Assist the planning and scheduling group in arranging for parts and tools, using stock material and supply, and purchase requisitions.
* Ensure maintenance records and status reports are accurate and complete to ensure consistency of plant maintenance activities.
* Ensure safe working conditions through the proper administration of necessary clearance orders, confined space entry permits, hot work permits, and lock-out/tag-out procedures.
* Administer training, safety, and performance evaluation programs to ensure employee safety and a qualified workforce.
* Complete administrative duties including daily and monthly logs, forms, OT lists, payroll computer entry, LMS, and work order processing.
* Ensure compliance with environmental protection and pollution prevention regulations and procedures.
* Adhere to and demonstrate compliance with appropriate electric utility industry regulatory requirements. Attain knowledge and remain knowledgeable of developments in regulations, laws, standards, and best practices applicable to the functional area including, but not limited to, Standards of Conduct, Environmental, Employment Law, NERC Reliability Standards, and Safety. Must be familiar with, and comply with, all aspects of Corporate Policy C-54, Compliance.
* Demonstrate behavior consistent with Tri-State’s culture embodied in the Cooperative principles and spirit and core values of technical competency, respect and dignity, accountability, integrity, trustworthiness, and servant leadership to empower or otherwise enable others to optimally perform their job responsibilities. Demonstrate and promote ethics and behaviors consistent with Tri-State’s culture, Board policies, and business practices. Understand and fulfill the role and responsibility for all compliance programs within the company.
* Because Tri-State is an electric utility with continuous service obligations to its customers, regular, reliable, and predictable performance of the essential functions and responsibilities is an essential function of the job.
* Because Tri-State has an obligation to provide continuous, reliable electric service to its customers, the ability to work over the standard 10‑hrs per day at any time of the day or week is considered an essential function of the job.
Other Duties And Responsibilities
* Perform other related duties as assigned.
Success Factors/Job Competencies
* Safety: Active approach to safety by understanding and utilizing safe work practices, applying the Krause-Bell Principles while observing all rules and regulations.
* Leadership: Ability to identify functional area business needs and establish goals and objectives and ensure alignment with enterprise goals.
* Planning: Ability to think ahead and plan within timelines and resources; set priorities and goals; anticipate and adjust for problems; evaluate workloads; measure and evaluate performance against established goals.
* Decision Making: Ability to weigh options, consider alternatives and forecast outcomes and determine the option which is best for the enterprise. Understand how to balance emotion with reason and make decisions that positively impact themselves, their employees, their customers and stakeholders, and their organizations. Ability to make decisions in difficult situations.
* Management/Supervision: Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and supervise work of assigned staff, including projects and daily activities.
* Time management: Ability to prioritize and schedule projects and meet deadlines.
* Strong team player: Accomplishes tasks by working with others and being a good team player. Recognizes how his/her decisions may impact others; seeks input from others.
* Commitment to company values.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Integrity, teamwork, and ability to provide excellent customer service.
* Ability to work independently, with minimal direction as a highly motivated self‑starter.
* Ability to analyze problems and develop effective solutions at both strategic and functional levels.
* Computer proficiency in operating a personal computer and standard business office applications including Microsoft Office suite, databases, and other related applications.
* High initiative and good work ethic.
Qualifications
Required Job Qualifications
Education and Training
* High school diploma or equivalent. High school level math and English skills. (Additional relevant and sufficient education and/or training may supplement the experience requirement listed below if the experience requirement is not fully met.)
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability
* Knowledge of power plant corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
* Working knowledge of safety policies and procedures.
* Ability to organize and direct the work of others.
* Ability to effectively communicate; both verbally and in writing.
* Ability to interpret and administer labor agreements.
* Must be able to demonstrate that he/she can perform all of the essential functions of the position.
* Working knowledge of safety policies and procedures.
Experience
* Five (5) years of power plant maintenance experience, or equivalent experience.
Other
* Willingness to be "on call" and travel, as required (Must possess a valid driver’s license).
* Must be able to demonstrate that he/she can perform all of the essential functions of the position.
Desired Job Qualifications
* Ability to motivate others to achieve goals and expectations.
Physical and Mental Demands
* Physical demands: While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is required to sit and stand, occasionally walk, stoop, bend, climb stairs and ladders, reach above and below shoulder level up to 50 lbs. and occasionally push/pull objects up to 300 lbs. Incumbent is frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, talk and hear. Incumbent must have finger dexterity, good vision, good color vision, good hearing, and ability to speak clearly, and handle intricate work.
* Mental demands: While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is required to read, write, perform basic math, exercise judgment, develop plans, procedures and goals, and present information to others and work under pressure.
* Work Environment: While performing the duties of this position, the incumbent is occasionally exposed to dust and power plant voltage level electrical risks and works around large industrial operating equipment.
About Us
Job Identification: 620
Job Category: Maintenance
Posting Date: 2026-04-06T22:36:36+00:00
Job Schedule: Full time
Hiring Salary Range: $109,901.00 - $169,332.00
Locations: 2101 S Ranney St, Craig, CO, 81625, US
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status.
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