Biomass Power Plant Managers

What Does a Biomass Power Plant Managers Do?

Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Manage safety programs at power generation facilities.
• 2Review biomass operations performance specifications to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• 3Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels and safe production environments or to identify abnormalities with power production equipment or processes.
• 4Supervise operations or maintenance employees in the production of power from biomass, such as wood, coal, paper sludge, or other waste or refuse.
• 5Supervise biomass plant or substation operations, maintenance, repair, or testing activities.
• 6Conduct field inspections of biomass plants, stations, or substations to ensure normal and safe operating conditions.
• 7Plan and schedule plant activities, such as wood, waste, or refuse fuel deliveries, ash removal, and regular maintenance.
• 8Prepare and manage biomass plant budgets.

Required Skills

• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Monitoring
• Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
• Distributed control system DCS
• Employee scheduling software
• Inventory control software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word