Regional Outage Lean Manager

Covanta is seeking a Regional Outage Lean Manager in Fort Myers, FL, responsible for optimizing outage execution using Lean Manufacturing and Project Management techniques. The role involves improving financial performance of outages, ensuring effective communication, and establishing best practices in outage management. Candidates should have strong organizational and leadership skills. This position requires 80% travel throughout the southeast and is a full-time opportunity.
About Us

Covanta is a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing innovative solutions that help customers achieve carbon-negative outcomes for over 40 years.

Our Vision

We are leading the charge to a carbon-negative future through revolutionary sustainable materials management solutions that reduce, reuse, recycle and reimagine waste for the benefit of society and the environment.

Our Business

We partner with businesses by offering cutting-edge engineering and innovative solutions, to help customers reduce, reuse, recycle and recover value from waste streams and meet or exceed their sustainability goals.

Our Value

Covanta's differentiator comes from our ecosystem of technology, facilities and partnerships, trusted by the world's largest organizations to reimagine waste management for a smarter, more sustainable world.

About the Role

The Regional Outage Lean Manager (ROLM) is responsible for improving outage execution at our facilities through applying Lean Manufacturing and Project Management tools and techniques to optimize outage preparation, enhance outage communication and decision making, and ultimately to ensure completion of daily outage activities.

This person will be focused on specific outages, prioritized by risk, and will work closely with the Regional Team to understand, forecast, track and improve the financial P&L performance and EBITDA contributions of their assigned outages. They play a key role in identifying and eliminating waste, driving continuous improvement on outage activities, and ensuring an On Time Delivery and One Time Start Up.

They establish & champion best practices in outage management for major maintenance and capital investment projects, aligned with Covanta's corporate maintenance initiatives. The ROLM will assist the facility maintenance managers / supervisors and their teams. The ROLM has excellent organizational and leadership abilities that demonstrate a good understanding of foundational maintenance activities that assure a high level of uptime of facility equipment.

Responsibilities:

Outage/Project Management

Conduct pre-outage preparation meetings with the site Leadership team to ensure the plant is setup for a successful outage Take on the role of off-shift outage manager to ensure 24/7 coverage in concert with the site Maintenance Manager/Supervisors; This role will typically work evenings through early mornings, and will require 80% travel throughout the southeast Support outage scheduling for work tracking and outage meeting protocols for best communication Developing Outage execution standard around