Join a diverse and dynamic team that makes and delivers the most valuable services in the world: electricity and natural gas. At Consumers Energy, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. Our employees work around the clock to provide service to our customers in honor of our history and to fulfill our promise to Michigan - Count on Us! Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy and headquartered in Jackson, Michigan, provides natural gas and electricity to nearly 6.8 million of the Michigan's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.
Department Summary
The Scheduler (Maintenance & Construction) position supports Energy Operations and requires monitoring, planning and scheduling of gas and electric workloads, working with union employees, Field Leaders, Team Leaders, Statewide Planning. The position involves coordination of materials with Supply Chain, coordination of equipment and vehicles with Fleet Services, the assigning and tracking
contractor workload, interpreting monthly work plans to create weekly schedules, conducting weekly meetings, and supporting the storm operations.
Job Description/Responsibilities
•The successful candidate will perform advanced work in an area that requires independent judgment and multi-tasking.
•This position requires excellent communication skills, customer service, team work, the ability to read construction prints, understanding order types, capital and O&M, advanced Excel skills, and the ability to create and present PowerPoint presentations.
•Storm support is also a requirement of the role and may include dispatching / ARCOS support / wire guard support, or any other tasks needed to support storm operations.
•Employee will be required to become efficient with OMS (Outage Management Systems) and any other additional storm support systems as needed.
•Travel to support other headquarters, and may have to work extended hours, that are outside of normal working times and days.
Requirements/Qualifications
•A High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
•One or more years of technical or customer service experience.
The following experience / skills may set you apart from others:
•College level courses or a degree in a scientific or technical field.
•Operations scheduling experience.
•SAP (back office) and CRM7 (front office).
•Knowledgeable in OMAR, Excel, PowerPoint and storm support experience.
Essential Functions
Performs technical support functions and more complex tasks including establishing workload and organizing and conducting assignments according to deadlines. Sets up tech support systems including record maintenance, data submission, and project management. Provides backup department support. Prepares reports, and tech support material as directed from time to time. Maintains confidentiality. Performs or establishes procedures for tech support functions and actions including records, tracking of information, maintaining logs/spreadsheet, and other similar technical support. Under general direction, prepares special or one-time reports, summaries, or replies to inquiries, selecting relevant information from a variety of sources such as reports, documents, correspondence, other areas of the Company, etc. Ensures that requests for action or information are relayed to appropriate staff members; ensures that information is furnished in a timely manner; decides whether a higher authority should be notified of important or emergency matters. Periodically evaluates process and program effectiveness and takes action to maintain continuous improvement. Follows all safety rules and procedures, and contributes to the safety of co-workers and the general public. Have aptitude and ability to learn and perform the duties of the job including learning new designs reflecting new equipment. Successfully be able to evaluate design alternatives to determine safest and most economical designs. Willing and able to follow instruction, assist in training of co-workers, and cooperate with other employees and customers. Performs responsibilities in a manner that clearly shows effective communication and cooperation and that promotes open exchange of information, respect, high ethical standards and professionalism. Maintains work areas in a clean and orderly manner.
Hours and Travel
Meet travel requirements of the position. Work a flexible schedule, which may include evenings, weekends, holidays and overtime.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodati... For full info follow application link.
All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
