Southern California Edison Work Values

Daily Duties at Southern California Edison:

Manager 1 - Cause Evaluations Manager. Managed 9 individuals directly. Responsible for management of the policies and procedures, systems and tools and cross functional resources associated with Corrective Action Program (CAP). Responsible for monitoring and managing the health of the CAP and insuring effective and timely implementation of corrective actions. Responsible for process development, improvement and execution of the causal analysis program and ensuring CAP is aligned with the requirements of ISO 9001. Energize CAP and drive institutionalization of improvement actions. Managed the CAP and Causal Analysis Program including development of world class causal analysis training and tools. Responsible for engaging strong intra-departmental & cross-functional/organizational relationships to drive continuous improvement programs. Management of the Quality CAP resources and ensuring proper resource allocations at site level and deployed on projects. Responsible for the corrective action system and processes. Manage implementation of CAP. Ensure process health is adequate to accomplish planned and future work and process work flows were followed. Ensure that quality measures comply with regulatory standards, industry standards, and accepted best practices. Accountable for coordinating, supporting and tracking to closure corrective actions. Coordinated the Corrective Action Review Committee (CARB). Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. Must maintain outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to motivate a large employee community (note: this includes field site locations across the globe). Must have led diverse teams made up of multi-functional professionals to realize agreed upon goals and objectives. Proven data analysis, data verification, and problem-solving abilities. Experience with statistical reporting and analysis. Demonstrated ability to apply data driven decisions to execute sound business acumen. Demonstrated ability to develop and lead process implementation and improvement in a team environment. Understanding of product quality improvement using tools such as Six Sigma. Experience in the implementation of failure investigations and associated recurrence control measures. Highly experienced in balancing multiple stakeholder needs and driving necessary changes to ensure project success. Passionate about growing customer relationships by creating an attention-to-detail culture centered on mistake proofing critical processes and designs. Demonstrated ability to lead through both direct control and influence management. Strong organizational and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, lead, and monitor a wide variety of team efforts to their successful conclusion. Excellent coaching, listening, presentation, and interpersonal skills. Proven demonstration of cross functional knowledge, through practical engagement, across a project’s life cycle. Must have the aptitude to devise and implement change strategies. Experience presenting to senior and executive management. A quality breakdown in Cause Evaluations was identified. Recruited as Manager of the Evaluations Group to evaluate and resolve the issues. Evaluated the issues through observations and interviews. Developed organizational structure, obtained approval, interviewed and chose promising individuals: - Cause Evaluators - Cause Evaluator Mentors Identified that the site Cause Evaluators were performing and documenting deficient products. Identified the need for CARB and RCE training for SONGS, obtained VP approval including funding, and participated in teaching assigned site individuals in: 1) Training for Managers and Reviewers of Cause Evaluations (Tailored for CARB members) 2) Root Cause Analysis Workshop. (Tailored for RCE team members and leaders) As a result, the quality of both activities increased. A quality breakdown in the site's INPO Operating Experience (OE) program was identified. The program ownership was moved to the Evaluations Group to evaluate and resolve the issues. Developed organizational structure, obtained approval, interviewed and chose promising individuals: - OE Engineers - OE Mentors The site INPO Operating Experience (OE) was transferred from Engineering to the Evaluations Group. Procedures were revised and metrics developed. As a result, SONGS went from INPO's 4th quartile in Outgoing OE development and quality of product to the 1st quartile in a few months and maintained this status during Chuck's tenure. A quality breakdown in Corrective Actions completion and closure documentation was identified. Function added to my existing responsibilities as Manager of the Evaluations Group to evaluate and resolve the issues. Evaluated the issues through product reviews, observations and interviews. Assigned this group with completed CA reviews. Identified discrepancies were documented in a new Nuclear Notication (NN) for resolution and tracked to completion. Developed organizational structure, obtained funding approval, interviewed and chose promising Contract individuals as Project Engineers. Assigned CA's were evaluated, any additional actions were identified and completed and the project was successfully closed out.

What they like about Southern California Edison:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action Program, QA, Procedure Writing, Performance Improvement, Licensing, Self Assessment, Auditing, Project Management, Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Start-UP, Decomissioning, Strategic Planning, Team Leadership/Motivation, Training/Development, Failure INvestigations, Staff Coaching/Support

Skills

CAP Manager, Root Cause Team Leader, Project Manager, Procedure Development Leadership, Failure Investigations, Organization Management, Perormance Improvement, Team Leadership/Motivation

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