**Compliance and Support Specialist - Plant Ratcliffe** **Summary of Position Duties** The Compliance and Support Specialist’s primary focus is the safe and efficient management of the warehouse and inventory activities. This position serves as a primary contact between the warehouse, corporate Materials Accounting, and Supply Chain Management. The Compliance and Support Specialist is responsible for reviewing and optimizing stock levels, standardizing new item adds and monitoring returns to stock. This position will also coordinate blanket purchase orders while working closely with Supply Chain Management to ensure blankets are renewed, added, and removed as needed in a timely manner. It will also understand, follow and enforce company policies and procedures in compliance with MPC internal controls. This is a shared position with other compliance departments and will have additional responsibilities including, but not limited to, Environmental Compliance. **Primary Job Responsibilities:** **Materials Management** + Review and optimize stock levels identifying criticality of stock items (Critical Spares, Maintenance, and Consumables) with System Owners. + Coordinate system & OPCO sales + Facilitate disposition of obsolete material utilizing the obsolete procedure, while ensuring compliance with all internal controls. + Manage and conduct annual inventory counts; make adjustments or corrections as needed. + Serve as LPO Buyer for the plant; assist Supply Chain Management Buyer with material purchases; while following designated LPO Guidelines & Procedures. + Coordinate System vendor alliances, stocking and restocking programs, consignments, and buy backs with Plant personnel and Supply Chain Management, responsible for reporting/documentation relative to materials management. + Coordinate with Planning to provide material consistent with daily and outage needs; requisition and expedite orders as needed. + Stocking, staging, and receiving of all materials onsite + Responsible for achieving set inventory goals + Invoice reconciliation + HAZCOM Coordinator for the site **Cooperative Job Responsibilities:** **Environmental** + Maintain knowledge of current environmental laws and regulations as they apply to Plant Ratcliffe and use that knowledge to ensure compliance with permits. + Interface with regulatory agencies, assist in writing permits, and ensure notification of the proper agency in cases of non-compliance. + Recognize environmental issues that require attention and address them appropriately. + Ensure compliance with permits by monitoring equipment and interfacing with plant personnel and contractors. + Investigate non-compliance incidents, ensure notification of appropriate regulatory agencies takes place and direct the work activities of contractors and employees in emergency situations. + Coordinate projects, including interfacing with employees and contractors. + Develop and track short-and long-term budgets to ensure that necessary funds are available to meet current and future environmental needs. + Train plant personnel on compliance-related issues. + Write plant environmental compliance strategies, policies, procedures, action plans and guidelines. + Complete all required compliance self-audits and document appropriately in Maximo. + Coordinate Environmental Stewardship related activities. **Job Requirements:** + College degree in related field is preferred. + Experience in inventory management and control required. + Experience in material handling required. + Working knowledge of warehouse operations processes required. + Effective problem solving and analytical skills to evaluate and recommend optimum stocking levels. **Preferences:** + Experience with Maximo, Oracle, and PowerPlant software is preferred + Knowledge of purchasing, accounting and tax policies and procedures. + Working knowledge of plant operations and equipment is preferred. + Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred. **Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:** + Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to deal effectively with plant, company, system and vendor personnel. + Ability to create and coordinate vendor alliances and stocking programs. + Ability to manage multiple projects, requests, and deadlines. + Demonstrated team approach with the ability to work with employees at all levels. + Ability to lead and influence others to make the right decisions + Excellent interpersonal/communication skills, works well with others, builds and maintains positive relationships with coworkers, peers, plant management, and external customers + Well organized and capable of handling multiple priorities simultaneously + Strong problem-solving skills + Proactive in problem identification and resolution + Ability to recognize and address critical deadlines in a timely manner **Behavioral Attributes:** + Exhibits Southern Company's values – Safety First, Unquestionable Trust, Superior Performance, Total Commitment + Accepts ownership of assigned projects and tasks + Works through conflicts to create win/win situations + Assumes personal responsibility for individual and company success + Demonstrates an ability to work with others + Must be a team player and possess a positive, enthusiastic attitude **Mississippi Power** , a subsidiary of Southern Company, provides clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy to more than 192,000 customers and communities in 23 southeast Mississippi counties. For over 100 years, Mississippi Power is a leader in customer service, workforce development and education, environmental stewardship, and employee volunteerism. The company is an industry leader when it comes to working safely, providing around-the-clock reliable service and its expert storm response. Mississippi Power has been at the forefront of innovation in the state through strategic partnerships in electric transportation and solar energy. The company has worked with the Coast Transit Authority to put the state’s first electric public transportation bus in operation and with Forrest County Agriculture High School on the state’s first electric school bus. It also partnered with the Hattiesburg Zoo on a new electric train and worked with the country’s largest Domino’s franchise to electrify its delivery fleet. Also, a leader in renewable energy, Mississippi Power partnered with the Naval Construction Battalion Center to install the first microgrid at a Navy facility. The company was among the first to introduce utility scale solar in the state with nearly 160 MW of renewable energy produced, enough to power 23,000 homes for a year. Mississippi Power’s mission is to provide world-class value to our customers and communities every day. Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million residential and commercial customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company with national capabilities, a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience, and sustainability, we are taking action to meet our customers’ and communities’ needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have earned the company national awards and recognition from numerous organizations, including Forbes, Military Times, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, J.D. Power, Fortune, Human Rights Campaign and more. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com . Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process. Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law. Job Identification: 10104 Job Category: Power Plant Operations & Maintenance Job Schedule: Full time Company: Mississippi Power