Maintenance Manager - Plant Hatch

Southern Company; Baxley (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, is seeking a Maintenance Manager for the Hatch plant near Baxley, GA. You will lead maintenance activities, supervise staff and contract labor, and collaborate with senior leadership to oversee safety, reliability, and performance.

The role emphasizes coaching, process ownership, and continuous improvement in a nuclear facility. Strong leadership and maintenance expertise are required.

Qualifications

• 4 years of total power plant experience (up to 2 years of academic or related technical training counts as power plant experience)
• 3 years supervisor/management experience
• 1-year nuclear power plant supervision experience
• 2-year technical degree or 2 years of related technical training

Responsibilities

• Own the Corrective Action Program.
• Observe maintenance workers and supervisors and provide intervention and coaching to reinforce standards and behaviours.
• Provide employees with regular feedback on performance, including coaching and intervention to develop acceptable behaviours.
• Demonstrate ownership of business and management goals and lead teammates to align efforts.
• Participate in the Work Management Process to ensure safe, efficient, effective work.
• Encourage a high level of craftsmanship with emphasis on nuclear safety, personnel safety and equipment reliability.
• Support Maintenance Ownership and Subject Matter Expert activities.
• Participate in benchmarking and assessment activities.
• Provide on-the-job training and evaluation opportunities for employees.
• Maintain productivity within the workforce.
• Participate in and own the training process when required.
• Own the Corrective and Elective Maintenance Backlog.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Staff management

Communication

Safety culture

Continuous improvement

Education

Technical degree (2 years)

Bachelor's in Engineering (preferred)

Professional Engineer license (preferred)

Job description

Maintenance Manager - Hatch

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for providing leadership to the organization responsible for all maintenance related activities of the station. This includes staff and contract labor. The position supports senior leadership roles in oversight and controls for the facility.

Job Responsibilities

• Own the Corrective Action Program.
• Observe maintenance workers and supervisors and provide intervention and coaching to reinforce management standards and positive behaviors.
• Provide employees with regular feedback on performance, including coaching and intervention to reinforce standards and develop acceptable behaviors.
• Demonstrate ownership of business and management goals and lead teammates to align their efforts with those goals.
• Participate actively in the Work Management Process to ensure work is executed safely, efficiently, and effectively.
• Encourage employees to develop a high level of craftsmanship with an emphasis on nuclear safety, personnel safety and equipment reliability.
• Support initiatives such as Maintenance Ownership and Subject Matter Expert activities.
• Participate as required in benchmarking and assessment activities.
• Provide on-the-job training and evaluation opportunities for employees.
• Maintain a high level of productivity within the workforce.
• Participate in the training process, own the training process, and observe the training process as required.
• Own the Corrective and Elective Maintenance Backlog.

Successful candidate must be committed to "Constant Improvement" for themselves, the employees and the facility.

Requirements

• 4 years of total power plant experience (up to 2 years of academic or related technical training counts as power plant experience)
• 3 years supervisor/management experience
• 1-year nuclear power plant supervision experience
• 2-year technical degree or 2 years of related technical training

Preferences

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related science or Professional Engineer license preferred
• Second level leadership experience in a technical (Engineering) or line organization (Operations, Maintenance, Radiation Protection, Chemistry, Fleet Outage Services, Site Projects or Work Management)
• General knowledge of maintenance processes and practices
• Emergency Response Organization (ERO) qualifiable as ED, TSC manager, OSC Manager, SAMG decision maker
• Experience and understand of the SNC/IBEW Memorandum of Agreement - Knowledge of various nuclear plant technologies, maintenance, operations, and their impacts on Fleet operations
• Current or previous SRO license or SRO Certification

Leadership Competencies

• Business Acumen - Be an active member of a community group
• Business Execution - Achieve results by first line supervisor - Create metrics for evaluating and monitoring goals - Optimize work processes - Collaborate and integrate across organizational boundaries
• Communication - Establish and communicate vision and direction - Communicate essential information to organization in timely manner - Ensure that direct reports collaborate and are involved in strategic decision

Southern Nuclear , a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), is a leader among the nation’s nuclear energy facility operators and an innovator in advanced nuclear technologies. Southern Nuclear is an essential part of Southern Company’s energy portfolio, operating over 8,200 MW across eight nuclear energy units in Alabama and Georgia at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala., the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga.

The company recently achieved commercial operation on Vogtle Units 3&4, representing an historic achievement for the nuclear industry and the country. Vogtle Units 3&4 are the first new nuclear units to reach commercial operation and be built in the United States in the last three decades. Southern Nuclear is a recognized leader in the industry in nuclear and fuel innovation, having been the first to deploy Accident Tolerant Fuels and winning over 10 consecutive Top Innovative Practice (TIP) Awards and eight EPRI awards.

For more than 40 years, Southern Nuclear has operated nuclear energy facilities at the highest levels of safety and reliability, generating carbon-free electricity for millions of homes and businesses. The company’s headquarters is in Birmingham, Ala.

Twitter: @SouthernNuclear; Facebook: facebook.com/southernnuclear; www.southernnuclear.com

Southern Company (NYSE: SO ) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million 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 solutions provider 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 customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net-zero greenhouse gas 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 has been recognized by a variety of organizations, earning the company awards and recognitions that reflect Our Values and dedication to service. 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: 21837

Job Category: Power Plant Operations & Maintenance

Job Schedule: Full time

Company: Southern Nuclear