Mechanical Maintenance Lead – Power Plant

NRG Energy, Inc.; Pekin (IL); On-site; USD 122,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

NRG Energy, Inc. in Illinois seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead the mechanical maintenance team at a coal-fueled plant. You will supervise daily activities, coordinate outages and ensure compliance with safety, environmental and QA standards.

The role requires 5–8 years in heavy industry, strong reading of blueprints, and ability to manage budgets and multi-discipline work groups. Both supervisory and hands-on skills are essential for reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required. 5 – 8 years in coal fueled power plant or similar heavy industry requested.
• Ability to use standard and precision tools and read blueprints, plans and technical instructions.

Responsibilities

• Supervises maintenance workforce and provides technical direction.
• Plans, schedules and supervises day-to-day and weekly work.
• Assists with troubleshooting of equipment problems.
• Manages outages, planning meetings and multi-discipline groups.
• Maintains budgets and uses a computerized maintenance management system.
• Oversees predictive and preventive maintenance and equipment analysis.

Skills

Power plant knowledge

Leadership skills

Troubleshooting ability

Verbal and written communication

Supervisory experience

Equipment troubleshooting

Safety procedures

Education

High school diploma

Industrial safety training

Tools

MS Office

Work management system

Job description

NRG Energy, Inc. in Illinois seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead the mechanical maintenance team at a coal-fueled plant. You will supervise daily activities, coordinate outages and ensure compliance with safety, environmental and QA standards.

The role requires 5–8 years in heavy industry, strong reading of blueprints, and ability to manage budgets and multi-discipline work groups. Both supervisory and hands-on skills are essential for reliability and performance.