Production Supervisor - Power Plant

Entergy Corporation; Lake Charles (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that has been at the forefront of energy transformation for over a century. This role involves leading a skilled team in a dynamic power plant environment, ensuring safe operations and compliance with regulatory standards. You will oversee maintenance and operations, manage budgets, and provide leadership to a multi-craft workforce. With a commitment to reducing carbon emissions and fostering professional growth, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a cleaner, smarter energy future. If you are passionate about energy and leadership, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in power plant operations and maintenance.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Directs operations and maintenance personnel at a CCGT power plant.
• Ensures compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

Skills

Power Plant Operations

Maintenance Management

Leadership Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Oral and Written Communication

Computer Skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

DCS Controls

Unit Control Board

Job description

At Entergy, we’ve been planning for the future for more than 100 years. We’ve experienced a lot of change, generating power first from sawdust to splitting atoms, harnessing sunlight, and using abundant, clean and efficient natural gas. We are leading the clean energy transformation for the utility industry and continue to explore alternative technologies.

We are on the verge of a monumental technology convergence, where reality swiftly catches up to possibility. The utility of the future does much more than keep the lights on and the gas flowing. It’s knowledgeable and skillful workforce will solve challenges and fuel a brighter, smarter, cleaner, and more prosperous future for everyone.

Having the lowest retail electricity rates of any utility in the United States drives economic growth within Entergy’s region, a key ingredient to sustained growth for any utility. We also believe a diverse workforce committed to personal and professional growth is critical to our success. We place a high priority on developing talent to meet current and future needs, giving employees opportunities to grow their careers their way. We’ve committed over the next three decades to reduce our carbon emissions from our operations to net-zero by 2050.

Entergy’s Power Generation group operates a fleet of more than 30 owned, leased, or operated natural gas, coal, oil hydro, solar and petroleum coke plants, with a total engineering capacity exceeding 20,000 megawatts. Entergy continues to build or acquire megawatts from new hydrogen capable natural gas units, solar, wind and other technologies complement its existing megawatts of nuclear, natural gas, coal, oil, hydroelectric, and solar facilities.

JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY:

Directs and supervises a team of operations/maintenance personnel in a cross-functional multi-craft, multi-skilled plant environment at a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant. The position's primary responsibility is plant operations and responsiveness to start-up and dispatch requests as well as assign and direct operations/maintenance work on shift.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

1. Ensures Safe work practices that comply with all OSHA and Entergy Safety Processes
2. Provides Compliance oversight relating to NERC and Environmental requirements
3. Provides direct supervision to hourly multi-craft employees during a rotating 12 hour shift
4. Ensures that all dispatch directives are met within operational guidelines during 12 hour rotating shift
5. Ensures all required maintenance is performed according to assigned shift schedule
6. Provides and supports budget/project development and cost control
7. Provides contract management/contractor oversight

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum education required of the position

1. High school diploma, GED, or equivalent work experience

Minimum experience required of the position

1. 5+ years of Power Plant Operations/Maintenance experience
2. Experience with CCGT, I&C as well as DCS Controls
3. Ability to operate and knowledge of Unit Control Board

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

1. Should possess excellent oral, written and computer skills
2. Ability to build strong team through leadership and interpersonal skills is a must

Minimum certifications, licenses, etc. required of the position

1. None

Primary Location: Louisiana - Westlake, Louisiana : Westlake || Louisiana : Lake Charles
Job Function: Professional
FLSA Status: Professional
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT-NBU
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 118370
Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets.

EEO Statement:The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Accessibility:Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.

Additional Responsibilities:As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company.