Team Leader - Maintenance

Entergy Corporation; Willis (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy Corporation is seeking a Maintenance Team Leader in Willis, Texas, to oversee the operation and maintenance at a Natural Gas power plant. This role includes directing maintenance personnel, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with safety standards.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in power plant maintenance, strong leadership skills, and the ability to develop effective work management processes. Join Entergy to contribute to efficient plant operations and maintenance strategy.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of Power Plant experience without a degree; 5 years with a technical degree.
• Experience with O&M/Capital Budget development.
• Knowledgeable in work management processes and maintenance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance program ensuring safety and compliance.
• Lead a team of maintenance personnel and manage staffing issues.
• Prepare and manage maintenance budgets and outages.

Skills

Safety Champion

Performance Management

Employee Development

Budget Management

Contract Management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in a technical field (preferred)

Job description

Position Overview

The Maintenance Team Leader reports directly to the Plant Manager and directs, leads, and supervises a team of maintenance personnel in a plant environment at a Natural Gas power plant. The leader shares responsibility for the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the plant, oversees the maintenance program including routine and outage work, and fully implements the Conditioned Based Outage/Integrated Planning Process (Stage Gate Process). Responsibilities include planning and execution of outages, participation in multi‑year project identification and budgeting, managing maintenance issues to support system needs, evaluating performance of direct reports, maintaining diversity and inclusion standards, upholding ethics and integrity, and driving continuous improvement as a champion of change.

Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Responsible for safety, compliance, budgeting, reliability, and all other aspects of the maintenance program of the plant
• Provides direction to maintenance personnel (mechanics, electricians, instrument technicians), schedules resources, and manages staffing issues
• Provides leadership and development for direct reports to embrace strong fundamentals of operation and maintenance
• Embraces human performance improvement initiatives
• Assures plant operations/maintenance personnel comply with safe work practices, plant procedures, and efficiently maintain plant equipment
• Ranks and prioritizes reliability and financial risks using data analysis and historical and predictive maintenance information from internal and external sources
• Works with the Fleet Maintenance group to oversee long‑range and detailed planning and execution of Fossil unit outages, including management of cost, schedule, and safety processes
• Prepares and plans near‑term and strategic maintenance budgets
• Provides and supports budget/project development and cost control for short‑range work plans and long‑range strategic planning
• Manages the budget in the assigned area to leverage the financial process and control deviations from the approved annual budget
• Collaborates with Planning and Operations personnel to assign resources to address emerging maintenance issues
• Initiates and provides leadership in contract management and contractor oversight for routine and outage work
• Staffs and manages routine, planned, emergency, and reserve outages as well as assigned projects
• Develops schedules and budgets related to routine maintenance and planned outages
• Interfaces with other plant management members to resolve key issues impacting business processes, budget, maintenance strategies, outage scope, schedule, and costs for facilities
• Evaluates and champions gap‑closure actions consistent with the company’s overall business strategy
• Leads site teams to identify and implement maintenance strategies and funding needs for equipment processes
• Maintains strong relationships with internal and external interfaces and key strategic alliance partners
• Maintains awareness of the latest industry research and practical application to drive continuous improvement

Minimum Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Candidate with a bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as engineering or equivalent work experience (e.g., 10 years of power plant experience with at least 5 years of maintenance experience)

Minimum Experience Required

• Without degree: 10 years of Power Plant Experience with at least 5 years of maintenance experience
• With technical degree: 5 years of Power Plant Maintenance Experience
• Experience with O&M/Capital Budget development, execution, and management
• Experience in Work Management processes and maintenance strategies (includes planning and scheduling)
• Experience in contract/project management

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Technical Needs

• Experience with O&M/Capital Budget development, execution, and management
• Experience in Work Management processes and maintenance strategies (includes planning and scheduling)
• Knowledgeable in ranking and prioritizing reliability and financial risks
• Experience in contract/project management
• Ability to prepare and plan short‑term and long‑term activities and budgets
• A Safety Champion

Leadership

• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external interfaces and key strategic alliance partners
• Proficient in performance management
• Highly skilled in employee and team development
• Promotes teamwork at the highest level

Certificates, Licenses, etc. Required

• None

Location and Additional Details

Primary Location: Texas – Willis

Job Function: Field & Skilled Trade

FLSA Status: Professional

Union: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 123717

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

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. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non‑discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.