Turbine Maintenance Supervisor

Jobtailor; Louisiana (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Turbine-Generator Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance, outages, and reliability programs within a heavy industrial setting. The role emphasizes safety leadership and contractor management to ensure efficient, compliant operations.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in power generation facilities, outage execution, and continuous improvement initiatives, with Lean Six Sigma and RCA proficiency to enhance asset availability.

Qualifications

• Must have and maintain required qualifications and certifications.
• Degrees/certifications and leadership experience in power generation or heavy industr ial environments.
• Experience with turbine-generator maintenance, outages, or major equipment overhauls.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, coordinate, and direct maintenance teams across turbine-generator assets.
• Lead planned outages, repairs, and reliability improvement programs.
• Ensure safety, regulatory compliance, and environmental standards are met.
• Mentor staff and manage contractor/vendor performance during outages.

Skills

Leadership and Crew Coordination

Lean Six Sigma

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Predictive Maintenance Technologies

Outage Management

Safety Compliance

Education

Associate degree in Mechanical Technology, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, or related field

High School Diploma/GED with 8+ years of relevant experience

Tools

CMRP

Job description

• Supervise, coordinate, and direct employees and contractors engaged in turbine-generator maintenance, repair, inspection, overhaul, and reliability improvement
• Ensure work is performed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with operational, environmental, and regulatory requirements
• Provide leadership for planned outages, emergent repairs, predictive maintenance programs, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintain and promote a strong safety culture through visible leadership and accountability
• Ensure compliance with safety rules, LOTO, confined space, hot work, and applicable regulations
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, corrective actions, and safety improvement initiatives
• Conduct field observations, safety meetings, and employee coaching
• Plan, coordinate, assign, and monitor daily work activities
• Oversee maintenance and repair of turbines, generators, pumps, compressors, valves, heat exchangers, rotating equipment, and auxiliary systems
• Monitor equipment performance and improve reliability and availability
• Coordinate planned outages and emergent repairs, including scopes, schedules, resource plans, and contractor requirements
• Monitor outage performance against safety, schedule, quality, and budget expectations
• Direct contractor and vendor activities and evaluate contractor performance
• Manage O&M expenses and maintenance budgets; forecast labor, materials, and contractor requirements
• Provide coaching, mentoring, performance feedback, and training opportunities
• Implement RCA, HPI, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar process improvements
• Travel up to 50%

Requirements

• Associate degree in Mechanical Technology, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, or related field and six (6) years of relevant experience; OR High School Diploma/GED and eight (8) years of power generation, industrial maintenance, millwright, mechanical maintenance, or related experience
• Experience leading maintenance activities in a power generation, industrial, manufacturing, refinery, pulp and paper, petrochemical, or heavy industrial environment
• Experience with turbine-generator maintenance, outages, or major equipment overhauls
• Demonstrated leadership, crew coordination, or supervisory experience
• Experience working in a unionized environment preferred
• Steam turbine or combustion turbine maintenance experience preferred
• Combined cycle generation experience preferred
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) or equivalent certification preferred
• Knowledge of vibration analysis, alignment, precision maintenance, and predictive maintenance technologies preferred
• Experience managing large outage contractors and major capital projects preferred
• Lean Six Sigma, RCA, or Human Performance Improvement training preferred
• Must maintain required qualifications and certifications

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in turbine-generator maintenance, outage management, and safety compliance while leading teams in a power generation or industrial environment. Proficient in implementing process improvements and managing maintenance budgets to enhance operational efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Turbine-Generator Maintenance
• Leadership and Crew Coordination
• Lean Six Sigma
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Predictive Maintenance Technologies

Hard Skills

• Mechanical Technology
• Industrial Technology
• Vibration Analysis
• Precision Maintenance
• Outage Management
• Safety Compliance
• Equipment Performance Monitoring
• Contractor Management
• Budget Management
• Continuous Improvement

Soft Skills

• Coaching
• Mentoring
• Communication
• Team Leadership
• Accountability

Certifications & Qualifications

• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP)

Industry Keywords

• Power Generation
• Industrial Maintenance
• Heavy Industrial Environment
• Unionized Environment
• Combined Cycle Generation
• Steam Turbine Maintenance
• Combustion Turbine Maintenance
• Process Improvement
• Safety Culture
• Operational Compliance