Maintenance Operator - Power Generation Plant

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 future utility does much more than keep the lights on and the gas flowing. It’s a 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 that complement its existing megawatts of nuclear, natural gas, coal, oil, hydroelectric, and solar facilities.

Member of a rotating shift working under the direction of a Plant Supervisor. Responsible for performing operating functions which include monitoring and operating power plant equipment, is knowledgeable in power plant systems, starting and stopping equipment, isolating and safety tagging equipment for maintenance activities, and monitoring water chemistry. Responsible for performing routine operator rounds and performing lubrication to plant rotating equipment as required.

Is familiar with plant environmental procedures and ensure units operate within specifications. Operate and maintain units while maintaining a high level of Safety, Reliability, Efficiency and cost. Work through Operational Skills Development Plan to gain specific knowledge of plant equipment and progress through Maintenance Operator levels up to Operations Technician, Plant Technician (Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical Skills), or Plant Technician (Mechanical Skills).

• Responsible for performing operating functions which includes continuous monitoring of equipment, operating valves, understanding power plant systems, starting and stopping of equipment, isolating and restoring equipment for maintenance following a Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO) procedure and monitoring boiler water chemistry
• Uses elementary principles of mechanical measuring devices, instruments, controls, and regulating devices as used in generating plants
• Troubleshoot, identify, and make repairs to the plant equipment including performing preventative maintenance tasks
• Applies knowledge and experience with principles of operation and function of steam boilers, turbo generators, pumps, heaters, steam traps, piping systems, pressure and level regulators and their controls, and auxiliary systems
• Knowledgeable in and complies to environmental rules and regulations
• Knowledgeable in and follows safety policies, practices and procedures
• Participate in the Monthly Safety Meeting, and open to participation on the Safety Committee or the Awareness Team
• Performs preventative maintenance activities which include simple electrical, instrument and mechanical work/inspection and repair
• Interface / communicate with internal and external organizations/customers (dispatchers, directors, contractors, etc.)
• During unit outages or other emergent work, step‑up to Temporary Supervisor or Contract Administrator position with responsibility for other employees and/or…