Job Title: Utility Foreman (Grid)

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Louisiana, LLC 

JOB SUMMARY:

Utility Foreman - Grid is primarily responsible for supervising and performing installations, maintenance and testing of substation equipment. The substation foreman will supervise emergency activities associated with the restoration of substation equipment. The substation foreman promotes safe work behaviors and actions from all assigned crews. The substation foreman provides a professional point of contact for contractors and internal/external customers. The substation foreman must be available for callouts and extended hours. 

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise and perform all aspects of installation and maintenance of substation equipment


• Supervise and organize emergency activities associated with the restoration of substation equipment


• Provide field training to maintenance crews on a wide array of substation apparatus        


• Assist crews in performing equipment testing; Such tests include but not limited to Doble power factor, Doble breaker speed analyzer, Alber battery test set and Kelman Profiler       


• Provide a professional point of contact for contractors, internal/external customers, and design groups


• Ensures compliance with Configuration Management and substation equipment maintenance procedures and processes


• Facilitate and support activities associated with the realization of departmental and company goals


• Assure a safe work environment exists and actively and progressively require safe work behaviors and actions from all assigned crews

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Experience and Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent or related work experience


• At least 5 years of experience in the electric utility industry


• Preferred:
  
  
  
  • At least 5 - 10 years of experience in electrical substation maintenance or construction
  
  
  
  

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Able to work with little direction with a high level of organization to accomplish multiple projects simultaneously


• Must be available for 24-hour callout and extended hours


• Must be certified and able to perform substation switching   

Minimum Certifications, Licenses, etc.:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a TWIC Card and a CDL driver's license

OTHER ATTRIBUTES:
Functional Knowledge:

• Has developed proficiency in a range of processes or procedures to carry out assigned tasks.

Business Expertise:

• Has a basic understanding of how the team integrates with others.

Leadership:

• May provide informal guidance and support to more junior team members.

Problem Solving:

• Provides solutions to problems in situations that are atypical or infrequently occurring based on existing precedents or procedures.

Impact:

• Impacts the quality of own work and its contribution to the team.

Personal Skills:

• Uses communication skills to regularly exchange information.

This position is designated as a Safety Sensitive position and is subject to mandatory pre-employment and random drug testing.

Primary Location: Louisiana-Gretna Louisiana : Gretna 

Job Function: Professional

FLSA Status: Foreman 

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 123030

Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

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. 



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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. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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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. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.