Maintenance Specialist - Plant Watson

Location: Plant Watson, Gulfport, MS

Position Overview:

The Generation Maintenance Specialist will coordinate maintenance for assigned areas and equipment to ensure optimal generating availability, efficiency, and reliability. This role involves developing and installing plant improvement projects, providing technical direction to maintenance personnel, and supporting various processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor routine operation of plant equipment and investigate improvements.
• Acquire data and use predictive maintenance technologies to evaluate and diagnose maintenance needs.
• Implement and maintain data collection, trending, and diagnostics as specified.
• Develop and track routine, outage, and capital budgets for assigned equipment and systems.
• Utilize Maximo for communication, maintenance recommendations, equipment assessments, and cost-benefit analysis.
• Communicate with plant management, corporate management, vendors, and utility experts regarding operations, maintenance, repairs, and improvements.
• Establish relationships with key vendors and analyze acceptance data on new/rebuilt equipment.
• Analyze critical equipment situations and determine safe and effective solutions.
• Participate in on-call plant manager duty rotation, overseeing plant systems outside regular hours.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in power plant maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Extensive experience in the maintenance and/or operations of electric generating plants.
• Thorough understanding of plant equipment, systems, and operations.
• Strong decision-making, strategic planning, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, OIS, and Maximo.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Experience coordinating contract labor crews.

Preferred Skills:

• Strong ability to build and sustain relationships.
• Ability to apply sound judgment to technical issues.
• Proven ability to handle crisis situations effectively.
• Demonstrated Southern Style behaviors.

Behavioral Attributes:

• Role model for Safety First and Principle Centered Leadership.
• Motivates others and champions safety in all activities.
• Readily accepts change and improves existing processes.

 

Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company, provides clean, safe, reliable, and affordable energy to more than 192,000 customers and communities in 23 southeast Mississippi counties. For over 100 years, Mississippi Power is a leader in customer service, workforce development and education, environmental stewardship, and employee volunteerism. The company is an industry leader when it comes to working safely, providing around-the-clock reliable service and its expert storm response. Mississippi Power has been at the forefront of innovation in the state through strategic partnerships in electric transportation and solar energy. The company has worked with the Coast Transit Authority to put the state’s first electric public transportation bus in operation and with Forrest County Agriculture High School on the state’s first electric school bus. It also partnered with the Hattiesburg Zoo on a new electric train and worked with the country’s largest Domino’s franchise to electrify its delivery fleet. Also, a leader in renewable energy, Mississippi Power partnered with the Naval Construction Battalion Center to install the first microgrid at a Navy facility. The company was among the first to introduce utility scale solar in the state with nearly 160 MW of renewable energy produced, enough to power 23,000 homes for a year. Mississippi Power’s mission is to provide world-class value to our customers and communities every day.
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy solutions provider with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while