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Mechanical Maintenance Manager - Plant Hatch

Southern Company
Baxley, GA, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 6 Apr 2026

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MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE MANAGER - Plant Hatch

Summary 

The Mechanical Maintenance Manager is responsible for providing leadership to the organization related to Mechanical maintenance. This includes but is not limited to maintenance activities involving training, equipment, processes and programs, projects / modifications, and specialty work groups such as AOVs / MOVs. 

Requirements 

  • Minimum of five (5) years power plant experience
  • Minimum of two (2) years supervisor/management experience 
  • Minimum of two (2) years nuclear power plant experience

Preferences 

  • Bachelor's degree in related field
  • Second level leadership experience in a technical or line organization (Operations, Maintenance, Work Management)
  •  2 years’ experience in maintenance processes and practices 
  • ERO qualifiable for site level function in OSC 
  • Knowledge of various nuclear plant technologies, maintenance, and operations.
  • Current or previous SRO license/certification 

Leadership Competencies

  • Achieve results by directing supervisors & the organization 
  • Create metrics for evaluating & monitoring goals 
  • Optimize work processes 
  • Collaborate & integrate across organizational boundaries 

Communication 

  • Establish & communicate vision & direction
  • Communicate essential information to organization in timely manner 
  • Ensure that direct reports collaborate & are involved in strategic decisions Leading People & Organizations 
  • Optimize resource allocation 
  • Build a strong leadership team that produces results 
  • Create contingency plans 
  • Model results-based decision making in people decisions 
  • Leverage diverse team & create an inclusive work environment where people trust & value one another 
  • Drive change results 

Business Execution 

  • Organization Savvy 
  • Build effective networks to achieve cross-functional results 
  • Build effective working relationships 

Personal Attributes 

  • Must Exhibit Our Values 
  • Hold yourself & direct reports accountable for driving & sustaining a focus on safety & improving Target Zero performance 
  • Be a credible spokesperson for the Company 
  • Act with speed & self-confidence 

 

Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), is a leader among the nation’s nuclear energy facility operators and an innovator in advanced nuclear technologies. Southern Nuclear is an essential part of Southern Company’s energy portfolio, operating over 8,200 MW across eight nuclear energy units in Alabama and Georgia at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant near Dothan, Ala., the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant near Baxley, Ga., and the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Ga.

The company recently achieved commercial operation on Vogtle Units 3&4, representing an historic achievement for the nuclear industry and the country. Vogtle Units 3&4 are the first new nuclear units to reach commercial operation and be built in the United States in the last three decades. Southern Nuclear is a recognized leader in the industry in nuclear and fuel innovation, having been the first to deploy Accident Tolerant Fuels and winning over 10 consecutive Top Innovative Practice (TIP) Awards and eight EPRI awards.

For more than 40 years, Southern Nuclear has operated nuclear energy facilities at the highest levels of safety and reliability, generating carbon-free electricity for millions of homes and businesses. The company’s headquarters is in Birmingham, Ala.

Twitter: @SouthernNuclear; Facebook: facebook.com/southernnuclear; www.southernnuclear.com

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