Lead Supervisor Maintenance

Company Summary Statement

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, part of the PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) family of companies, are regulated utilities that serve more than 1.3 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 334,000 natural gas and 433,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. KU serves 569,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties in Virginia. LG&E and KU are major employers and active supporters of the communities they serve. They empower employees, community members and initiatives across their service territory through volunteerism and investments in organizations that support education, sustainability and wellbeing.

Overview

This position is responsible for direction and oversight of power plant I&E maintenance, including direct supervision of maintenance leaders/chiefs.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the work of I&E maintenance activities and associated personnel, including technical direction, scheduling, job assignments, performance appraisals, and employee development.
• Prioritizes, plans, and coordinates corrective and preventive maintenance work across the total plant.
• Coordinates and oversees direction of major projects.
• Ensures availability of material and personnel resources to meet project timeline requirements.
• Oversees development and communication of outage work schedules and reports.
• Supervises all aspects of the maintenance management system including data entry and historical records.
• Works with plant management, engineers, department supervisors, and maintenance planners to prioritize, communicate and coordinate outage project schedules.
• Prepares project budgets and justifications, including financial analysis, and track to completion. Writes specifications. Works within the requirements and policies of Supply Chain procurement.
• Investigates equipment, facilities, and maintenance practices on an ongoing basis, to identify plant improvements through modifications to equipment, work structure, and work simplification.
• Ensures that all work activities are performed safely and in compliance with company policies, procedures, and uniform work rules. Ensures completion of safety / compliance related training for themselves and employees reporting to them.
• Communicates and coordinates work schedules with all departments including operations.
• Responsible for accurate reporting of employee work hours and cost allocations for payroll and budgeting purposes.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards
  
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5 years job-related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience on a year for year basis
• DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State Required
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of established safety procedures and power plant systems/equipment.
• Effective interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Supervisory experience.
  
  
  

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