Manager Maintenance Electric Generation

NiSource•Wheatfield, IN

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Lead maintenance execution for Coal and Natural Gas electric generating station to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective power. This role owns day-to-day and outage maintenance performance—supporting planning and scheduling, preventive and corrective work, reliability improvement, budget, and execution of O&M / Capital projects. You will develop maintenance supervisors and craft professionals, partner closely with Operations and Engineering, and administer labor agreements to maintain a high-performing, safety-first culture.

Requirements

5+ years of leadership experience in a generating station or heavy industry environment (maintenance, operations, or engineering), including experience leading a represented (union) workforce, with demonstrated accountability for safety, budget, and schedule.
Valid driver’s license is required.
Working knowledge of CMMS and productivity tools (e.g., Maximo, SAP, Microsoft 365).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related technical field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
Experience leading maintenance organizations in coal-fired generation, including outage leadership, contractor management, and labor relations.
Experience with Natural Gas fired or peaking generation, including operations and maintenance.

Responsibilities

Champion a safety-first culture; actively participate in site safety processes and ensure safe work practices are used for all maintenance activities.
Ensure work is planned and executed in compliance with company procedures and applicable local, state, and federal regulations (safety and environmental).
Direct timely identification and correction of unsafe conditions and equipment issues; ensure job hazard analyses and permitting requirements are met.
Ensure maintenance supervisors consistently meet site safety and environmental standards and reinforce expectations through coaching and accountability.
Provide clear direction, roles, and decision rights for maintenance supervisors, craft, and contractors to operate as a cohesive, professional team.
Set performance expectations, review progress throughout the year, and recognize results; coach supervisors to strengthen leadership, technical capability, and cross-functional partnership.
Lead and engage a represented (union) workforce; foster strong labor-management relationships, ensure consistent application of the CBA, and support a respectful, high-accountability work environment.
Administer collective bargaining agreements and support effective labor relations, including issue resolution and consistent application of policies and work rules.
Build and sustain a training culture; ensure supervisors and craft are properly trained and qualified to meet station operating and reliability needs.
Own preventive and corrective maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution using the station’s work management process and CMMS (e.g., Maximo, SAP).
Plan and lead maintenance outages from scope development through execution, closeout, and lessons learned to improve future performance.
Monitor schedule, cost, and quality to ensure work is completed safely, on time, and within budget while meeting internal customer requirements.
Remove barriers and resolve conflicts in scope, schedule, and resources to optimize overall station performance.
Manage the maintenance budget; prioritize work based on risk, reliability impact, compliance, and total cost.
Drive reliability improvement by partnering with Operations and Engineering on root cause investigations, corrective action plans, and long-term asset strategies for fossil/coal-fired generation equipment.
Lead O&M and Capital projects and contractor work: develop scopes, manage performance, control costs, and ensure contractors meet site safety, quality, and schedule expectations.
Participate in station emergency response and provide leadership support outside normal hours as operational needs require.
May require travel to other generation locations to provide operational or project support, as needed.
Respond to emergency calls outside of the normal work schedule, as required by station or system needs.

Benefits

NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in each of its companies to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, citizenship status, or any protected group status as defined by law.
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Promote a safe work environment by actively participating in all aspects of our employee safety program.
Report any unsafe conditions and take actions to prevent personal injuries.
Support our interdependent safety culture by ensuring the safety of your co-workers.
Stay focused on the task at hand and promote productivity through good work habits.
NiSource participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify program.
The salary offered to a candidate is based on several factors including but not limited to the candidate’s skills, job-related knowledge, and relevant experience, as well as internal pay equity.
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