Nuclear Maintenance Supervisor (Mechanical/Electrical)

Duke Energy•York, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisor, Nuclear Maintenance provides leadership, supervision, and direction to nuclear maintenance personnel performing preventive, corrective, online, and outage maintenance activities. This role is responsible for the safe, high-quality execution of maintenance work; effective planning, scheduling, and resource coordination; and developing a capable, well-trained team that meets station, regulatory, procedural, and customer expectations. The supervisor partners with Operations, Engineering, Work Control, Planning, Technical Support, and other support organizations to remove barriers, resolve emergent issues, and maintain focus on safety, quality, schedule adherence, and equipment reliability. The posting covers mechanical Fix It Now teams, electrical Fix It Now teams, and Shift Maintenance teams combining electrical and mechanical personnel. Work is performed onsite at a company facility in an office and industrial nuclear generation environment. The role may involve observing work in plant areas that operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Onsite employees must live within a reasonable daily commute of their assigned location, no greater than 50 miles one way. The position may involve exposure to radiation, industrial heat and cold, confined spaces, heavy equipment, high-pressure systems, noise, dust, and humidity. It may require climbing ladders and stairs, entering limited-access areas, walking, stooping, bending, squatting, lifting equipment, and using PPE or respiratory protection. On-call or emergency response support may be required. Travel is 5–15%.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 4 years of related work experience.
At least 1 year of nuclear experience. In lieu of this experience, a selected candidate is subject to the oversight and written approval authority of a designated qualified individual until fully qualified.
Must be able to obtain Unescorted Authorized Access (UAA) at a nuclear power plant.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
Ability to make sound decisions in a high-accountability environment.
Ability to meet physical and environmental demands of the role, including use of required PPE or respiratory protection as needed.
Ability to be available for on-call or emergency response support as required by station needs.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience leading or supervising personnel in a nuclear generation, power generation, or similarly regulated industrial maintenance environment.
Ability to plan, prioritize, schedule, and execute maintenance work while balancing emergent issues and station priorities.
Strong working knowledge of maintenance execution fundamentals, plant systems, equipment, and maintenance processes applicable to a generating station.
Ability to coordinate multiple complex tasks, remove execution barriers, and work effectively across Operations, Engineering, Work Control, Planning, Training, and support organizations.
Effective written and oral communication skills, including providing direction, feedback, coaching, and clear status updates to personnel and stakeholders.
Ability to handle conflict, motivate team members, build trust, and promote teamwork and accountability.
Demonstrated commitment to personnel safety, procedural compliance, quality work execution, and continuous improvement.
Proficiency with computer applications used to support maintenance and station work processes.

Responsibilities

Supervise nuclear mechanical and electrical maintenance personnel performing preventive, corrective, online, and outage maintenance.
Assign work to qualified personnel and ensure work is performed safely, correctly, and in accordance with procedures.
Monitor work progress, resolve execution barriers, and support schedule adherence, quality work completion, and equipment reliability.
Coordinate with Operations, Engineering, Work Control, Planning, Technical Support, and other stakeholders on work execution and emergent issue resolution.
Review completed work for procedural compliance, QA requirements, post-maintenance testing, modification impacts, and readiness to return equipment to service.
Set expectations for safety, quality, productivity, accountability, and professional conduct.
Provide routine feedback, coaching, and performance management to develop employee capability and address performance gaps.
Support qualification, training, and on-the-job development to maintain a skilled and ready workforce.
Promote teamwork, communication, and cross-functional collaboration to improve execution and achieve station goals.
Reinforce safe work practices, procedural compliance, and regulatory expectations in daily maintenance activities.
Lead discussions on safety, risk, execution standards, and current station priorities.
Maintain oversight of payroll and applicable work-hour controls.
Identify improvement opportunities, strengthen work processes, and reinforce best practices that improve maintenance performance.
Participate in Emergency Response Organization responsibilities, which may include site callouts with a defined response time and an on-call duty rotation requiring Fitness for Duty.