Entergy Hiring for Utility Foreman – Metering Operations at Lake Charles, Louisiana Full Time

Utility Foreman – Metering Operations

Date: Jun 27, 2022

Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Company: Entergy

Posting End Date:

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Job Summary/Purpose:

Responsible for providing overall guidance and direction to Metering Operations personnel which includes developing and/or implementing programs and strategies to improve employee safety, performance and managing the day-to-day activities of the organization to achieve established departmental goals. Other activities include working closely with other departments to ensure that cross functional processes are performing as designed.

Note: The job duties and responsibilities of this position will adhere to the to the locally established bargaining contracts, where applicable.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Champion safe work practices and ensure compliance to Entergy Safety Rules.

• Must have a strong attention to detail with a focus on safety and accuracy in order to direct Metering Ops personal safely and to build/repair electric metering systems efficiently.

• Operate packaged meter and recorder software applications.

• Prepare service orders, multiplier sheets, and associated paperwork for transformer rated meters.

• Respond to and resolve customer issues in a timely and professional manner along with mitigation of complaints

• Provide leadership and training to Metering Ops personnel.

• Work to ensure Metering Ops goals and objectives are met or exceeded.

• Be able to manage all SO/SR/WR’s in Click Schedule/Maximo.

• Assume active role in all transmission/substation metering including adhering to all CIP compliances.

• Interface with Metering Ops personnel and Metering Ops Supervisors to ensure that jobs are completed to Entergy Metering specifications and conduct necessary follow-up to ensure regulatory and CIP compliances.

• Provide AMI metering management and support for Metering Operations

• Motivate and influence a diverse and geographically dispersed work force dealing with a wide variety of safety and training issues.

• Assume Metering Ops Supervisor’s duties for a short time in their absence.

• Operate and test metering software packages along with testing of new releases before distribution to metering group.

• Participate in core process improvement teams as required.

• Assist in storm restorations.

• Assist with the following when required:

• Install, maintain, and test all instrument transformer rated meters.

• Test, verify and troubleshoot all System tie points.

• Install and monitor all AMI metering applications.

• Troubleshoot communications of remote metering.

• Perform vector, load analysis and power factor tests on all metering installations.

• Calculate meter constants on all types of installations

Minimum Knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position:

• Must complete the necessary training modules as set forth by the Safety and Training department. Must have a good safety record and possess a safe attitude.

• Required to work safely and follow all Entergy safety policies and procedures. Ability to recognize hazards in the workplace and have the ability to mitigate the hazards.

• Must have competent Mathematics and Trigonometry skills

• Knowledge of basic electric circuit analysis, and vector/ phasor relationship.

• Knowledge of meter terminology is mandatory.

• Familiar with National Electrical Safety Codes and National Electrical Codes

• Ability to work independently and with others.

• Positive customer service attitude in dealing with internal and external customers.

• Must be able to work in industrial and petrochemical plants.

• Must be a self-starter, dependable, have the ability to plan and organize.

• Must have good hand-eye coordination, color vision, visual acuity and physical dexterity.

• Must be able to carry 80 pounds.

• Ability to climb and work off of ladders of various heights

• Demonstrate good effective communication skills including the ability to receive, understand, and transmit verbal communication with clarity

• Excellent leadership skills and strong decision-making skills.

• Ability to maintain and care for Company equipment properly and safeguard assets.

• Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement and enact change.

• Work with others and maintain a positive attitude in extreme working conditions.

• Organize work and manage multiple task and inputs simultaneously.

• Demonstrated acceptance of a diverse and inclusive work environment and customer base.

• Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement and have the ability to enact change.

• Must have competent computer skills such as operating Microsoft Windows, Office products, and the ability to learn and operate meter programming software.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum education required of the position

High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred: Vo-Tech/Associate electrical/instrumentation degree or Metering School certifications

Minimum experience required of the position

6 years of utility field experience

Preferred: 6+ years of Field Metering or other electric metering experience

Any certificates, licenses, etc. required for the position :

Valid driver’s license and good driving record

Must be able to obtain TWIC credential within 6 months of hiring

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Primary Location: Louisiana-Lake Charles

Job Function :Professional

FLSA Status :Professional with Paid Overtim

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code :NON BARGAINING UNIT-NBU

Number of Openings :1

Req ID: 107309

Travel Percentage :Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere (https://jobs.entergy.com/content/EEO/?locale=en_US) to view the full statement.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

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