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Power Plant Manager

Entergy Corporation · Greenville, MS

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Level
Manager
Team
Production
Travel
25%
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
7+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
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The role in 30 seconds

A management production role at Entergy Corporation (industrial) in Greenville, MS. Oversee, lead and direct plant staff, including operations, maintenance and engineering staff, and hire and train personnel.

They ask for
7+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
EHS / safety
Day to day
about 25% travel

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Production Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $116k–$158k.

Median of the low and high ends of 241 live postings that list pay, out of 787 production engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Mississippi plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 7 other live production postings in Mississippi.

Experience asked
More than usual (7+ vs 6+)

Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 63%
  • Lean 50%
  • ✓ EHS / safety 50%
  • Six Sigma 38%
  • 5S 25%
  • Root cause 25%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 7+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Production team at Entergy Corporation

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  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

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  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • The posting says about 25% travel. Between which sites?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

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    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

Full description from Entergy CorporationAs posted on their careers site.Show

Responsibilities

Drive strategic vision and direction of the organization. Meet system load

requirements

and monitor operations for efficiency and safety, ensuring that all applicable regulatory

requirements

are followed. Oversee, lead and direct plant staff, including operations, maintenance and engineering staff, and hire and train personnel. Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Foster the importance of a safety-oriented culture. Lead the team by example, and coach, mentor and develop direct and indirect reports to exceed their individual and company goals. Act as a change agent for the plant with the daily initiative of improving morale and staff engagement. Lead plant efforts to ensure stakeholder expectations are met; foster and improve stakeholder communication, along with establishing and maintaining an inclusive environment. Be the voice of the plant for all departments, offering regular communication and updates. Minimum

Requirements

Minimum education required of the position Bachelor\'s degree in a technical or business-related field required or equivalent work experience. Minimum experience required of the position Minimum of 7 years of relevant industrial professional experience. Minimum of 4 years of direct leadership experience, including experience at the TL and/or Supt. level. Experience in plant operational functions. Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position In-depth experience in operating a power plant. Knowledge and technical expertise in power plant operations and maintenance with an understanding of the key drivers for safe, reliable, cost effective and compliant operation. Experienced project manager with excellent leadership skills.

Responsibilities

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. The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours. 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 emp

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Overview JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE: Manages and oversees the daily operations of a power plant.

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