Maintenance Operator II - Mechanical Technician
Entergy · Willis, TX
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Reliability
- Travel
- 25%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 7 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Entergy (industrial) in Willis, TX. Troubleshoot, identify, maintain, and make repairs to power plant equipment.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Welding
- Day to day
- about 25% travel
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How this role compares
Against 119 other live reliability postings in Texas.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 4+)
Similar roles usually ask 4+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 61%
- PLC 37%
- ✓ Welding 34%
- Root cause 26%
- EHS / safety 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Entergy
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
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- 3
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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
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- 5
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responsibilities
include, but are not limited to, performing mechanical PM’s, welding on plate and pipe, perform alignments, troubleshooting equipment, ability to read prints, perform mechanical maintenance on pumps, piping, and equipment. Perform the use of hand tools, power tools, drill press, lathe, grinder, and threader. Also, the ability to use an overhead crane, rigging, and performance tools.
Job duties/responsibilities
1. Troubleshoot, identify, maintain, and make repairs to power plant equipment. Perform Lockout/Tag out of equipment for maintenance work following the Fossil Tagging Procedure.
2. Specific knowledge and use of mechanical measuring devices, hand tools, shop machines, welding, laser alignment tools, and overhead cranes.
3. Be familiar with principles of operation and function of steam boilers, turbo generators, pumps, heaters, steam traps, piping systems, and valves of all types.
4. Comply with all Fossil Safety Procedures and Policies.
5. Step-up to Temporary Supervisor.
6. Be available to work overtime as needed. Be willing to work under unusual as well as normal working conditions pertaining to a power plant environment.
Minimum education required of the position
- ✓High school diploma or GED
- ✓Desired:
- ✓Associate’s degree in Welding, Machinist, or Mechanics
Minimum experience required of the position
- ✓Maintenance Operator III: 1-3 years of experience in an industrial Mechanical Role or similar field
- ✓Maintenance Operator: 3 years’ experience in an Industrial Mechanical Role or similar field
- ✓Maintenance Technician: 5 years power plant experience or equivalent experience in a plant similar to a power plant working in Mechanical Maintenance
- ✓Desired:
- ✓5 years of experience in Industrial Mechanical Maintenance
Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position
- ✓Knowledge and demonstrated capabilities in the diagnoses and repairs pumps, valves, piping, bearings, rigging, overhead lifting, and ability to weld.
- ✓Proficient running drill press, lathes, hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring tools.
- ✓Knowledge and demonstrated capabilities welding, alignments, rigging, operating overhead and mobile cranes.
- ✓Ability to read Prints and Troubleshoot and Maintain Plant Mechanical Equipment
- ✓The ability to lift 100lbs. The ability to lift and carry 50lbs.
- ✓The ability to climb scaffolds, stairs, and ladders.
- ✓Must be Team Oriented and Self-Motivated. Must possess the initiative to perform task independently, provide timely and concise feedback upon request. Possess a winning attitude to achieve Departmental, Plant and Corporate Goals.
- ✓Should possess basic computer knowledge to obtain the required skills needed to use the Entergy Fossil Applications Time and Labor (Electronic Timesheet Application) and AIMM (Maintenance Management System) and Maximo.
Any certifications, licenses, etc.
- ✓Successful completion of the EEI POSS/MASS test
- ✓Rigging
- ✓Crane Operator
- ✓Welding - GTAW & SMAW
Primary Location: Texas-Willis Texas : Orange
Job Function : Field & Skilled Trade
FLSA Status : Nonexempt
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Maintenance Operator II - Mechanical Technician
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Date: Oct 16, 2026
Location
Willis, Texas, United States
Company
Entergy
Job Title: Maintenance Operator II - Mechanical Technician
Work Place Flexibility: Onsite
Legal Entity: Entergy Texas, Inc.-GTX
Job purpose/summary
Under general supervision, the incumbent will be responsible to Understand and Maintain a Good Working Knowledge of the various Power Plant Technical Systems. Specific
Relocation Option
Union description/code : GTX-Fossil
Number of Openings : 1
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