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SPRING CITY, TN Regular/Temporary: Regular External - Posting Description Supervisor, Nuclear Plant Electrical Maintenance - 518832 Organization: Nuclear Power Group Department: Electrical ...

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Supervisor, Nuclear Plant Electrical Maintenance - 518832

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Job description

Supervisor, Nuclear Plant Electrical Maintenance - 518832

Job ID: 518832
Location: SPRING CITY, TN
Regular/Temporary: Regular

External - Posting Description

Supervisor, Nuclear Plant Electrical Maintenance - 518832

Organization: Nuclear Power Group

Department: Electrical Maintenance

Work Location: Spring City, TN

Relocation: Relocation is not offered for this position.

Posting Open: 09/02/2026

Posting Close: 09/15/2026 11:59 PM EST

Position Purpose

Supervise multi-skilled maintenance craft activities at the nuclear site ensuring the managed activities are conducted in accordance with all applicable TVA policies, programs, and procedures; plant Technical Specifications; and Federal, State, and local regulations.

Job Dimensions

Supervisory Responsibility — Approximately 10 or more multi-skilled craft employees

Principal Accountabilities

Supervise the activities of multi-disciplined, multi-skilled craft to ensure safe maintenance of the nuclear power plant and compliance with all license requirements.

Responsible for conducting observations, communicating and enforcing job expectations and providing coaching and feedback.

Manage the execution of a multi-skill maintenance organization work schedule, remove impediments to work schedule completion, obtain additional resources, materials, support, etc., needed to accomplish schedule. Review work-in-progress and documentation to ensure work methods, quality, multi- skill, support, work order planning, and progress are adequate. Initiate immediate corrective action and direct schedule refinement as needed.

Implement the corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance, Technical Specification Surveillance instruction, and outage management programs for the assigned systems, equipment, and components in a multi-skill method. .

As assigned, prepare man-hour estimates, cost estimates, and implementation schedules for outage or non-outage maintenance activities utilizing the multi- skill concept improving work efficiencies.

Supports, coordinates and provides guidance on training initiatives, daily outage and scheduling activities ensuring the concepts of multi-skilling are reinforced in development of these programs.

Adhere to the Labor Agreements for Annual Salary Policy and Trades and Labor (T&L) personnel exercising fair and effective personnel actions and/or discipline.

As assigned, monitor and control work activities being performed by offsite or contract personnel ensuring compliance with site and regulatory requirements.

Provide recommendations for training requirements and qualification criteria for the assigned maintenance organization. Assess the adequacy of the developed training program and provide training services through observation of job performance. Provide recommendations for improvement as appropriate.

Maintain qualifications for and participate in assigned Emergency Preparedness planning and program execution.

Manage all activities within approved budget for the assigned organization.

The minimum requirements below meet or exceed ANSI/ANS 3.1-2014 standards.

Education – Shall have a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent. Shall also have an associate’s degree or equivalent experience. Additional technical or supervisory training is desirable.

Experience - At the time of initial core loading or appointment to the position, whichever is later, shall have four years of experience in the craft or discipline he/she supervises, of which one year shall be nuclear power plant experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities — Must obtain and maintain requirements for nuclear plant unescorted plant access.

TVA is an Equal Opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws and regulations regarding equal employment opportunities. Any applicant or employee who believes s/he has a discrimination claim (including harassment or retaliation) must contact TVA’s Equal Opportunity Compliance office within 45 calendar days of the event or action s/he believes to constitute discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

Drug-Free Workplace
All TVA Non-Nuclear employees are covered by TVA's Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program Plan, in accordance with Executive Order 12564, Public Law 100-71 and the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing. Information regarding the Drug Free Workplace Program can be found at www.samhsa.gov/workplace . TVA Non-Nuclear employees in Testing Designated Positions, including those performing safety-sensitive duties are also subject to random drug testing. TVA Nuclear employees are subject to random alcohol and drug tests in accordance with 10 CFR Part 26 as mandated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

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