Spire is hiring Supervisors in the St. Louis area for multiple crews including Leak & Maintenance, Service, and Area Operations. Supervisors are responsible for executing the day-to-day work of field operations and directly managing bargaining unit employees in all aspects of safety, productivity, etc. They are responsible for working with their Administrators to make sure they are meeting all compliance and customer related timelines and for holding their teams accountable to make sure this happens.
Spire's Leak & Maintenance crews schedule and complete maintenance work, including cathodic protection issues, installing or replacing services, and work on mains. Service crews are responsible for performing field service and meter work on natural gas distribution systems including gas turn on/turn off, read in/read out, dead meter checks, meter pulls, meter loop constructions, and investigation of gas odor complaints.
Duties and Responsibilities
Schedule and coordinate shared equipment and resources
Coordinate and oversee the implementation of plans to attain departmental goals
Review jobs, including checking blueprints, visiting work sites, prioritizing jobs, and ensuring that the necessary material and equipment are available to complete the job
Meet contractors and municipalities, including attending meetings or job sites, going over utility conflicts/changes in contractor plans, and scheduling start dates
Coordinate activities with other departments or other operations supervisors to ensure that work is completed in the most efficient manner possible
Assist the Service Administrator in the preparation and implementation of the department's business plan for the current and upcoming fiscal years
Prepare and coordinate all safety activities for the region.
Review and complete various types of paperwork, such as absence reports, safety reports, service tickets, weekly manpower reports, etc.
Monitor crew performance to ensure job performance levels are in line with business unit objectives
Schedule all training (OQ, Fire, Hearing, Halt, Respirator, etc.) for employees
Observe and evaluate new employees
Ensure employee timesheets, expense reports, and other routine submissions are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
Oversee the implementation of plans to ensure the health and safety of all employees in the region
Visit crews and technicians to check on the progress of jobs and that all safety standards are being followed
Assist in the management of employee issues, including assisting in the grievance procedure, filling temporary and permanent job vacancies, and disciplining employees
All other duties as assigned.
Essential Characteristics and Competencies
- Ability to demonstrate the core and job category competencies: customer-focused, results-driven, teamwork, communications, adaptability, initiative, problem solving and quality
- Ability to lead by example in support of the company's essential characteristics and values: strong ethics and integrity, dedication to a safe work environment, commitment to a diverse workforce that recognizes and respects every individual's unique skills and
- Ability to lead, mentor and develop employees
- Recognize problems and respond, systematically gather information, sort through complex issues, understand consequences of decisions, seeks input from others
- Ability to make difficult decisions and communicate those decisions to others
- Ability to provide and communicate clear performance objectives
- Ability to lead by example, define roles/responsibilities, motivate, and set strategy
Supervisory Responsibilities
Responsible for direct management of up large groups of contract employees
Responsible for ensuring all employee time worked is entered into our work management and payroll systems timely and accurately
Responsible for ensuring work is done in the field in an efficient manner and within our budgeted goals.
Responsible for ensuring our bargaining unit employees present themselves in a professional and courteous manner to our customers and have a customer service minded mentality while performing their day-to-day tasks.
Responsible for continually motivating the members of the team to improve the level of safety awareness to achieve success with all the business unit and corporate safety goals and initiatives.
Ability to lead by example in support of the Company's essential characteristics and values: strong ethics and integrity, dedication to a safe work environment, commitment to a diverse workforce that recognizes and respects every individual's unique skill and perspective.
Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Ability to adapt in a fast-moving and changing culture
Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and establish rapport with a diverse array of people.
Ability to work independently and manage time effectively in order to meet individual goals and deadlines.
Ability to work as part of a team and display a positive attitude for this dynamic environment.
Required Education (certifications, licenses)
High school diploma/GED
Certificates, licenses, registrations:
Valid Missouri Class E License required or the issuing state's equivalent and the ability to drive safely and accident free.
Required knowledge, skill and abilities
- A minimum of 2 years field based operations experience working with the installation, maintenance, and/or inspection of regulator stations, distribution equipment, industrial meter sets, valves, compliance components, and/or compliance surveys preferred
- People leadership experience preferred
- Knowledge of collective bargaining agreements and union labor relations preferred
Spire Inc.
Alabama United States
www.spireenergy.com/
