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Work Place Flexibility: Onsite Legal Entity: Entergy Services, Inc.-ESI (OLD) Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including 8,000 megawatts of nuclear power. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Tracing its history to 1913 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, Entergy has annual revenues of $11 billion and more than 13,000 employees. The company's utility business provides electric retail and wholesale power to customers in four states through five utility operating companies: Entergy Arkansas, LLC; Entergy Louisiana, LLC; Entergy Mississippi, LLC; Entergy New Orleans, LLC; and Entergy Texas, Inc. Entergy also delivers natural gas services to 200,000 customers in New Orleans and parts of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Entergy is winding down its wholesale generation business, which provides power to wholesale customers primarily from our two remaining nuclear facilities located in the northern United States. The electric utility industry is rapidly changing, and Entergy is entering an exciting period of growth as we prepare for the future. We are building the premier utility, a utility that delivers sustainable value to all its stakeholders - our customers, employees, communities and owners - as measured by strong net promoter scores, high levels of service, superior and affordable products and services, highly skilled and engaged employees, and industry-leading financial performance. We are focusing our sights on three key priorities - customer centricity, continuous improvement, and creating a culture of belonging for our employees. Join us as we take the next step on our journey to building the premier utility. Job Summary Supervise daily activities of assigned agents (phone agents and/or specialty desk), managing performance against goals, reviewing key agent statistics and taking appropriate action to improve performance (coaching, teaching, rewards and discipline). Job Duties/Responsibilities * Manage agents through hands on supervision, answering questions, giving direction, providing feedback and motivation. Communicate new or changed policies and procedures to agents. Identify agent training and development needs. Document and evaluate individual agent performance. Conduct performance appraisals, evaluate, and recommend employees for merit increases and/or promotions. Participate, support and/or apply appropriate disciplinary actions according to company policy. * Handle escalated calls, working directly with internal and external customers * Complete administrative task involving agents, i.e., schedules, time sheets, vacation, etc. * Ensure company's compliance with governmental laws and/or regulatory agency rules. * Coordinate; be available and give support during service restoration efforts. Proactively support overall phone center objectives as part of the leadership team. * Participate in late duty and weekend rotation schedule with other supervisors. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Minimum education and experience required of the position Bachelor's Degree in a technical or business-related field and 5 years customer service experience required. In lieu of degree, 9+ years' customer service experience required. Previous supervisory experience in Customer Service environment preferred. Minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required of the position Must have a good understanding of utility operations and service standards. Must be willing to work a flexible schedule. Knowledge of phone center systems and processes, good communication skills, ability to coordinate and manage multiple tasks and group activities, good problem solving and decision-making skills and strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated leadership abilities. #LI-LB1 Primary Location: Louisiana-West Monroe Louisiana : West Monroe Job Function: Professional FLSA Status: Professional Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT Number of Openings: 1 Req ID: 122145 Travel Percentage:Up to 25% An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below. EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request. Additional 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. Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity and Pay Transparency. Pay Transparency Notice: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov) 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 ************************ 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 employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.