3 Production jobs in Thibodaux

John Deere Thibodaux - Production Painter
**Date:** Sep 16, 2025
**Location:** Thibodaux, Louisiana, US, 70301
**Company:** John Deere
At John Deere, we run so life can leap forward. This powerful purpose is our promise to humankind that we will dream, design, and deliver breakthrough products that sustain our world for generations to come. The world is counting on us to feed billions of people and build vital infrastructures in villages, towns and megacities. And we live up to the legacy our founder forged in a one-room blacksmith's shop nearly two centuries ago by creating a culture that brings out the best in all of us. A culture where great ideas thrive because every voice is heard.
**Primary Location:** United States (US) - Louisiana - Thibodaux
As a **Painter** with John Deere Thibodaux, you will:
Paint parts, assemblies, and/or complete machines and service paint systems and equipment in a production environment focused on safety, quality, and teamwork.
Job details are dependent on duties assigned but in general consist of the following:
+ Read and comprehend work instructions and follow established procedures.
+ Prep, clean, and prepare parts for paint processes.
+ Prepare paint by use of mixers, thinners, and/or adjusting equipment.
+ Change and adjust nozzles, valves, and paint guns. Regulate flow of air, paint, and/or voltage levels for paint material application.
+ Apply paint by use of various paint application processes such as spray-gun, electro-deposition and/or flow coat equipment.
+ Check results for conformance to specifications and make necessary corrections.
+ Utilize manufacturing tools to record data and keep records for quality and maintenance.
+ Load, unload, and move materials.
+ Assist and support other team members.
+ Clean work area and perform other miscellaneous duties inherent to the job.
**Minimum Qualifications:**
+ Must be at least 18 years of age.
+ Must have at least one of the following:
▪ High School Diploma or G.E.D.
▪ National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
▪ At least 3 years of manufacturing work experience
+ At least 6 months or more of prior experience with manufacturing and/or automotive paint processes; including experience painting with electrostatic spray applications.
+ Ability to perform manual tasks related to described job duties for duration of work shift; including but not limited to frequent standing, walking, bending, lifting, and performing of repetitive actions.
+ Ability and willingness to work any shift and potential overtime (including weekends).
**Preferred Qualifications (What Makes You Stand Out):**
+ At least 2 years of top coat experience using Graco PD2ks spray systems.
**Why Work at John Deere? Why Work anywhere else?**
If you strive to do great work, excel in creative environments, thrive in teams, and live for problem solving - this is the place for you.
At John Deere, your ideas, experiences, and values matter.
Please see below for a summary of the value of your John Deere career and total rewards available
to you to support you and your well-being.
+ Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
+ Savings & Retirement benefits
+ Health Insurance
+ Company Use
+ Paid Holidays
+ Charitable contribution match
+ Rebate Program & numerous discount programs for personal use
**John Deere is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.**
**Nearest Major Market:** Houma
**Nearest Secondary Market:** New Orleans
**Job Segment:** Industrial, Painter, Manufacturing

**Work Place Flexibility:** Onsite
**Legal Entity:** Entergy Louisiana, LLC
At Entergy, we've been planning for the future for more than 100 years. We've experienced a lot of change, generating power first from sawdust to splitting atoms, harnessing sunlight, and using abundant, clean and efficient natural gas. We are leading the clean energy transformation for the utility industry and continue to explore alternative technologies.
We are on the verge of a monumental technology convergence, where reality swiftly catches up to possibility. The utility of the future does much more than keep the lights on and the gas flowing. It's knowledgeable and skillful workforce will solve challenges and fuel a brighter, smarter, cleaner, and more prosperous future for everyone.
Having the lowest retail electricity rates of any utility in the United States drives economic growth within Entergy's region, a key ingredient to sustained growth for any utility. We also believe a diverse workforce committed to personal and professional growth is critical to our success. We place a high priority on developing talent to meet current and future needs, giving employees opportunities to grow their careers their way. We've committed over the next three decades to reduce our carbon emissions from our operations to net-zero by 2050.
Entergy's Power Generation group operates a fleet of more than 30 owned, leased, or operated natural gas, coal, oil hydro, solar and petroleum coke plants, with a total engineering capacity exceeding 20,000 megawatts. Entergy continues to build or acquire megawatts from new hydrogen capable natural gas units, solar, wind and other technologies complement its existing megawatts of nuclear, natural gas, coal, oil, hydroelectric, and solar facilities.
*** This position will be filled as a Production Technician III, II or I based up on the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate. ***
**JOB SUMMARY/DESCRIPTION:**
Operate and maintain systems associated with a Legacy Steam facility, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) facility and Simple Cycle facility while demonstrating safety awareness and direction that will continuously improve performance by employees and contractors through the use and strict adherence to procedures and processes.
**JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:**
+ Maintain regulatory compliance and be proactive in dealing with all agencies and avoid reportable violations
+ Required participation in the multi-year Production Technician multi skill progression plan to develop key skills in maintenance and operations. Upon completion the employee should have the desire, aptitude and ability to meet board operator qualification
+ Conduct and participate in job briefings and safety meetings. Be responsible for Contractor Safety and conduct Contractor Safety Orientations as needed
+ Applies understanding and knowledge of plant systems, burner controls (where applicable), turbine controls, data acquisition, process controls, regulating devices, personal computers, troubleshooting, etc.
+ Operational duties include, but not limited to, operating the control board, making operational rounds, performing PM/PDM activities, HRSG water chemistry, CEMS monitoring and calibrations
+ Applies skills to perform inspections, calibrations, installations, repairs, diagnostics, testing and troubleshooting of complex instrumentation equipment and regulating devices in a CCGT facility, alone and as part of a team.
+ Perform mechanical work involved in inspection, repair and installation of instrumentation and electrical equipment, and light PM of mechanical systems
**MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:**
**Minimum education:**
+ 2 Year Associate's Degree in Industrial Electronics, Instrumentation/Controls or Production/Process Technology or equivalent work experience
**Minimum experience:**
+ **PTECH III:** 0 - 2 years of experience in a CCGT facility in an operations or maintenance position; or at least 4 years of power plant operations/maintenance/electrical experience
+ **PTECH II-I:** at least 2 - 5 years of experience in a CCGT facility in an operations or maintenance position; or 5 years of power plant operations/maintenance/electrical experience
+ **Desired:**
+ At least 5 years of experience working in an industrial, maintenance, and/or operations position
+ Instrumentation/Electrical background
***Either the minimum education or minimum experience requirements must be met by the applicant for job consideration**
**Minimum skills:**
+ Must be good at communicating, both verbal and written, the results of evaluation of assignments to supervision
+ Ability to interpret and comprehend P&ID's, electrical schematics, network diagrams and OEM manuals
**Minimum Certifications/Licensing/Testing:**
+ Successful completion of the EEI POSS/MASS Test
**Primary Location:** Louisiana-Killona Louisiana : Killona | Louisiana : Westwego
**Job Function** : Students / Early Careers
**FLSA Status** :
**Relocation Option:** Level III
**Union description/code** :
**Number of Openings** : 3
**Req ID:**
**Travel Percentage** :Up to 25%
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please clickhere ( to view the EEI 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 ( ?subject=Accessibility)** 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.
**Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal ( 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.
**Please note:** Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.
**Job Segment:** Power Plant Operator, Gas, Gas Technician, Power Plant, Facilities, Energy, Operations