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Position Details :

Title: Plant Operations Supervisor

Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Shift: Monday – Friday. Occasional weekends.

Compensation: $73k-$93.6k + bonus

Benefits: fabulous benefits starting day one

Position Description:

A highly motivated and skilled Supervisor to lead the team of central utility plant operators in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the grounds at Louisiana State University. This position is a balance of technical expertise and administrative oversight. The ideal candidate will bring a hands-on approach to guiding and developing an early staged and evolving team of operators embracing challenges with the proven ability to inspire and lead by example and invoke change. At the same time, they must be proficient in administrative responsibilities such as scheduling, reporting, payroll, overtime distribution, compliance documentation and other various reports.

Requirements:

  • Must have a minimum of 5 years practical experience as a supervisor with the following previous industry experience in either; District Energy, Utilities, Water Treatment, Campus, Hospital, Boiler Plant, Commercial HVAC, Industrial Processing, Chemical, Refining, Manufacturing or other related environments.
  • Be able to clearly see and differentiate all colors.
  • Must be able to walk, stoop, climb, lift and carry up to 100 lbs.
  • Supervisory/Leadership Skills: Solid experience and being a leader in a team of operators while making informed and timely decisions. Ensuring clear communication, coordination and collaboration amongst team members to ensure efficient and safe operations. Capability to develop operators to enhance their skill and knowledge related the boiler chiller and CHP systems.

Technical Skills & Requirements:

  • Operating, monitoring and maintaining boilers, chillers, cooling towers, evaporative coolers, ice water storage, pumps, fans, RO systems, water softeners, switchgear, MCC, feed water pumps, condensate system, steam induction pumps, isolation and control valves, a Delta V or other operating systems, human machine interface (HMI), diesel pumps, tanks, generators, air compressors, water lab testing and safely handling chemicals.
  • Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system expertise: In depth knowledge and hands on experience and operating, optimizing, and maintaining chilled water, steam, condensate and cooling towers, including a solid understanding of the simultaneous generation of electricity and useful heat associated with CHP
  • Proficient in identifying and resolving technical issues related to chiller, boilers and CHP systems, including diagnosing Max functions, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions
  • Previous experience in maintaining and updating shift schedules, administering distribution of overtime process and operator payroll, create various reports.
  • Previous experience in interviewing future operators
  • Knowledge of environmental regulations, safety standards and other relevant industry guidelines prevent pertaining to Steam Plant and CHP operations
  • Data Analysis - Monitoring and analyzing performance data using insights to optimize efficiency, identify potential improvements, and make driven decisions based on the data
  • Energy Efficiency Optimization - Optimizing the overall energy efficiency of CHP system, implementing strategies to maximize the utilization of waste heat and improve the systems overall performance
  • Ability to obtain a universal EPA refrigerant certification
  • Previous experience working in a unionized environment is considered an asset