Shift Supervisor (District Energy)

TL;DR

Shift Supervisor (District Energy): Managing overall plant operations during assigned shifts, supervising operators, and ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant facility performance with an accent on safety protocols, process control, and interdepartmental coordination. Focus on implementing operational objectives, tracking work orders, overseeing training, and resolving customer issues under rotating shifts including weekends and holidays.

Philadelphia, PA (Onsite at 2600 Christian St). Must possess valid driver's license and meet company driving standards.

Company

North America’s largest provider of district energy solutions, delivering low-carbon energy to iconic buildings in major US cities like Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, committed to net zero and decarbonization.

What you will do

• Manage daily shift operations, direct personnel, and oversee departmental objectives.
• Ensure safe, efficient plant operation compliant with OSHA, environmental permits, and licensing standards like NERC.
• Track, prioritize, and approve work orders in CMMS; enforce process control and LOTO procedures.
• Communicate with operations, engineering, maintenance, and customer service for reliable facility operation and satisfaction.
• Drive operator training, coaching for technical and interpersonal skills, and qualification programs.
• Instruct on auxiliary equipment operation, preventive maintenance, housekeeping, and log data/customer complaints.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED + minimum 7 years related experience in utility or industrial setting.
• Able to work rotating shifts, odd hours, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
• Must possess valid driver's license in good standing; pass pre-employment physical, drug screening, and qualify for respirator.
• Able to lift 50 pounds, climb heights, enter confined spaces, tolerate temperature extremes, and wear PPE.
• Ability to read gauges/instruments, perform minor troubleshooting, prepare permits/work orders.

Nice to have

• Technical/trade school graduate.
• Knowledge of high-pressure boilers, turbines, water treatment, chilled water, auxiliary power plant equipment.
• Philadelphia Class A Stationary Engineers License.
• Skills in electro-pneumatic/hydraulic controls, DCS, computers.
• Experience supervising shift employees.

Culture & Benefits

• Leadership in safety, reliability, efficiency, and decarbonization efforts.
• Commitment to reducing climate change impacts and net zero goals.
• Full-time exempt non-union position with training opportunities for skill development.
• General industrial environment with exposure to thermal, chemical, mechanical, and electrical hazards.