Operations Manager (Power Generation)

TL;DR

Operations Manager (Power Generation): Leading safe, compliant, and reliable operations in an industrial power-generation plant with an accent on high-pressure boilers, turbines, generators, and thermo-mechanical treatment systems. Focus on improving equipment reliability, solving complex operational issues, strengthening emergency readiness, and developing plant operations personnel.

Location: Onsite in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Monday through Friday, with some evenings, weekends, off-hours, and on-call assignments as needed.

Salary: $125,200–$179,000 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global provides sustainable waste-management and materials-management solutions that help businesses reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover value from waste streams.

What you will do

• Lead safe, compliant, reliable, and efficient plant operations while maintaining environmental, health, safety, and permit compliance.
• Manage, coach, and develop operations personnel to achieve plant and business objectives.
• Oversee boiler, turbine, generator, solid-fuel combustion, materials-handling, and thermo-mechanical treatment operations.
• Coordinate daily activities across departments and troubleshoot equipment and process issues.
• Conduct operational studies, audits, inspections, and continuous-improvement initiatives; update manuals and procedures.
• Maintain emergency readiness, oversee technical training, and prepare operational reports for leadership.

Requirements

• 10+ years of supervisory or managerial experience in an industrial or power-generating environment.
• Experience with thermo-mechanical treatment or solid-waste processing, equipment, and operational controls.
• Hands-on knowledge of high-pressure boilers, power-plant processes, turbines, generators, rotating equipment, electrical generation systems, conveyors, cranes, and hoppers.
• B.S. in Engineering preferred; relevant plant operations leadership experience may substitute for the degree.
• Experience with outages, electrical and control systems, solid-fuel combustion, and materials-handling processes.
• ASME and QRO/CFO certifications preferred; required certifications must be obtained within six months of employment.

Nice to have

• Experience in a specialty chemical facility, coal-fired power plant, or environment with significant material handling.
• Experience developing technical training programs and applying continuous-improvement methodologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety-focused and inclusive workplace built around trust, accountability, and operational excellence.
• Regular full-time USA employees receive medical, prescription, dental, vision, FSA, and HSA benefits.
• Benefits include short- and long-term disability coverage, company-paid life and AD&D insurance, EAP, and paid parental leave.
• Industry-leading 401(k) plan with up to a 7% company match.
• Educational assistance and opportunities to strengthen technical and leadership capabilities.