Shift Supervisor - Six (6) Month Contract (Dauphin County, PA)

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintaining a safe working environment for all personnel at the facility. Will ensure that all personnel adhere to all applicable policies and procedures, and work safely and efficiently.
• Maintain the plant within all environmental limits and permits.
• Emergency response to injuries or accidents. 
• Direct the completion of shift, daily, weekly, and monthly checks. 
• Responsible for approving all requests for removing equipment from service for maintenance and other purposes, ensuring equipment is properly cleared and tagged, and issuing safety permits, by plant procedures.
• Troubleshoot plant operational issues and coordinate maintenance activities to ensure optimal plant performance.
• Train and manage a workforce that is motivated, flexible in skills, cross-trained, and technically capable to ensure an effective and motivated team.

Qualifications

• Qualified candidates must have 5 years or more of experience in power or resource recovery plant operations.
• While an Engineering Degree is desirable, hands-on experience with high-pressure boilers and electrical generation, as well as formal technical training, is required. 
• Detailed knowledge of the operation of steam generating power stations and instrument and control systems. Ability to originate and monitor plant procedures and technical instructions.
• Well-developed skills in troubleshooting equipment and systems, training personnel, and interpreting logic diagrams.
• Good communication skills, strong leadership skills, and effective problem-solving/decision-making skills are essential.
• HS Diploma or GED required.

Physical Demands

• Walk, stand, sit, and climb
• Consistently work in various weather conditions
• Ability to lift/carry 50lbs
• Qualify to wear a full-face respirator 
• Ability to work from heights and in confined spaces
• Ability to wear required PPE for the job and the assigned task. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.   

Shift Work

• Shift Supervisors work a rotating 12-hour shift schedule that alternates between day and night shifts.  These schedules include weekends, holidays, outage support, and vacation coverage.