Power Plant Shift Lead - Safety & Reliability

Covanta; Preston (CT); On-site; USD 109,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) match

Educational assistance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Reworld, a leader in sustainable waste solutions, is seeking a Shift Supervisor to lead the safe, compliant operation of our heavy industrial power-generation facility on a rotating day/night shift. You will supervise plant personnel, oversee boilers, turbines, steam-generation systems, and control instrumentation, ensure environmental permits and safety procedures, and drive reliability and performance.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will conduct rounds, coordinate maintenance, mentor

Qualifications

• Three or more years of supervisory experience in a heavy industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on experience with high-pressure boilers and electric-generating equipment.
• Detailed knowledge of steam-generating power plant operations, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Power-generation or resource-recovery experience preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor of Science degree preferred.
• Ability to work rotating day and night shifts, including weekends, holidays, outage periods, overtime, and vacation coverage.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures, and safety protocols.
• Keep plant operations within all environmental limits, permits, and regulatory requirements.
• Supervise the operation of high-pressure boilers, turbines, steam-generation systems, electric-generating equipment, instrumentation, control systems, and supporting equipment.
• Conduct regular plant rounds and monitor operating conditions, equipment performance, and personnel activities.
• Respond to injuries, accidents, equipment failures, operational emergencies, and abnormal plant conditions.
• Direct personnel and, when necessary, personally perform required operational actions to restore safe operation.
• Approve equipment clearances and lockout/tagout procedures and issue safety permits.
• Troubleshoot plant operational issues and coordinate preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
• Maximize facility performance, reliability, operating efficiency, and equipment availability.
• Direct completion of shift, daily, weekly, and monthly inspections, checks, and housekeeping activities.
• Lead projects assigned by the Operations Manager.
• Train, mentor, and develop shift personnel to build a motivated, cross-trained, and technically capable workforce.
• Ensure the ongoing technical training and development of operations personnel.
• Maintain all required site-specific and state-mandated licenses and certifications.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Boilers & turbines

Instrumentation & control systems

Power generation / recovery

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

SCADA systems

Control instrumentation

Job description

Reworld, a leader in sustainable waste solutions, is seeking a Shift Supervisor to lead the safe, compliant operation of our heavy industrial power-generation facility on a rotating day/night shift. You will supervise plant personnel, oversee boilers, turbines, steam-generation systems, and control instrumentation, ensure environmental permits and safety procedures, and drive reliability and performance.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will conduct rounds, coordinate maintenance, mentor