Operations and Maintenance Supervisor

Job Number: 8546

External Description:

Exciting things are happening at NORESCO!

NORESCO is dedicated to helping clients achieve their sustainability goals. We specialize in providing innovative solutions to reduce carbon footprints and enhance energy efficiency across various industries. Our work creates modern, sustainable, and healthy buildings, campuses, and communities while saving energy and water, and optimizing operational and capital budgets.

NORESCO is also a leader in the effort to address the modern energy infrastructure challenges facing the nation and our world, including decarbonization, electrification, grid flexibility, sustainability, and resiliency. Through its projects, NORESCO has guaranteed more than $5 billion in energy and operating cost savings at more than 10,000 facilities throughout the U.S. and abroad, while reducing customer CO2 emissions by more than 25 million metric tons, equivalent to planting 1.4 million acres of forest. 

NORESCO is a Carrier company, with a commitment to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.  We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages.

Role Responsibilities:

The Operations and Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for operations and maintenance of the cogeneration power plant supporting the John O. Pastore Center in Cranston, Rhode Island.  The Supervisor reports to NORESCO’s Operations & Maintenance Manager. Equipment and site specific training will be provided.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• NORESCO’s primary point of contact to liaise with customer personnel and coordinate third-party contractors providing direct maintenance support
• Lead NORESCO’s rotating shift operators in the daily operations of the equipment, which includes generators of electrical power and all supporting equipment and systems
• Prepare, maintain, and update job plans for planned tasks
• Ensure preventive maintenance services are scheduled and executed per the OEM’s designated intervals and standards
• Identify and procure resources required for planned tasks such as parts, tooling, equipment, materials, and work procedures
• Review operations logs and performance data to monitor equipment conditions and identify issues with the operation of the system (critical trend analysis); promptly address leading indicators of potential equipment failures
• Review information from oil samples, component operating hour data, operating reports and recommended OEM suppliers’ component replacement guidelines, to propose and schedule proactive maintenance and component replacement
• Review field service reports from NORESCO’s subcontractors. Ensure observations and recommendations are evaluated and tracked to resolution.
• Maintain the site’s document retention (ensure storage on NORESCO’s share drives)
• Develop critical path plans and execute efficient periodic maintenance outages, to include coordination with NORESCO’s clients and subcontractors
• Coordinate and manage contracted resources and schedules during scheduled and unplanned maintenance work.  Coordinate NORESCO managed activities with site owner’s management.
• Lead regular meetings to review daily and weekly work schedules
• Maintain good customer relations
• Perform plant inspections and safety walkthroughs during operational and maintenance periods
• Maintain onsite inventories (tools, test equipment, materials, critical spares, …); replenish as needed
• Supervise the creation and updating of work orders in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), maintaining accurate and complete records of work performed
• Use CMMS to generate reports, to include maintenance completion reports, material history, and preventative maintenance forecasts
• Maintain effective short and long-term maintenance planning and scheduling
• Respond to the site after hours and/or on weekends as necessary to lead restoration from emergent equipment failures
• Supervise and provide ongoing training for site operators and maintenance personnel
• Assist in troubleshooting of the equipment to assess equipment conditions and to determine corrective maintenance path to restoration
• Assist in Developing the site’s long term and annual asset Operations and Maintenance (O&M) program and strategy; generate and lead execution of the annual O&M plan
• Capture lessons learned/best practices; contribute to continuous improvement efforts
• Manage project Environmental, Health, & Safety (EHS) programs to comply with regulations and corporate/client policies and keep the project in safe reliable operating condition; ensure compliance during daily operations and maintenance work

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

• High school diploma or GED
• 8+ years of experience with operations or maintenance of power plant equipment (gas turbines, steam turbines, boilers, reciprocating engines, …)
• 8+ years of experience with safety related programs (LOTO, HAZMAT, PPE, …)
• Carry up to 50 pounds up and down multi levels of stairs; able to climb 10ft ladders; comfortable working on elevated platforms
• Current state issued driver’s license
• Ability to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays (as rotating shift schedule dictates)
• Ability and willingness to cover shifts for operators, as needed

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

• Excellent mechanical/electrical aptitude (ability to troubleshoot, restore, and maintain a wide variety of equipment)
• Practical knowledge of basic mechanical and electrical equipment
• Practical knowledge of power and steam generation
• Experience with operating and/or maintaining power generation equipment and facilities
• Experience with water chemistry control
• Familiarity with safety related programs (LOTO, HAZMAT/HAZWASTE, PPE, …)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Effective writing and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Candidate should live within 1 hour of the job site (or be willing to move there)
• OSHA 10 certification (or ability to earn certification after hiring)

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Location_formattedLocationLong: Rhode Island, US