Operations Manager

Reworld Waste•Essex Fells, NJ

13d•$118,700 - $196,100

About The Position

This role is responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient plant operations while providing strong leadership to operations personnel. Core priorities include maintaining peak boiler and turbine performance, enforcing environmental and safety standards, optimizing daily operational workflow, and driving continuous improvement through oversight, auditing, and technical training.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a B.S. in Engineering. Plant operations supervisory/managerial experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
Experience, including power plant operations or high-pressure boiler experience, with a sound understanding of power plant operations
Materials processing experience (conveyors, cranes, hoppers, etc.)
New Jersey Boilers license and the ASME, QRO/CFO Certification are desirable, or must be able to qualify for this certification (or any other required certification) within six (6) months of employment.
Electrical and control systems
Air compressors
Condensate pumps
Cooling water systems
Understanding of solid fuel combustion practices and materials handling processes
Continuous Improvement
Safety and Incident Management
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, and organizational skills
Off-hours and on-call work may be required
Career growth-oriented
Hands-on, analytical approach
Sharp learning curve
Troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis
Shift Monday through Friday, some evenings, and weekends.

Nice To Haves

10 or more years of experience in a supervisory or managerial level role in an industrial or power-generating facility
Experience in a specialty chemical plant, an environment with significant material handling, or a coal-fired power plant is highly preferred
Maintenance experience with outages, rotating and electrical generation equipment (turbine, generator, etc.)

Responsibilities

Deliver strong environmental, health, and safety leadership to ensure zero accidents, zero harm, and full compliance with all permit requirements.
Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to operations personnel to meet business and operational objectives.
Guide and oversee boiler and turbine performance to maintain maximum efficiency.
Coordinate daily operational activities across departments to ensure organized, efficient execution of work.
Conduct and supervise operational studies to improve plant equipment and processes; update plant manuals and procedures as needed.
Ensure compliance with all operational procedures through regular auditing.
Maintain plant readiness for unusual situations and ensure safe, reliable day‑to-day operations.
Inspect boilers and machinery to meet performance targets; manage established technical training programs and develop new training as necessary.
Prepare, oversee, and present technical reports as required.
Maintain the cleanliness and organization of operations areas to support a safe working environment.