Boiler Operator (NJ Blue Seal 1-C and Refrigeration 2-C)

Training Center Group Limited Liability Company

Wrightstown, NJ

Pay: $30-$45/hr

Shift: Full time

About Essential Services

For more than 40 years, Essential Services (formerly The Training Center Group) has supplied licensed boiler operators, refrigeration operators, and stationary engineers to industrial and commercial facilities across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. Our 100+ licensed professionals keep pharmaceutical, food production, healthcare, utility, and manufacturing plants safe, compliant, and running. We were born from The Training Center, the vocational school that trains and licenses operators and engineers, so our team has a direct path to license upgrades and career growth.

Essential Services is hiring licensed Boiler Operators to operate steam and chiller equipment at the powerhouses and central utility plants we operate for our clients. This role reports to the site Chief Engineer or Lead Operator, and Essential Services operations management.

Requirements

You must hold a current New Jersey Blue Seal (1-C) Stationary Engineer license and a New Jersey 2-C Refrigeration license and be available for a flexible schedule that includes nights, weekends, and holidays.

Position at a glance

• Location: Client plants across New Jersey, assigned by plant needs and where you live.
• Type: Fulltime, hourly, overtime eligible.
• Schedule: Flexible. Shifts vary by plant and include days, evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays, with rotating schedules at 24/7 plants.
• Boiler rooms and mechanical spaces with heat, noise, high pressure steam, natural gas, refrigerants, and energized equipment.
• Walking plant rounds for most of the shift, indoors and outdoors.
• Climbing ladders and stairs and working in tight spaces.
• Lifting and carrying up to 50 lb.
• Wearing required PPE, including a respirator where a site requires one.
• Start: As soon as possible.

What you will do

You will run the plant on your shift, keep it safe and in range, and hand it off cleanly to the next operator.

Steam plant

• Operate and monitor powerhouse equipment.
• Perform bottom blowdowns, column blowdowns, and lowwater fuel cutoff tests

each shift, and adjust surface blowdown to keep water chemistry in range or to frequency of program requirements

• Test boiler, feedwater, condensate, and softened water daily, record the results, and keep chemical drums and brine tank salt levels topped off. Chiller plant
• Operate and monitor chillers, cooling towers, and chilled water pumps, and confirm chillers stage on and off with demand.
• Watch building management system (BMS) screens, keep water temperatures in range, and respond to alarms.
• Monitor refrigeration systems, including ammonia chillers where a plant has them, and log their readings.
• Check and change filters on chilled water and cooling tower systems. Every shift
• Perform routine preventive maintenance and light maintenance on plant equipment.
• Keep the boiler room, operator station, and walkways clean and clear.
• Follow site safety rules, complete any training the site requires, and coordinate with plant departments and contractors so work is done safely.
• Keep an accurate logbook and give the next operator a clear shift turnover.
• Report incidents and unusual equipment behavior to the Lead Operator, and call right away in an emergency.
• Use Deputy platform for communication, timeoff requests, and timesheets.

What you bring

• Required: A current New Jersey Blue Seal (1C) Stationary Engineer license.
• Required: A current New Jersey 2C Refrigeration license.
• Required: Flexible availability for rotating shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, and shortnotice coverage.
• Handson experience operating steam boilers and chillers in a powerhouse, central utility plant, or industrial facility.
• Working knowledge of boiler water chemistry, blowdowns, and lowwater cutoff testing.
• Clear, accurate logbook entries, and comfort using a smartphone app for scheduling and timesheets.
• Reliable transportation and a valid driver's license to reach client plants.
• A high school diploma or equivalent.

Nice to have

• New Jersey Red Seal (1B) or Gold Seal (1A) stationary engineer license
• New Jersey 2B or 2A refrigeration license
• Experience with ammonia refrigeration, Johnson Controls or Honeywell BMS platforms, or water treatment systems such as softeners and reverse osmosis
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30

Pay and benefits

• Pay is $30 to $45 set by licenses held and plant experience. Overtime is paid for hours over 40 in a scheduled work week.
• Medical, dental, vision and Life insurance
• Retirement plan with company contributions/match

Other perks

• Regular overtime opportunities
• License upgrade support and continuing education through The Training Center

Work environment

Veterans and transitioning service members are encouraged to apply.

Essential Services is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, co