Auxiliary Operator

Trenton Corporate, 320 S Warren St, Trenton, New Jersey, United States of America

Posted Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at 4:00 AM

Vicinity Energy is North America’s largest provider of district energy solutions, offering low carbon energy to most of the iconic buildings you see in the skylines of Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Baltimore and many other cities in the US. As a member of the communities we serve, all of us at Vicinity understand the critical role we play in reducing the impacts of climate change and being a leader in decarbonization.

We are committed to net zero and eliminating our reliance on fossil fuels, but we need the best and the brightest minds on our team to help us reach our goal, not only for us as a company, but for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Summary

The Auxiliary Operator is responsible for carrying out the duties assigned by the Operations Manager and Supervisor to ensure safe, proper, and efficient plant operations. The Auxiliary Operator works as part of a two-person shift for the proper operation of all machinery and related equipment as directed by the Control Room Operator. This is a full-time, hourly, union position. The Auxiliary Operator must be willing to become a member of the Local 68 International Union of Operating Engineers Bargaining Unit.

This position is in Trenton, NJ. The compensation for this position is $50.22 with a mandatory annuity of $4.70 for an hourly rate of $45.52.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for interfacing with the Control Room Operator and Operations Supervisor to ensure proper operation of all plant systems.
• Works within two-person shift to operate, service and maintain diesel engine generators, hot water generators (boilers), chillers and remote site boilers to include operation of all associated equipment.

Follows standard and established practices, refers to operation and service

manuals to evaluate and maintain proper operation of all machinery.

Through personal attentiveness ensures that operating requirements of the cogeneration district heating/cooling processes and electric generation are met for uninterrupted hot water/chilled water supply to the customers and continuous operation of stationary diesel generators.

• Responsible for monitoring and inspecting all plant operating areas and interfacing with the Maintenance Department as needed to report equipment in need of repair or areas in need of attention.
• Responsible for cleaning of areas assigned by the Operations Supervisor.
• Responsible for making routine rounds of all company and customer operating areas and keeping logs and records related to these systems.
• During outages, responsibilities may be assigned outside of normal work duties for certain maintenance items.
• Required to relieve other Auxiliary Operators and cover shifts during times of absenteeism.
• Responsible for following plant safety procedures, guidelines, and rules as job functions are performed and reporting any unsafe condition or act to the Operations Supervisor.
• Responsible for knowing and following the plant environmental procedures and reporting any environmental conditions or acts to the Control Room Operator or Operations Manager/Supervisor.
• Responsible for knowing and following Operations procedures and policies.
• Required to actively participate in and complete all required training programs.

Examples of Work:

• Monitors and records pressures, temperatures, fuel consumption, etc. on the operating equipment. Evaluates readings to determine operating efficiency and conformance to standards. Identifies and alerts Control Room Operator to symptoms of needed maintenance action.

• Maintains fuel, hydraulic, coolant, water levels of engines, chillers, boilers, expansion tanks, compressors, pumps, and related equipment. Services filters, strainers, etc., as needed.

• Monitors machinery for noise, vibration, etc. to insure the safe operating condition of machinery and takes immediate corrective action should an unsafe condition exists.

• Applies knowledge of hand and power tools and general repair knowledge to assist in the maintenance and repair of engines, chillers, boilers, compressors, pumps, and…