Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted 17 days ago

Supervisor, Plant Operations

Auburn University349 open roles

Where
Auburn University, AL, United States
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowSupervisor, Plant OperationsAuburn University · Auburn University, AL, United States

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Auburn University's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

11.8% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Auburn University postings stay open a median of 1 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.4%3 days
  3. 11.8%7 days
  4. 18.6%14 days
  5. 35.6%30 days
  6. 45.1%60 days
This job: posted 17 days ago

Auburn University median: 1 days open

The posting

Overview

Are you a skilled leader who enjoys solving complex challenges and keeping critical systems running at peak performance? Auburn University is seeking a Plant Operations Supervisor to lead the operation and maintenance of the campus district energy systems that provide heating and cooling to thousands of students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

In this role, you will oversee the Chilled Water, Hot Water, and Steam Plants serving Auburn University's main campus and College of Veterinary Medicine. You will lead a team of highly skilled Plant Operations Technicians responsible for maintaining and operating essential infrastructure that supports the university's daily operations. This position offers a unique opportunity to combine technical expertise, leadership, and strategic planning. You will manage personnel, budgets, procurement, maintenance programs, and contracted services while providing guidance on system reliability, efficiency, and long-term operational improvements. Your contributions will directly impact campus comfort, sustainability, and the continuous delivery of critical utility services. The ideal candidate is a collaborative leader with strong technical knowledge of utility plant operations, a commitment to safety and excellence, and a passion for developing employees and improving system performance.

Responsibilities

  • Operations & Reliability: Plan, organize, and evaluate daily operations of central plants; Ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency in all plant activities; Lead both routine operations and emergency/after-hours responses; Lead daily morning team meetings to review operations, safety concerns, project progress, preventive maintenance, and efficiency initiatives.
  • Supervision & Team Development: Direct Plant Operations technicians, assigning and overseeing work; Coach staff, conduct evaluations, and provide professional development; Foster teamwork, inclusion, and technician-led initiatives; Manage Kronos system and oversee technician timekeeping.
  • Maintenance & System Performance: Oversee corrective and preventive maintenance programs; Monitor logs and system performance for compliance and reliability; Implement resilience measures (valve databases, ultrasonic monitoring, Lockout/Tagout, equipment tracking); Champion leak reduction and conservation initiatives across campus.
  • Safety & Compliance: Model accountability through daily safety discussions and training; Ensure the safety subcommittee meets regularly and produces quality output; Ensure compliance with codes and standards; Verify contractor and staff work meets University requirements.
  • Resource & Budget Management: Maintain records of work, equipment, and supplies; Oversee Plant Operations warehouse and inventory management; Support budget development, monitor expenditures, and prepare specifications and purchasing documents.
  • Capital Projects & Infrastructure: Participate in design reviews and provide technical recommendations; Support chilled water, hot water, and steam system planning; Inspect contractor installations for compliance with standards; Launch and manage Plant Operations projects.
  • Collaboration & Communication: Coordinate with Facilities divisions, contractors, and clients to meet operational needs; Communicate system status and resolve issues promptly; Minimize and effectively manage planned outages to reduce inconvenience while proactively improving customer awareness and communication; Assist campus groups as needed with projects, outages, emergencies, and other support.

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years of experience in maintaining, repairing, and operating thermal distribution systems and associated support equipment. Experience leading a multifunctional technician workforce.
  • Valid Driver's License

SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED FOR EXPERIENCE: Yes, When a candidate has the required education, but lacks the required experience, they may normally apply additional appropriate education toward the experience requirement, at a rate of one (1) year relevant education per year of required experience.

Contract Type

Continuing Why Work at Auburn?

  • Life-Changing Impact: Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world.
  • Culture of Excellence:We are committed to leveraging our strengths, resources, collaboration, and innovation as a top employer in higher education.
  • We’re Here for You:Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance.
  • Sweet Home Alabama:The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches.
  • A Place for Everyone: Auburn is committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, and students are welcomed, valued, respected, and engaged.
  • Ready to lead and shape the future of higher education? Apply today! War Eagle!

Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement

It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. Please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance's website to learn more. Posted Date

10/6/2026

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Auburn University's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on Auburn University's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    Auburn University's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.