Philadelphia Grade A Engineer

Licensed Philadelphia Grade A Boiler Operator, Engineer, Refrigeration Operators

The Training Center Group is leading the industry in operation support and serving Philadelphia with Grade A licensed Operators. Those looking to improve facility operations, increase the number of trained operators, or outsource your O&M program we have a solution in temporary or long term support. Every facility has the potential to be an industry leader in operation when combined with quality licensed operators; like those provided by Training Center Group and our proprietary training programs. Both new and existing facilities may benefit from our solutions designed for the variation of plant systems. This includes enhancing resources and implementing our best in practice operational programs. The Training Center Group services bring  an essential balance of OEM recommendations combined with the right predictive maintenance program to deliver the most uptime and best performance. We have City of Philadelphia Grade A license operators available and ready to reduce stress on your program and schedules. 

Our service starts with the RIGHT PEOPLE.  To deliver services at the highest quality and best value to  clients, we  provide accomplished operators trained in a wide range of facility variations. Both full-time and part-time plant operator services are available. Through a combination of planning, site training, and preparing, our team  will be able to meet your requirements and benefit  from a significant headcount addition without the HR burden of adding under utilized resources. The Training Center Group provides licensed operating engineers that perform duties with the soft skills  and habits of great operators. Combined with the core skills required to keep plants operating at the highest efficiency, reliability and safety follow.  This is how The Training Center Group’s operations team brings the highest value and competency to your organization. 

Our extensive team consists of a broad range of talented  individuals who all share the same vision: to build a future where people are inspired to go to work, motivated to keep learning, and committed to helping one another. We are proud of the relationships established by TCG over the years partially by supporting companies in food, pharmaceutical, medical, power generation, chemical, and other sectors.

Training Center Group Licensed Operators stay compliant to the following standards:

• Philadelphia Chapter 9-500,

• OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910,

• ASME Section VI and VII—Care and Operation of Boilers,

• NFPA and NBIC standards as they relate to service provided.

Standard Operating Services by our Licensed Operators can be customized to provide the solutions you seek. See below for our industry leading services.

Responsibilities for Licensed Philadelphia Grade A Operators (basic functions are part of our general service, but not limited to, the following):

• Monitoring and adjusting critical parameters i.e. pressure, flow, and levels, through daily rounds for boiler.

• Energy Management in boiler efficiency, condensate recovery, tracking fuel consumption.

• Water Chemistry Testing and Water Treatment Program tracking.

• Performance and Adjustments to Bottom and Surface blowdowns accordingly.

• High-Pressure (Power) Boiler and Low-Pressure (Heating) Boiler cycling and testing pending plant systems and usage requirements.

• Interlock Testing ( i.e. flame scanner and low water cutoff to name a few).

• Accessory system monitoring and applicable maintenance in feedwater, air, generators, fire protection, cooling towers, or other support systems unique to the facility).

• Monitoring of Chiller, Compressor, and Air Conditioning Chiller/HVAC Refrigeration Systems in operation.

• Start and Isolation of Steam Turbines and Steam Turbine Driven Pumps.

• Start and Isolation of Gas Turbines for power plant operation.

• Steam and Gas Turbine monitoring: analysis of performance combined with monitoring critical turbine parameters ensuring: tolerances including vibration, temperatures (bearings, lubrication, generator, wheelspace), output, pressures, emissions, alarms, compressor performance/IGV, generator, protection relays, speed, mass flow, and fuel system. 

• Evaluation of waste water systems and discharge as permitted.

• Performance of air emissions standards through monitoring, testing and reporting.

• Operational and Maintenance tasks for OEM recommendations and industry best practices on weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual frequencies.

• Administration and Performance of safety procedures and policies. I.e. hazardous energy control through lock-out tag-out, safe work permitting, etc.

• Implementing safety guards or isolating guards of operational dangerous scenarios in a continuous improvement evaluation of safety risks.

• Housekeeping, Leak Repair, Painting, Labeling, etc.

• Contractor/Vendor Management.

• Compliance to state and insurance requirements by jurisdiction. 

• Any applicable environmental compliance rules and regulations associated with the facility permits.  Reporting and monitoring said compliance.

• Fire Protection and Emergency Generator Monitoring and Testing as applicable.

• Emergency response to any system malfunction or alarm within the “realm” of the boiler room and the plant systems that are associated with facility resources.

• Critical supply resources and inventory management.

• Support outage unplanned and planned events with troubleshooting support.

Operators need to consistently perform normal duties to ensure boiler, refrigeration and turbine systems operate safely and properly at all times. The Training Center Group operating engineers are provided extensive training — an essential part of any best in class operation — and our operators ability to learn facilities occurs at a rapid pace. This experience and training often helps clients identify problems. The Training Center Group brings problems forward with solutions that consider costs and time.

All Pennsylvania Operators (specifically licensed operators in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh) have to follow procedures while being great communicators in the workplace, both verbally and written. A typical shift includes turnover, startup, shutdown, inspections, monitoring, testing, maintenance, chemistry testing, blowdowns, energy management, observation of system performance along with routine maintenance. This is all part of maintaining the highest standard achievable in system performance. It starts with an operations team that takes ownership in the facility and that's what we take pride in through our service. 

The Training Center Group Philadelphia Grade A or Class A licensed operators are your best instruments. Their extensive experience  quickly recognizes abnormal operating conditions before dangerous situations occur. Each one takes a “safety first” mindset and applies an “ownership mindset” to your facility, making us a perfect partner to solve your operations requirements.