AC Utility Operator

Join Philip Morris USA as an AC Utility Operator at our state-of-the-art manufacturing center in Richmond, VA. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring the safe, continuous, and efficient operation of building utility systems for key manufacturing and support facilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain manufacturing center building conditions and processes via a control-room environment, including:
  • HVAC systems: air-washers and air-handlers with special attention to unique relative humidity and temperature parameters
  • Process vacuum: production-required vacuum across multiple manufacturing environments
  • Utilities systems: steam, compressed-air, chilled water, medium-temperature hot water, and city water; monitor critical setpoints (temperature, pressure, etc.)
  • Critical sumps: storm, chilled water, and sanitary sumps
  • Exhaust fans: various process, general, and kitchen exhaust fans
  • Critical areas: UPS systems, data closets, computer rooms, and leak-detection tools
• Rotate redundant equipment to distribute run hours equally when backup units are available
• Follow a process control plan; maintain equipment operating logs and records
• Use a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to enter work orders, preventive-maintenance data, and generate repair notifications
• Respond to abnormal and emergency conditions and outages
• Work with maintenance teams and vendors to isolate systems for installations, inspections, and repairs
• Serve as backup for operating/monitoring chillers, air compressors, air dryers, cooling towers, chilled-water/cooling-tower-water chemistry, oil management and inventory, refrigerant management and transfer, and chemical staging and inventory

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age and legally eligible to work in the U.S. for Philip Morris USA
• Willing to work any shift, overtime, weekends, and holidays
• Strong safety orientation
• Current Universal CFC Certification (EPA Section 608)
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• High degree of initiative and conscientiousness
• 2+ years of experience in HVAC, utility systems, building management, or other relevant experience

Schedule

• Monday–Friday across three shifts:
  • A-shift: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • B-shift: 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
  • C-shift: 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Overtime on weekdays and weekends as needed for production, equipment maintenance, peer coverage, and HVAC filter changes

Pay

• Starting wage: $40.49 per hour
• Progresses to $44.99 per hour over 24 months
• Shift differential:
  • $0.80 per hour for B-shift (3:00 PM – 11:00 PM)
  • $1.00 per hour for C-shift (11:00 PM – 7:00 AM)

Benefits

• Weekly pay schedule
• Climate-controlled work setting
• On-site tools provided
• Paid on-the-job training during first six months
• Health, vision, and dental insurance effective Day 1
• Deferred Profit-Sharing Contributions (401K):
  • Company matches personal contributions dollar-for-dollar up to 3% of eligible pay
  • Annual profit-sharing contribution of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible pay based on company earnings growth
  • Additional 5% supplemental contribution for match-eligible employees
  • Immediate 100% vesting in personal and matching contributions; one-year vesting for profit-sharing and supplemental contributions
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Relocation benefits available
• Other work-life services:
  • Free on-site gym and workout clothes
  • On-site cafeteria and convenience store
  • Scholarship programs
  • Education refund program