
Powerhouse - Control Room Operator
Boston, MAFull-time$54.21–60.55/hrSeen 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed today
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Boston, MA, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Requirements
Credentials this posting asks for.
Job overview
Procter & Gamble is hiring a Powerhouse - Control Room Operator. Procter & Gamble is seeking a Control Room Operator for its South Boston Manufacturing Center. This role involves operating and maintaining critical power generation equipment, ensuring efficient plant operation, and contributing to the production of major brands like Gillette. The position requires a licensed Second-Class Engineer and experience in power plant operations.
Key focus areas include Work as owners and leaders of the shift and equipment, Keep the manufacturing center running smoothly, and Operate critical power generation equipment.
Successful candidates bring Must Be 18+, High School Diploma, GED, Or Equivalent Education, and Willingness To Work Any Shift. Important skills include Operating Power Generation Equipment, Maintaining Power Generation Equipment, Compressed Air Systems, Chillers, Turbines, and Boilers.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Job Location
Boston
Job Description
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods company. P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Gillette®, Venus®, Tide®, Dawn®, Olay® and Downy®. P&G’s South Boston Manufacturing Center at The Gillette World Shaving Headquarters is conveniently located off Interstate 93 and is within walking distance to MBTA’s Broadway Red Line T stop and South Station Commuter Rail service.
Starting Pay / Salary Range: $54.21/hr or ~$113,000/yr ( + shift differential) with the potential opportunity to earn up to $60.55/hr or ~$126,000/yr (+ shift differential) as you grow in the organization.
Are you ready to gain new skills to help run and maintain the latest production technology and equipment for the world’s biggest brands? We’re looking for standout colleagues who know how to take charge of business-related challenges and keep us running efficiently. The South Boston Manufacturing Center is the home of the Gillette World Shaving Headquarters and produces household grooming mainstays like Mach 3, Fusion, Labs, and Venus shaving products. Join a team that keeps production flowing, meets performance goals, and maintains a high level of quality for our products.
About the role: Are you ready to gain new skills to help run and maintain the latest production technology and equipment for the world’s biggest brands? We’re looking for team players who know how to take charge of business-related challenges and keep us running smoothly.
The Gillette World Shaving Headquarters is looking for licensed Second-Class Engineer Control Room Operators to work in our power generation facility.
Working behind the scenes in our manufacturing plants, Control Room Operators (CRO) are vital to the success of our business at P&G. As a CRO, you will work as owners and leaders of the shift and equipment, helping to keep our manufacturing center running.
Control Room Operators do various types of work, operating and maintaining critical power generation equipment, such as:
-
7.2 MW Co-generation Combined Cycle
-
Steam turbines, boilers, chillers, compressed air, vacuum, and process water systems
-
Water treatment systems
-
Permit compliance testing
The South Boston Manufacturing Center operates 7-days per week. Technicians work any day of the week, including weekends. Work on weekends may be as overtime or as part of the Technician's normal schedule. Changes in business volume and production requirements can cause the plant to occasionally change the length of work shifts or the rotation schedule. The hours of work vary from 8 to 12 hours per day. Shift rotations vary from working a single straight shift to working two or three rotating shifts. Technicians are expected to be willing to rotate and to work any shift. Additional days could be required to be worked as overtime.
Reasons you’ll love working here:
-
Health and safety are a top priority with all of our roles and sites. We continue to collaborate with medical and health professionals and take all recommended precautions in our buildings to keep people healthy.
-
Competitive Salary: You can expect a competitive wage and reliable paycheck when you work for P&G.
-
Career growth: Via a strong coaching and training plan, P&G will ensure you get the right professional development to grow within our company.
-
Benefits: Our range of benefits can include health care starting on day one, employee discounts, 401(k) savings plans, paid time off, and more!
-
Stay active: You’ll be on the move for your whole shift in our fast-paced environments.
Job Qualifications
We believe you will be a great fit here if you:
-
Are 18 years of age or older
-
Have a minimum of a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent education
-
Are willing to work any shift assigned
-
Are willing to wear required safety personal protective equipment (eye protection, ear protection, safety shoes)
-
Possess a current Commonwealth of Massachusetts Second-Class Engineering License, at minimum. License requirements must be maintained
-
Have at least 3 years’ experience in operations and/or maintenance of major power plant equipment
-
Demonstrate a good understanding of and experience in compressed air systems, chillers, turbines, boilers, RO, sea water/process water/waste water systems
We believe in order to be able to perform on the job, you will need to meet the following physical requirements:
-
Use basic hand and power tools
-
Lift 50 pounds by bending and stooping; climb, stand, and move around on stairs, ladders and platforms; twist, turn and bend
-
Enter confined spaces
-
Stand on concrete floors for an extended period of time.
Compensation for roles at P&G varies depending on a wide array of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, degree/credentials, relevant skill set, and level of relevant experience. At P&G compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Total rewards at P&G include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits. Your recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this role. For more information regarding who is eligible for hire at P&G along with other work authorization FAQ’s, please click HERE. (https://www.pgcareers.com/us/en/hiring-faq-)
Procter & Gamble participates in E-Verify.
Qualified individuals will not be disadvantaged based on being unemployed.
P&G is dedicated to meeting the needs of applicants requesting an accommodation/adjustment due to a disability in order to complete the online application process. If you have a disability that affects your ability to complete our online application process, please visit our Disability Accommodation Page (https://www.pgcareers.com/global/en/disability-accommodation-request) .
Job Schedule
Full time
Job Number
R000155681
Job Segmentation
Plant Technicians
Starting Pay / Salary Range
$54.21 - $60.55 / hour
How this job compares
Set against the 891 open Operator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$54.21–60.55/hr
- US median$22–25/hr380 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $57.38/hr, is 139% above the US median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the top quarter of Operator hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 17 open Operator jobs in Massachusetts and 891 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- TSMG38 open
- ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company30 open
- Kiewit26 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Operator postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (304 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 469 of the 891 open Operator jobs (53%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Similar jobs, posted recently
Open roles like this one, listed in the last 30 days.
FACILITIES ENGINEER - BOSTON, MACompass Group, North America · BOSTON, MA · $90–125K/yr
Facility SpecialistEMCOR Group · Waltham, MAPosted 3 days agoPosted 3 days ago
Electrical Engineer 3Pacific Northwest National Laboratory · Boston, MA · $122–193K/yr
Building Maintenance Engineer - ActonCBRE · Acton, MA · $33–36/hrFacilities EngineerLightForce · Wilmington, MAPosted 1w agoPosted 1w ago
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.