Steven Sleeper is an experienced Shift Supervisor with over 30 years of experience in waste-to-energy plant operations and maintenance. He currently works as a Shift Supervisor at Wheelabrator North Broward in Pompano Beach, FL, where he supervises plant personnel and ensures proper and efficient plant output. Sleeper has extensive skills in safety, leadership, team building, and waste-to-energy systems. He is ASME QRO Provisional and ASME Shift Supervisor Site Specific certified.
1. STEVEN SLEEPER
8636 Tourmaline Boulevard, Boynton Beach, FL 33472 | (H) (561) 322-5773 | ssleeper1961@yahoo.com
Professional Summary
Experienced Shift Supervisor with strong leadership and relationship-building skills. Extensive knowledge of Waste to Energy plant
operations and maintenance to ensure proper and efficient output. I have dedicated over 30 years to the field of energy production and
would be an asset to any opportunity presented to me with my long standing knowledge and experience.
Skills
MissionOriented
Focused on Safety
Leader/innovator for positive team building
Knowledge of Waste-to-Energy systems
Design and implement a variety of tag out/lock out
procedures for Power Plant quipment/machinery.
Designated Trainer for all Plant Operators
Makes proper decisions on daily activities to maintain
that improves the working atmosphere
Knowledgeable with Excel and Word
Ability to travel at a moment’s notice
Work History
Shift Supervisor
Wheelabrator North Broward –Pompano Beach, FL
2000 to Current
Responsible for all daily activities and maintenance of all plant equipment, personnel and contractors on site.
ASME QRO Provisional and ASME Shift Supervisor Site Specific certified
Responsible for the supervision of an operations shift of 5 plant personnel.
Conduct performance appraisals and prepare all related personnel documentation. As
Lead Trainer, provide hands-on and on-going mentoring of shift personnel.
Conduct facility inspections to ensure proper plant efficiency in all equipment, personnel, safety, storage and protocols.
Designated Trainer for all Control Room Operators
Plant Operator
Wheelabrator North Broward –Pompano Beach, FL
1994 to 2000
Maintained proper efficiency of all plant equipment including boilers and 68 megawatt hydrogen cooled generator Created
and maintained accurate lock out/tag out paperwork, daily log recordings, confined space permits and hotwork permits.
Conferred with shift supervisor on guiding shift personnel as well as maintenance department on daily activities.
Monitored all plant emission limits in accordance with state permits.
Evaluated all plant alarms and guided shift personnel accordingly.
Control Board Operator
Westinghouse – Chester, PA
Monitored and operated 675 psi boilers.
Monitored rotary combustors rated at 480 tons of trash per day
Monitored a 94 megawatt hydrogen cooled generator.
Auxiliary Engineer
Philadelphia Thermal Energy Corporation –Philadelphia, PA
Operated and monitored 1250 psi boilers
Operated all auxiliary equipment
Monitored 55 megawatt hydrogen cooled generator
1990 to 1994
1988 to 1990
2. Education __________________________________________________________
Associate of Arts: General Studies 1987
University of Maryland
Certifications_________________________________________________________
ASME QRO Provisional Certified
ASME Specific Supervisor Certified
CPR/First Aid HAZWOPER Firefighting
Military __________________________________________________________
UNITED STATES NAVY 1980-1988
Honorable Discharged