Boiler Plant Operator

Boiler Plant Operator

Incumbent is assigned to the operations, maintenance, and repair of the Boiler Plant on rotating shifts. When working night shift, weekends and holidays, incumbent is unsupervised and acts in a decision-making capacity. During this time, incumbent is responsible for insuring that all operational techniques and maintenance procedures are carried out. Also, after regular working hours, weekends, and holidays, incumbent receives emergency trouble calls on all medical center equipment. All of the calls that are received must be coordinated with the Environmental Conditioning Plant Operator to see what corrective action can be taken and then incumbent must call Engineering personnel in on overtime to make repairs as necessary.

Major duties include, but not limited to:

• Possesses knowledge of various boiler plant operations.
• Plans, lays out, sets up, and carries through all boiler plant operations to complete a task.
• Ability to operate boilers, feed water systems, fuel systems, and chemical treatment.
• Skills is assembling, installing, and repairing various boiler plant equipment and machines.
• Performs duties of boiler plant operator on rotating shifts unsupervised.
• Performs as the afterhours call center for emergency trouble calls on all medical center equipment and coordinate with Environmental Conditioning Plant Operator to determine corrective actions needed.
• Operates four large boiler multiple drum water tube boilers with automatic controls.
• Conducts testing of boiler safety devices.
• Shifts boilers from natural gas to fuel oil when required.
• Collects & test boiler water samples, chemically treat boilers based on sample results.
• Performs repairs on valves, such as disassembling, cleaning, re-assembling and packing.
• Operate pumps and maintain pumps.
• Ability to align & secure feed, condensate & steam systems to provide steam to the hospital at the proper operating temperature & pressure.
• Ability to adapt proper instrument to perform assigned work in the boiler plant.
• Has knowledge of boiler plant operations terminology and symbology.
• Knowledge in the proper use of various personal protective equipment required in performing boiler plant operations.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Position Description Title/PD#: Boiler Plant Operator/PD50100A

Physical Requirements: Boiler Plant Operator frequently works in confined areas in and around boiler and support equipment. The work requires moderate to strenuous effort and long periods of walking, standing, climbing, bending, and crouching. Operator must be able to lift and carry heavy parts and equipment weighing up to fifty pounds. Must make repairs from ladders, scaffolding and platforms, stretch, bend and crawl through small openings such as 12"X16" elliptical opening.