Boiler Room Operator - Powerhouse Technician

Responsibilities

• Perform highly diversified duties to install, repair and maintain HVAC equipment and systems across campus.
• Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of HVAC equipment during periods when equipment is not operating.
• Operate the campus' EMS System.
• Operate the campus electric and natural gas-fired chiller plant.
• Read and interpret equipment manuals to perform required maintenance and services.
• Diagnose problems, replace, or repair parts, test and make adjustments.
• Perform regular preventive maintenance on HVAC equipment and campus facilities related to heating and cooling.
• Maintain the campus heating and cooling operating software programs.
• Maintain the Powerhouse to ensure safety and a positive appearance, including painting of pipe works, cleaning floors, etc.
• Detect faulty operations, defective material, and report those and any unusual situations to the Manager of Facilities Central Utility Services and/or Director of Facilities Services.
• Inspect and clean Cleaver Brooks firetube boilers and replace boiler gaskets, safety valves, regulators, automatic control mechanisms, water columns and auxiliary machines such as feedwater pumps, vacuum pump and condensate motors and burners as required to maintain boiler efficiency and safety.
• Observe pressure, temperatures, and draft meters on control panel to verify specified operation of automatic combustion control systems, feed water regulators and burners.
• Repair and replace steam traps as needed.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• At least 1-2 years of experience in an industrial setting with maintenance of heating and cooling systems.
• Plumbing or mechanical repair experience required.
• Electrical experience a plus.
• Must be able to read basic wiring diagrams and instructional manuals in print or online and trouble shoot electrical issues in 24V, 120V, 208V, and 460V single and three phase services.
• The professional should possess knowledge of operation of de-aerating feeding water tanks, water softeners and de-alkalizes.
• Must be able to maintain organized records for usage of water, fuels, chemicals, etc. as required for record-keeping.
• High school diploma/GED and completion of craft apprenticeship, or an equivalent number of years of education and production maintenance experience is required.

Physical Demands

• Strength and dexterity are necessary to perform all essential tasks, including lifting up to 75 pounds, stooping, bending, reaching, kneeling, and working in uncomfortable positions for extended periods of time.
• Vision necessary to determine color differences.
• Wearing a respirator.
• Working from ladders, scaffolds, and platforms up to 30 feet high.
• Working in extreme temperatures and under damp conditions.
• Exposure to electrical shock, hazardous, or explosive gases and toils, strong cleaning solvents, dust, poor lighting, excessive noise levels, moving machinery, using power equipment.
• Working with heavy and awkward equiment.
• Working both inside and outside school buildings and may require working during unusual hours.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• This position will work in both hot and cold environments.
• Although mainly indoors, tasks may need to be performed outdoors and even in small crawl spaces and from heights.