Combustion Technician

Position Responsibilities

• Ability to perform installation, start up, repair and tune up work on combustion systems and fuel trains.
• Able to train other employee's on the operation of combustion systems and fuel trains.
• Must be able to read and work from schematics.
• Must have the ability and knowledge to trouble shoot systems with no schematic.
• Diagnose malfunctions of equipment to determine cause and appropriate corrective action.
• Will need to perform preventative maintenance tasks according to established protocols.
• Competency to conduct a complete combustion analysis, determine drafting, and make recommendations to optimize burner control systems.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Functional knowledge of all BCS, BMS, and CCS systems, DCS, PLC based or Honeywell 7800 and Fireye.
• General PLC programming knowledge.
• Understanding of NFPA 54, NFPA 58, NFPA 70, NEC and UL requirements.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Must be willing to travel nationwide to customer sites. This may involve multiple overnight stays.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to be able to move about the facility (standing, walking, kneeling) and customer sites, varying by location.
• Frequently lifts, carries or otherwise moves and positions objects weighing up to 60 pounds.
• Occasionally required to work in elevated areas.
• Exert force of 50-100 lbs. occasionally and 25-50 lbs. frequently, 10-20 lbs. constantly.

Personal Protective Equipment

• Must comply with company safety and PPE requirements.
• Must comply with customer safety and PPE requirements, as directed, varying by job-site location and task to be performed.
• Varying with task, will be required to wear safety glasses, hard hat, safety-toe shoes, arcflash equipment (NFPA 70E or equivalent) and other safety equipment as defined by OSHA, Company, or other regulatory entity.

Work Environment

• Field service environment working at customers’ job-sites.
• May be required to work overtime, weekends and on-call.
• Occasionally exposed to work conditions in extreme temperatures and loud environments.