Operating Engineer- Plant

Under general supervision, the Operating Engineer performs a variety of routine or skilled preventive maintenance duties in the repair, alteration, and modification of buildings, equipment, and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Upholds Kaiser Permanente’s Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, and applicable state, federal, and local laws.
• Inspects equipment and facilities for proper operation and working condition.
• Maintains routine records and determines type and extent of any malfunction of equipment; adjusts, disassembles, repairs, or replaces parts or components, reassembles, and tests for proper operation.
• Reports more serious problems to Chief Engineer for instructions or maintenance scheduling.
• Attends to gas-fired steam boilers, hot water boilers, and heaters; makes necessary adjustments to assure proper steam pressure, combustion, water flow, water level, and proper operation of safety devices and auxiliary equipment.
• Tests boiler water and adds chemicals as necessary.
• Services and makes repairs to heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment, including fans, motors, radiators, thermostats, dampers, and regulating controls; replaces filters and fluids as necessary and maintains routine records of repairs.
• Performs routine electrical maintenance, replacement, or alteration of circuit wiring, switches, control equipment, motors, transformers, relays, generators, appliances, fixtures, alarms, communication equipment, etc.
• Performs general mechanical maintenance of hospital and clinic equipment, kitchen equipment, office machines, and equipment (excluding specialized and highly technical x-ray and surgical equipment).
• Performs general plumbing maintenance: maintains, repairs, and makes alterations to steam, gas, water, air, and sanitary plumbing pipes and fixtures; bends, cuts, reams, and threads pipe; wipes joints; tests joints and pipe systems for leaks; repairs leaks and clears drain stoppages.
• Performs general welding: cutting and joining metals not requiring critical test tolerance or certification.
• Performs routine maintenance duties such as repairing and assembling extension cords, replacing fuses and fluorescent ballasts, cleaning and lubricating motors, and replacing light bulbs.
• Cleans sink and grease traps, replaces and repacks valves, assembles equipment, and repairs drape pull mechanisms.
• Performs routine manual duties such as moving supplies, furniture, equipment, removing trash, and scrap material.
• Establishes and maintains courteous, cooperative relations when interacting with other personnel, Health Plan members, and the public.
• Performs other related duties as required or directed.

Requirements

• Three to five years of experience in Building Plant Operations and Maintenance within the last year.
• Associate of Arts Degree in Engineering or technical disciplines in Plant Operations, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, or equivalent.
• Steam Engineer Unlimited License (California) or Los Angeles Steam Engineer 500 HP License.
• Driver’s License (in location where applicable).
• Universal Chlorofluorocarbons Certificate within 6 months of hire.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of equipment, controls, and building automation maintenance.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, schematic drawings, and technical manuals.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Schedule

• Full-time, standard worker location onsite.
• Shift: Night (11:00 PM – 7:30 AM).
• Workdays: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
• Scheduled weekly hours: 40.

Pay

$40.30 – $47.30 per hour. Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market-competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of the total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate’s years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.