Stationary Engineer

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Operates and maintains boilers; observes various meters and gauges and takes appropriate action for safe operation.
• Starts, stops and switches over boiler as appropriate.
• Cleans and repairs boilers, blow tubes and discharge sediment; regulates feed water and condensation pumps and lubricates pump equipment.
• Cleans inside of boiler wall and repairs and/or replaces broken or worn parts.
• Tests emergency generators and logs results, reactions, etc.
• Tests boiler and cooling tower water samples; assigns proper chemical treatment to boiling and cooling waters.
• Performs periodic inspections of mechanical rooms throughout the hospital to ensure proper operation of heat, air conditioning and ventilation, and medical support equipment.
• Performs emergency maintenance repairs in the hospital when called between the hours of 3:30pm and 7:00am daily and all day Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
• Contact the on-call Maintenance Mechanic or Facilities Manager if unable to make the necessary repair depending on the urgency of the repair.
• Checks operation of emergency generators during a power failure. Takes reading and resets relays that trip out.
• Checks and resets elevators and makes sure no individuals are in the elevator.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training
• Experience: 1-3 years boiler room experience.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: License as a Boiler Operator preferred.