Boiler mechanic job description
Example boiler mechanic requirements on a job description
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Relevant certification or licensure.
- Previous experience in the field.
- Excellent mechanical knowledge.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints.
- Outstanding problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently.
Boiler mechanic job description example 1
Alfred University boiler mechanic job description
This position is responsible for the maintenance and operation of all heating, ventilation, plumbing, electrical, pneumatic, and DDC equipment on campus. Must be available for overtime and on call situations. This position has been evaluated for compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and is subject to premium pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a payroll week.
Responsibilities for this position include
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- Operate and maintain main steam boilers located in Heating Plant.
- Operate, maintain and monitor steam distribution system.
- Maintain all heating plant equipment in good working order.
- Monitor, operate and trouble shoot campus-wide energy management systems.
- Replace and rewire energy management system devices.
- Operate and maintain stand-alone boilers both steam and hot water.
- Do both minor and major plumbing repairs and installation.
- Test, and repair water softeners.
- Wire motors, motor starters, relays, contactors, and other electrical devices.
- Troubleshoot, repair and replace electrical devices, such as bulbs, ballasts, wiring, switches, outlets, and breakers; install new lighting.
- Read and understand building blue prints for mechanical systems, plumbing and electrical lay-out.
- Read and understand electrical schematics.
- Test and troubleshoot electronic, computerized fire alarm devices.
- Test emergency electrical generators.
- Analyze and handle any emergency or maintenance problems that occur.
- Supervise student workers.
- Maintains a safe working environment within and around their facilities and associated equipment and supplies including, but not limited to, obtaining Safety Data Sheet (SDS) information pertaining to any hazards associated with their work environment.
- Safety: Participate in safety training and comply with safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
- Perform additional duties and assist with special projects as assigned.
Requirements:
- Technical degree preferred, or equivalent experience in steam boilers, electrical, hot water and steam heating and air conditioning systems.
- Three years of experience in operation and maintenance of high pressure boilers, electric, air conditioning, ventilation and plumbing.
- Ability to run and understand various types of equipment, including, but not limited to, welders, torches, pipe-threaders, drills, grinders, man-lifts, fork lifts, backhoes, dump trucks, multi-purpose meters and computers.
- Must have a working knowledge of applicable regulatory code (fire, electrical, boiler, etc.).
- Must be able to read electrical and mechanical blue prints.
- Must be able to be trained in confined spaces, lockout-tag out, fall protection, bloodborne pathogens, hazardous waste, and forklift, respirator use.
Alfred University actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee, student or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Protected veterans, minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
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Boiler mechanic job description example 2
Morning Star boiler mechanic job description
The Morning Star Company and its affiliates operate three tomato processing facilities in Central California, processing 40% to 45% of the California processing tomato crop, in addition to tomato transplanting, farming, harvesting and trucking operations. The company employs approximately 400 year-round and 2,000 seasonal colleagues and annual sales of approximately $1 billion.
The Morning Star Company is the largest independent producer of bulk tomato ingredient products (tomato paste and diced tomatoes) in the world. We also produce canned tomatoes, tomato products and specialty sauces in pouches for customers in the retail and food service markets. The company is known worldwide for its innovation and integrity.
We are organizationally structured through a system we term Mission Focused Self-Management (www.self-managementinstitute.org). Our company is operated by colleagues without titles or an appointed hierarchy of authority. Authority relative to other colleagues’ activities is lateral, with our Mission as our guiding principle of action, and respect, influence and success built based on each colleague’s integrity, competency, effort, persistence, and straightforward persuasiveness. Although we have grown significantly, we intend to maintain a culture of individual responsibility and self-management. Candidates that can establish priorities, work independently, achieve objectives without supervision, can coordinate tasks with others through personal initiative, and are organized will be successful.
The Mission and Opportunity
The Mission of this colleague will be to provide efficient, dependable, quality steam at prescribed pressures and temperatures to our customers for process requirements and preseason testing.
Repair and Maintenance:
Takes ownership of entire STEAM GENERATION system.
Understands steam generation equipment and process flow and effectively troubleshoots problems. Performs all required preventative and restorative maintenance on steam plant and related equipment, including:
- Boilers
- Deaerator System
- Pumps
- Motors
- Turbines
- Control Systems
- Chemical Systems
- Economizers
- Flue Gas Recirculators
- Condensate Returns
- Fire Pumps
- Other Related Equipment
- High Pressure Welding
- Rigging
- Pipefitting
- Candidate must have strong troubleshooting skills
- Must understand steam generation theory, fluid theory (hydraulic and air), and basic physics of pressure and temperature.
Compensation
Salary range is $70K - $110K and benefits are quite good and certainly competitive. The position is based in Williams, California.
Operations:
OPERATES ALL BOILERS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT
Operates, monitors and maintains steam, condensate and water flows
- Starts up and shut down boilers
- Performs basic water chemistry
- Balances steam and water flows
- Responds to upsets and emergencies
- Controls costs
- Complies with mission-critical regulatory requirements
- Willing to work long hours and weekends during tomato processing season
- Familiarity with 24/7 production environment
- Own and maintain professional tool set
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. The Morning Star Company and its affiliates participate in E-Verify.
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