Duties:
- Responsible to start, operate, adjust, stop, maintain, and perform various operational repairs on multiple fuel boilers, medical waste disposal systems, valves (gate, globe, and needle), water pumps, bearings, fuel pumps, motors, Variable Frequency Drives(VFD), air compressors, regulators, temperature gauges, pressure gauges, steam traps, sight glasses, motorized draft fans, steam traps, dampers, deaerator tank, condensate tank, controls (digital, analog, and pneumatic), water conditioning equipment, chemical conditioning equipment, sensors and pollution control equipment.
- Uses electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic controls, and zone charts in conjunction with meters, gauges, and computer-generated data to determine adjustments or corrections necessary for proper boiler operations or changing load requirements.
- Regularly observe and note readings on gauges, meters, detectors, recorders, boiler water level indicators, and computer generated and analog displays to detect danger signals in operations.
- Tests and analyzes the feedwater, boiler water, and condensate using standard chemical tests.
- Receives calls, determines responsibility, and dispatches appropriate personnel for service calls for after normal working hours.
- Keep the MSDS paperwork updated with the newest version.
- Monitors the operation of chillers, air handlers, pumps, cooling towers, computer rooms, refrigeration equipment, and alarms to assure proper pressures and temperatures are maintained in the facility.
- Maintains the cleanliness and sanitation of the boiler plant, tool room, office, and medical waste room.
- Monitors environmental conditions in the HCS using the EMS via use of Insight (host) and network to view, interpret, and acknowledge alarm messages.
- Coordinates with the VA police and local fire departments to ensure timely response to fires and other emergencies.
Work Schedule: Rotating Schedule, based on the needs of the facility.
Position Description Title/PD#: Boiler Plant Operator/PD04516A
Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Starting at $26.70 Per Hour (WG 9)