Boiler Operator

Summary/General Description of Job:

The incumbent tends one or more boilers to produce steam or high-temperature water for use in an establishment. Fires boilers; observes and interprets readings on gauges, meters, and charts which register various aspects of boiler operation. The incumbent also performs repair, overhaul, maintenance, and servicing of commercial, industrial, and residential heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems and refrigeration units.

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

• Cuts and bends tubing to correct length and shape using cutting and bending equipment and tools; cuts and threads pipe using machine-threading or hand-threading equipment.
• Bends and forms sheet metal for ductwork, grease pans, etc.
• Repairs, overhauls, maintain, and services industrial and residential heating, ventilating, hydronic, and air conditioning systems, and refrigeration units. Troubleshoots and locates malfunctions, diagnoses problems, and determines appropriate repairs.
• Adjusts, repairs, or replaces thermostats, pressure stats, relays, switches, and electrical wiring.
• Repairs or replaces compressors and components, electric motors, fans, belts, and pulleys. Services and repairs evaporators, condensers, and receivers. Repacks valves, lubricates moving parts, replaces filters and cleans coils as needed.
• Works from blueprints, drawings, models, or verbal and written instructions.
• Repairs components within a system to include transformers, motors, electrodes, solenoids, rheostats, PLC controls, and aqua stats.
• Performs duties on PL-1 resources under the direction of the MDA Liaison.
• Responds to call-outs after normal working hours as needed.
• Assists other trades and crafts personnel in their daily operations, as directed.
• Ensures proper housekeeping of jobsite, mechanical rooms, and shops.
• Performs related work as assigned.

Accountable For:

• Common safety practices and protective equipment used on a construction site.
• The use of hand and power tools.
• Understanding and following directions.
• Working cooperatively and safely with others on common projects.

Work Conditions:

• The employee is regularly required to talk and hear to understand instructions, provide information and respond to safety warnings. Work conditions require the employee to stand; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; smell; and work on scaffolding and ladders. The employee may frequently lift and/or move objects weighing up to 35 pounds without assistance and lift and/or move heavier objects with assistance.

Job Requirements (Education, Experience, Professional Associations):

Mandatory:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Two (2) years’ verifiable experience as a HVAC technician or Boiler Tender.
• Universal refrigerant card issued by the EPA.
• Valid state driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Obtain an interim security clearance and maintain a secret clearance.
• Ability to successfully pass a pre-employment physical and drug test.
• Must pass a background check, drug screening, fingerprints, and a fit-for-duty physical exam; candidates must be medically cleared for long-term residency in a remote location with limited access to healthcare.

Preferred:

• Boiler Tender certificate of fitness.