Job opening: Boiler Plant Operator

Salary: $30 - 35 per hour

City: Marion

Published at: Oct 05 2023

Company: Veterans Health Administration

Employment Type: Full-time

The Marion, IL VA Medical Center is hiring a Boiler Plant Operator to join the Engineering Service.

Duties

Duties include but are not limited to the following: Incumbent will, when required by workload, operate, maintain, and repair a boiler plant onsisting of three boilers and associated auxiliary equipment. The Maximum output of steam generated per hour for three fire tube boilers is 10,300 pounds per hour. These boilers are equipped with combustion controls, water and pressure cutouts, feed water controls, etc. Incumbent will check on an hourly basis various temperatures, pressures, recorders and record findings. All recorders, indicators and auxiliary equipment must be checked visually on a continual basis for proper and safe operation. The incumbent must inspect, adjust and repair all boiler controls, safety devices, instruments, flow meters, feed pumps, condensate pumps, recorders, regulators, etc. to ensure safe and efficient plant operation. The incumbent is required to do the majority of steam fitting, plumbing, painting, electrical, etc. for upkeep of the plant. The incumbent keeps equipment clean, calibrated, and greased in accordance with the Planned Maintenance Schedule, as well as maintaining the Plant in a neat and orderly manner. must maintain hourly record sheets and logs on all operations during the shift, including gas and oil usage, steam generated, temperatures, pressures and the Plant Log. makes water analyses to determine proper chemical concentrations and treats equipment accordingly. The Center consists of monitoring utilities, two-way communication equipment and fire alarm systems. Incumbent must be able to program the recorder cubicle for graphic display of temperatures, pressures, humidity, damper position, reset of damper position, control set points, and reset and control indicators, as well as indication of run status of remote equipment, start or stop of remote equipment, indication of mode of system operation, demand scan of remote alarm points, status scan of remote start-stop points, intercommunication with remote stations and relative humidity of scan points. Mental application is necessary due to complexity of the various systems and equipment. Incumbent must be able to use fast, sound judgment. Work Schedule: 8-hr shift, 24hrs/day 7days/week and rotate shifts Position Description Title/PD#: Boiler Plant Operator/PD08233A Physical Requirements: Incumbent must be in good physical condition and be able to work in restricted and uncomfortable places. Incumbent performs tasks normally requiring moderate physical exertion, including frequent medium lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, climbing, bending, stooping, crawling, and negotiating confined spaces, working off of high ladders and platforms, as well as heavy lifting and strenuous exertion is occasionally necessary. incumbent is standing or walking most of the time, positioning heavy equipment, parts and materials. Weights of 40 to 50pounds shall be handled routinely.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/16/2023. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Dexterity and SafetyEquipment Assembly, Installation, RepairInterpret Instructions, Specifications (other than blueprint reading)Measuring InstrumentsOperation of Equipment/MachineryTechnical PracticesWithout more than normal supervision Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.