Boiler Technician

D2B Groups•Anaheim, CA

5h•$35 - $65•Onsite

About The Position

The Boiler Controls Technician covers the greater Los Angeles market and surrounding territory in a field-based role, working in boiler rooms, mechanical spaces, and plant floors for manufacturing, food and beverage, healthcare, higher education, and commercial customers. The technician serves as a technical authority on burner management systems, combustion controls, and instrumentation for industrial steam and hot water equipment, generally working independently and owning service outcomes. The company provides training, tooling, and factory relationships. The role includes troubleshooting, repair, commissioning, combustion tuning, controls programming, retrofits, equipment startups, and emergency service. The technician participates in a shared on-call rotation, documents service work, and advises customers on reliability, efficiency, and code compliance. The target pay range is $35 to $65 per hour, depending on controls experience and platform familiarity; overtime is paid. Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.

Requirements

Three to five years of hands-on experience in boiler controls, combustion controls, or burner service on industrial boilers.
Working command of flame safeguard and burner management platforms such as Honeywell, Fireye, Siemens, Autoflame, Preferred Instruments, or comparable systems.
Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems, read ladder logic and schematics, use a multimeter, and trace faults through control panels.
Familiarity with combustion analyzers and ability to interpret their readings.
Comfort working around gas trains, high-pressure steam, and energized equipment, with appropriate safety discipline.
Customer-facing professionalism.
Valid driver's license and clean motor vehicle record.
Willingness to travel within the territory and participate in an on-call rotation.

Nice To Haves

Low NOx burner experience and familiarity with local emissions requirements.
PLC programming experience, including Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar platforms.
Experience with parallel positioning conversions and O2 trim system installations.
Boiler operator license, NICET certification, or manufacturer-specific factory training.
Background in a dealer, OEM, or independent boiler service organization.

Responsibilities

Troubleshoot, repair, and commission burner management systems and flame safeguard controls on industrial firetube and watertube boilers.
Perform combustion tuning and analysis, including setting linkage or parallel positioning, adjusting fuel/air ratios, verifying O2 trim, and documenting results against efficiency and emissions targets.
Diagnose and program PLC- and HMI-based control systems, including modulating, feedwater and level, draft, and lead/lag sequencing controls.
Execute controls retrofits and upgrades, including replacing obsolete flame safeguards, converting linkage systems to parallel positioning, and integrating instrumentation into existing plant systems.
Conduct startups and commissioning on new equipment installations, including loop checks, functional testing, and safety interlock verification.
Respond to emergency service calls within the territory and participate in a shared on-call rotation.
Write clear, defensible service documentation describing failures, repairs, and recommended customer planning.
Advise customers on reliability, efficiency, and code compliance, and identify legitimate opportunities for sales and project teams.