Boiler Technician

D2B Groups•Anaheim, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring a Boiler Controls Technician to cover the greater Los Angeles market and surrounding territory. This is a field role involving work in boiler rooms, mechanical spaces, and plant floors at manufacturing, food and beverage, healthcare, higher education, and commercial accounts. The technician serves as the technical authority on burner management systems, combustion controls, and instrumentation used to operate industrial steam and hot water equipment safely and efficiently. The role is largely independent, with the technician making field decisions and owning service outcomes, supported by company training, tooling, and factory relationships. Compensation is targeted at $35 to $65 per hour, depending on controls experience and platform familiarity. Overtime is paid and is a meaningful part of potential earnings. Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage; a retirement plan; life insurance; paid time off; family leave; short- and long-term disability; training and development; and a company truck.

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.
Electrical troubleshooting ability, including reading ladder logic and schematics, using a multimeter, and tracing faults through control panels.
Familiarity with combustion analyzers and the 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 a 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 with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar systems.
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 controls, feedwater and level controls, draft controls, and lead/lag sequencing.
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 for 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 service documentation describing failures, work performed, and customer recommendations for future planning.
Advise customers on reliability, efficiency, and code compliance, and identify legitimate opportunities for sales and project teams.

Benefits

Target compensation of $35 to $65 per hour, depending on controls experience and platform familiarity.
Paid overtime.
Relocation assistance for the right candidate.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Retirement plan (401k, IRA).
Life insurance (basic, voluntary, and AD&D).
Paid time off (vacation, sick, and public holidays).
Family leave (maternity and paternity).
Short-term and long-term disability.
Training and development.
Company truck.
Room for growth.