Boiler Plant Operator

Allmed Staffing • Mather, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

VA Northern California Health Care System is hiring four experienced Boiler Plant Operators to support the steam and utility plants at the Sacramento VA Medical Center in Mather, California, and the Stockton VA Medical Center in French Camp, California. Two operators will be based at each site. VA Boiler Plant staff will cross-train all operators so they can cover full shifts at either location when needed.

The plants operate around the clock. The schedule is four 10-hour shifts per week (40 hours), with swing shifts Wednesday through Saturday, 2:00 PM–12:00 AM, and graveyard shifts Sunday through Wednesday, 10:00 PM–8:00 AM. Shifts falling on federal holidays are worked.

Operators run and monitor gas- or propane-fired water-tube and fire-tube boilers, plant controls, and auxiliary equipment; perform feedwater testing and treatment; monitor building automation systems; inspect plant equipment and safety devices; respond to alarms and utility interruptions; troubleshoot and perform authorized minor maintenance and repairs; and maintain operating, inspection, and water-treatment records. Operators must complete VA site orientation, cross-training, and required online training.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of documented plant operator experience, including Boiler Plant Operator duties within the past 3 years.
• Education, training, or hands-on experience in utility systems operations, with the ability to work at journeyman level after site orientation.
• Working knowledge of boiler controls, combustion and burner management, steam and water-level regulation, O2 trim, feed pumps, gas regulators, and water treatment.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English well enough to work safely.
• Sufficient computer skills to complete VA online training, email, and electronic logs.
• Ability to pass a VA Tier 1 (Low Risk) background investigation, fingerprinting, and PIV badging; appointments must be attended during VA business hours.
• Must supply work pants and steel-toe safety footwear meeting ASTM F2413, with an electrical-hazard rating and slip- and water-resistant soles.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to navigate and monitor Johnson Controls Metasys and Siemens Desigo building automation systems; candidates with documented experience on both systems receive priority.
• Boiler plant experience in a hospital or other critical facility.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor gas- or propane-fired water-tube and fire-tube boilers, electronic controls, and auxiliary plant equipment.
• Monitor gauges, charts, meters, water levels, temperatures, pressures, combustion, and fuel/air ratios, and make authorized adjustments to maintain safe operation.
• Operate the boiler feedwater treatment system, including testing water, dosing treatment chemicals in proper proportions, and recording results.
• Monitor plant and remote systems using Johnson Controls Metasys and Siemens Desigo building automation systems.
• Inspect controls, combustion equipment, water-level regulation, steam regulators, O2 trim, safety devices, flow meters, feed pumps, and gas and air regulators.
• Respond to alarms, abnormal conditions, and utility interruptions according to VA procedures, and promptly escalate emergencies to VA Engineering.
• Troubleshoot, perform minor operational maintenance, and make repairs within the operator's assigned scope.
• Maintain complete operating logs, shift records, inspection records, and water-treatment records, and provide clear handoffs at shift change.
• Keep the boiler plant clean, safe, and orderly.
• Complete VA site orientation, cross-training, and required VA online (TMS) training.

Benefits

• Paid federal holidays.
• Paid sick leave at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.
• Overtime over 40 hours per week paid at 1.5 times the base wage.
• Health and Welfare payment of $5.42 per hour, paid on all hours up to 40 per week.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed