Boiler Plant Operator

Veterans Health Administration • Phoenix, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Phoenix Arizona VA Health Care System is recruiting a Boiler Plant Operator in its Facilities Management Service in Phoenix, Arizona. Under the supervision of the Maintenance Supervisor, the operator is responsible for the operation, maintenance, and control of the central boiler plant and for ensuring its continuous operation to support the health and safety of patients and staff. The role involves operating boiler-plant systems and auxiliary equipment, monitoring plant conditions, maintaining water chemistry, and performing scheduled and preventative maintenance and repairs. Operators work various tours and shifts, including mornings, evenings, overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays, according to service needs. Recruitment or relocation incentives may be authorized for well-qualified candidates. The position requires working at heights and in confined spaces, lifting heavy objects, and working around extreme temperatures, hazardous chemicals, steam, and equipment. Personal protective equipment is required when necessary.

Requirements

• Demonstrate training or experience of sufficient scope and quality to perform the work; provide detailed evidence of relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities on the resume.
• Meet the position's screen-out element and demonstrate the ability to perform the work without more than normal supervision.
• Demonstrate ability to interpret instructions and specifications other than blueprint reading.
• Demonstrate ability to use and maintain tools and equipment, dexterity and safety, and knowledge of equipment assembly, installation, and repair.
• Demonstrate ability to operate specified job-family equipment and machinery and apply technical practices.
• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Complete a background or suitability investigation; drug testing may be required.
• Meet Selective Service registration requirements, if applicable.
• Submit a complete application package, including required documents.
• Be able to work at heights, on ladders and pneumatic lifts, and in confined spaces such as boiler drums and water-storage tanks.
• Be able to stand, stoop, bend, and work in other tiring or uncomfortable positions; frequently lift objects over 40 pounds and occasionally lift objects over 90 pounds.
• Work around extremes of heat, cold, dust, and dampness; hazardous chemicals, steam, and hazardous equipment; wear personal protective equipment when necessary.
• Complete pre-employment requirements, including fingerprinting and background check, credentialing, and medical examination, as applicable.
• Serve a one-year probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• Five to six years of boiler-plant operations experience is desired.
• Knowledge and experience specifically aligned with boiler-plant operations and steam systems, preferably in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Operate auxiliary equipment, including deaerating feedwater tanks, water softeners, city-water booster pumps, feedwater pumps, condensate-return equipment, microprocessor control systems, automated chemical-feed systems, distilled-water systems, controlled air compressors, and automated boiler-blowdown systems.
• Make operational adjustments to the burner management system.
• Maintain records and logs of plant operating conditions, including hourly readings of outside air temperature, condensate-return temperature, stack temperature, stack oxygen percentage, and carbon dioxide percentages.
• Maintain proper chemistry control of boiler water, condensate, and feedwater, including daily boiler-water testing and adjusting amines, phosphate, and sulfite as needed.
• Perform daily and preventative maintenance according to scheduled activities, including steam-trap and valve maintenance, equipment greasing, and other predetermined tasks.
• Provide technical input on pump operations and controls.
• Repair and adjust boiler combustion controls, boiler safety devices, and individual boiler air compressors used for steam atomizing.
• Follow diagrams, drawings, operating manuals, and facility procedures during emergencies, equipment failures, or system malfunctions.
• Maintain cleanliness while performing maintenance on boiler-plant equipment.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available to eligible employees; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
• Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized for well-qualified candidates.

What This Job Offers

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