Boiler Plant Operator - Federal Contract

Allmed Staffing • French Camp, CA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

VA Northern California Health Care System needs four experienced Boiler Plant Operators to support its 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. Operators will be cross-trained by VA Boiler Plant staff to cover full shifts at either location when needed.

The position is full-time, with four 10-hour shifts per week (40 hours). Expected schedules are swing shift, Wednesday–Saturday from 2:00 PM to 12:00 AM, or graveyard shift, Sunday–Wednesday from 10:00 PM to 8:00 AM. The plants operate 24/7/365, and operators must work shifts that fall on federal holidays.

The contract is scheduled to run from December 4, 2026, through May 26, 2027, with an option extending through November 18, 2027. Compensation is $48.00 per hour base wage plus $5.42 per hour in health and welfare on hours up to 40 per week, for a stated blended rate of $53.42 per hour. Overtime beyond 40 hours per week is paid at 1.5 times the base wage. The role includes paid federal holidays and paid sick leave accrued at one hour for every 30 hours worked.

This is a local-hire position; commuting to the assigned home site is not reimbursed. If temporarily assigned to the other site more than 50 miles away, mileage beyond 50 miles is reimbursed at the GSA rate. Per diem and lodging are covered at GSA rates when working back-to-back days at the other site. Operators must provide their own work pants and compliant steel-toe safety footwear. VA provides uniform shirts, gloves, and safety glasses.

Requirements

• At least one year of documented plant-operator experience, including Boiler Plant Operator duties within the past three 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.
• Computer skills sufficient 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 provide work pants and steel-toe safety footwear meeting ASTM F2413, with an electrical-hazard rating and slip- and water-resistant soles.
• Must work four 10-hour shifts per week and work assigned shifts that fall on federal holidays.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor gas- and 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 plant operation.
• Operate the boiler feedwater treatment system, perform water tests, apply treatment chemicals in appropriate proportions, and record 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, shift, inspection, 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 accrued at one hour for every 30 hours worked.
• Health and welfare payment of $5.42 per hour on all hours up to 40 per week.
• Overtime beyond 40 hours per week paid at 1.5 times the base wage.
• VA-provided uniform shirts, gloves, and safety glasses.
• Mileage reimbursement at the GSA rate for temporary assignment to the other site more than 50 miles away, covering mileage beyond 50 miles.
• GSA-rate per diem and lodging for back-to-back days worked at the other site.

What This Job Offers

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