Heating Plant Technician

City of New York•Long Island City, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Maintain heating operations at development locations, operating heating and domestic hot water boilers. This role involves tending to and operating heating equipment, monitoring CHAS equipment, and maintaining, adjusting, and repairing boilers, industrial oil burners, heating and domestic hot water equipment, and all auxiliaries. Technicians will stand watch and fire low-pressure boilers, assist in the inspection and testing of boilers and related equipment, and dismantle or assemble heating equipment, requisitioning parts as needed. Responsibilities also include conducting and scheduling tank inspections, responding to heating/hot water service disruptions, repairing boiler/burners and distribution systems, and providing technical expertise for heating matters. Additionally, they will assist skilled trade administrators in reviewing tickets, follow up on heating issues, and keep logs and make reports. When assigned to a roving team, they will respond to emergency dispatches and perform minor repairs to remedy alarm conditions, especially those caused by abnormalities in steam and hot water. The role requires operating a motor vehicle to travel throughout the five boroughs, checking assigned vehicles for proper operating condition, reporting the need for servicing, and completing equipment and activity reports. Assignments will be made throughout the five boroughs, and technicians are required to work shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating basis.

Requirements

Six months of full-time satisfactory experience in the operation and maintenance of low and/or high pressure boilers and related equipment.
One year of satisfactory education or training acquired in an approved trade school, vocational high school or a technical school with a major course of study in the operation and maintenance of low and/or high pressure boilers which combines classroom and boiler room instruction.
Satisfactory completion of the training course "Fundamentals of Heating Plant Operations" given by organizations approved by the New York City Housing Authority.

Responsibilities

Maintain heating operations at development locations; operate heating and domestic hot water boilers.
Tend to and operate heating equipment; monitor CHAS equipment.
Maintain, adjust and make repairs to boilers, industrial oil burners, heating and domestic hot water equipment and all auxiliaries.
Stand watch and fire low-pressure boilers.
Assist in the inspection and testing of boilers and related equipment.
Dismantle or assemble heating equipment; requisition parts as required.
Conduct and schedule tank inspections.
Respond to all heating/hot water service disruptions.
Repair boiler/burners and distribution system.
Trouble-shoot and provide technical expertise for heating matters.
Assist skilled trade administrators in the review of skilled trade tickets.
Follow-up on all heating issues at assigned development locations.
Keep logs and make reports as required.
Respond to emergency dispatches and perform minor repairs of heating systems and related equipment to remedy alarm conditions, especially those caused by abnormalities in steam and hot water.
Operate a motor vehicle to travel to assigned and emergency work locations and to transport needed equipment throughout the five boroughs.
Check assigned vehicle to ensure proper operating condition; report the need for routine servicing; complete equipment and activity reports.