Heating Plant Technician

City of New York•Long Island City, NY

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Maintain heating operations at development locations by operating and tending heating and domestic hot water boilers and monitoring CHAS equipment. Maintain, adjust, repair, inspect, and test boilers, industrial oil burners, heating and domestic hot water equipment, and related auxiliaries. Duties also include standing watch and firing low-pressure boilers; dismantling or assembling heating equipment; requisitioning parts; scheduling and conducting tank inspections; responding to heating and hot-water service disruptions; troubleshooting heating matters; and keeping logs and reports. The technician follows up on heating issues at assigned developments and assists skilled trade administrators in reviewing skilled trade tickets. When assigned to a roving team in the Operations area, respond to emergency dispatches and perform minor repairs to heating systems and related equipment to address alarm conditions, particularly abnormalities involving steam and hot water. Operate a motor vehicle to travel to assigned and emergency work locations and transport equipment throughout the five boroughs. Check the assigned vehicle's operating condition, report routine servicing needs, and complete equipment and activity reports. Assignments are made throughout the five boroughs. Rotating shifts include nights, weekends, and holidays. Listed shifts are 5:00 AM–1:00 PM, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, 4:00 PM–12:00 AM, and 12:00 AM–8:00 AM.

Requirements

Six months of full-time satisfactory experience operating and maintaining low- and/or high-pressure boilers and related equipment; alternatively, the posting asks about one year of satisfactory education or training in an approved trade school, vocational high school, or technical school with a major course of study in boiler operation and maintenance combining classroom and boiler-room instruction; alternatively, satisfactory completion of the “Fundamentals of Heating Plant Operations” training course given by organizations approved by the New York City Housing Authority.
Ability to work rotating shifts that include nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to travel to assignments throughout the five boroughs and operate a motor vehicle.

Responsibilities

Maintain heating operations at development locations and operate heating and domestic hot water boilers.
Tend to and operate heating equipment and monitor CHAS equipment.
Maintain, adjust, and repair boilers, industrial oil burners, heating and domestic hot water equipment, and related auxiliaries.
Stand watch and fire low-pressure boilers.
Assist with inspection and testing of boilers and related equipment.
Dismantle or assemble heating equipment and requisition parts as needed.
Conduct and schedule tank inspections.
Respond to heating and hot-water service disruptions.
Repair boilers, burners, and distribution systems.
Troubleshoot heating matters and provide technical expertise.
Assist skilled trade administrators in reviewing skilled trade tickets.
Follow up on heating issues at assigned development locations.
Keep logs and prepare required reports.
When assigned to a roving team, respond to emergency dispatches and make minor repairs to heating systems and related equipment to remedy alarm conditions, especially abnormalities involving steam and hot water.
Drive to assigned and emergency work locations and transport needed equipment throughout the five boroughs.
Check the assigned vehicle's operating condition, report routine servicing needs, and complete equipment and activity reports.