High Pressure Plant Tender

City of New York•New York, NY
•$331 - $392•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision, tends oil- or gas-fired hot water generators and chillers and related equipment, and assists with their maintenance and repair at the Staten Island Ferry. The employee may also be assigned to inspect, maintain, and repair heating, ventilation, refrigeration, air-conditioning, and related auxiliary systems and equipment. The role performs related work, including cleaning and maintaining boiler rooms and machinery spaces.

Requirements

  • Must be serving permanently in the title of High Pressure Plant Tender or be eligible for appointment from Civil Service List Exam No. 6060.
  • Two years of full-time satisfactory experience within the last ten years operating and maintaining high-pressure boilers or equivalent marine experience; or at least one year of such experience plus relevant training at an approved trade or vocational high school sufficient to make up the remaining experience requirement.
  • Six months of acceptable experience is credited for each year of approved trade or vocational high school.

Responsibilities

  • Tend and operate oil- or gas-fired hot water generators, chillers, and related equipment.
  • Assist with cleaning, inspecting, testing, maintaining, and repairing hot water generators, chillers, auxiliaries, related equipment, and systems.
  • Wipe down boilers, pumps, electric control boxes, and other equipment in boiler rooms and machinery spaces; sweep and mop floors in these spaces.
  • Clean and maintain boiler rooms, machinery spaces, and rooms.
  • Use computers and related computerized equipment to operate and maintain computerized Building Management Systems (BMS).
  • May climb ladders and use hand and powered tools to perform assigned duties.
  • May inspect, maintain, and repair heating, ventilation, refrigeration, air-conditioning, and related auxiliary systems and equipment.
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