Plant Maintenance Engineer I

State of Maine•Augusta, ME

1d•$25 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

This is structure and craft work involving the operation of a high-pressure steam generating plant and the maintenance and repair of boilers, HVAC equipment, water, heating, sewage, and electrical systems. Duties also include installing and maintaining pumps and repairing turbines at a department or institution. The position may serve as the head of heating plant installation and maintenance at a moderate-sized facility or as an assistant to a chief engineer at a larger facility. At smaller facilities, the role has independent responsibility for plant maintenance and may supervise skilled tradesmen. At larger facilities, it may supervise journeymen and other workers, including inmates, and may involve producing electrical power. Work is performed under limited supervision.

Requirements

Four years of experience operating and maintaining steam-generating plants and maintaining and repairing water, heating, and electrical systems in a large commercial or public plant.
Possess an engineer's license of the class required by the State of Maine for the equipment to be operated.
Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of heating plant operations and maintenance.
Knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions in the mechanical and building trades and in operating steam and electric power plants.
Knowledge of the mechanical and building trades.
Ability to use a variety of power and hand tools.
Ability to read plans and work from sketches and specifications.
Ability to plan, assign, and direct the work of journeymen, semi-skilled, and unskilled workers and inmates.
Ability to keep records and prepare reports.

Responsibilities

Monitor and direct operation and maintenance of central heating plants or multiple low-pressure plants to heat facilities effectively and economically.
Inspect and oversee the operation and maintenance of heating plants, including facility-operated electrical power-generating equipment.
Perform complex maintenance work to ensure heating plants operate correctly and work is properly completed.
Lay out and inspect work performed by skilled tradesmen, maintenance workers, and other workers or inmates.
Maintain records and prepare reports documenting activities and supporting administrative review and planning.
Requisition supplies and materials needed to operate and maintain the plant and mechanical department.
Monitor and direct the operation, maintenance, and testing of a sewage treatment plant.

Benefits

13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and at least three weeks of vacation leave annually; vacation accrual increases with years of service.
Overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
The State pays 85%–100% of employee-only health insurance premiums, depending on salary.
A 5% employee-only health insurance premium credit is available for participation in the applicable program.
The State pays 100% of employee-only dental insurance premiums.
The State contributes 14.06% of pay to MainePERS on behalf of the employee.
Gym membership reimbursement of up to $40 per month.
Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Eligibility for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness.
Employee assistance through the Living Resources Program.
Six weeks of fully paid parental leave for employees welcoming a child; additional unpaid leave may be available under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Voluntary deferred compensation through a MaineSaves 457(b) account.