Power Plant Operator I & II

University of Wisconsin Stout • Oshkosh, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Join our dynamic team as a Heating/Cooling Plant Operator and play a crucial role in maintaining our campus’s essential services. In this position, you'll monitor, operate, adjust, and maintain a variety of technical equipment to ensure efficient Heating and Cooling Plant operations. This role is integral to our 24/7 plant coverage, with responsibilities including rotational shifts as well as some weekend and holiday shifts on a six-day rotation. We pride ourselves on fostering a dedicated, supportive, safe, and healthy work environment where collaboration and professional growth are encouraged. This position offers a rotating schedule that ensures a healthy work-life balance while also providing opportunities for growth and development. In accordance with UW System Administrative Policy 1277, candidates working nights and weekends are eligible for shift differential pay. This is an adjustment of .80 cents per hour for working between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. or working any weekend hours between 12:01 a.m. on Saturday and 12:00 midnight on Sunday.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience adapting to different working conditions such as extreme noise, heat, cold, dusty, dirty or wet areas, and confined spaces
• Physical ability to walk, stand, sit, lift and climb ladders
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds, with or without accommodations
• 2 years experience in a mechanical background.
• Experience in the operation of various power tools, hand tools, and testing equipment in the mechanical maintenance field
• 1 year of experience working in a team environment
• 1 year experience in the maintenance and safe operations of natural gas and fuel oil boilers.
• 2 years of experience in the maintenance, repair and operation of Central Heating and Power Plant equipment, including a high degree of mechanical aptitude, such as skill in making repairs and adjustments on all Power Plant equipment.
• 2 years of experience in the operation of computer and single loop controller systems, and their related equipment, steam flow meters, feedwater and condensate pumps, water meters, pressure and temperature gages, forced draft fans, RO systems, and the testing of boiler water and water softeners.
• The operation and use of safety devices, as well as the ability to learn and apply methods and techniques for the correct and safe performance of fairly complex equipment and operating systems
• 1 year experience with the procedures of Lockout-Tagout

Nice To Haves

• Hold a license from one of the following: ASOPE(AMERICAN SOCIETY of POWER ENGINEERS) Power Plant Operating Engineer 3rd. Class or NIUPE (National Institute for the Uniform Licensing of Power Engineers) PPOE 3rd. Class or FOE (Facilities Operating Engineer)

Responsibilities

• Adheres to safety protocols and procedures
• May work without direct supervision on shift operations
• Ensures safe and efficient operation of the plant and its associated equipment
• Assists with preventative and corrective maintenance as needed
• Makes regular inspections of plant equipment and prepares equipment malfunction reports
• Cleans and maintains work areas and equipment
• Starts, stops, and adjusts equipment settings to maintain operational requirements
• Maintains forms, logs, or reports
• Analyzes data and communicates recommendations on equipment and systems operations, both verbally and in written reports

Benefits

• Low cost Health Plans
• Vacation starting at 104 hours per year (prorated for start date).
• 36 hours of personal holiday
• 5 hours of sick leave earned per biweekly pay period (130 hours per calendar year)
• Paid parental leave after six months of continuous employment
• Wisconsin Retirement System (pension) with 7.2% employer contribution for 2024
• Shift differential pay for working nights and weekends

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED