Power Plant Operator - CRC
About The Position
The Power Plant Operator ensures the efficient and safe operation of the Community Reintegration Center’s steam plant. The role provides steam for sufficient heat and hot water, as well as for departments including the kitchen, laundry, and maintenance. The steam plant operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and operators may be assigned to any shift. Operators must be able to multitask while operating the plant throughout a shift and work weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed. The position includes operating and monitoring high-pressure boilers and auxiliary equipment; conducting chemical tests and maintaining treatment systems; completing planned maintenance and facilities work orders; monitoring building automation and deep well pump systems; maintaining accurate logs; and keeping the Powerhouse clean. Physical requirements include lifting and carrying up to 80 pounds and pushing and pulling more than 200 pounds. The role is full-time and hourly, with a stated hourly range of $32.01–$48.01.
Requirements
- Current residency in Wisconsin at the time of application.
- Valid Wisconsin Driver’s License upon application and maintained throughout employment.
- High school diploma or GED equivalency.
- At least one year of work experience operating high-pressure boilers or steam plants.
- At application, possession of one of the following: NIULPE 4th Class Stationary Engineer license, ASOPE 2nd Class license, or City of Milwaukee High-Pressure Boiler Operator’s permit; higher-class permits are accepted.
- Ability to multitask and perform additional required duties while operating boilers or the steam plant for an entire shift.
- Ability to work any shift as assigned, including weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed.
- Ability to safely and properly operate boilers and auxiliary equipment, power tools, hand tools, chemical test laboratory equipment, gauges, and computers.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 80 pounds and push and pull more than 200 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Start, shift, operate, monitor, and secure boilers and auxiliary equipment; recognize abnormal conditions and take corrective action.
- Inspect and record hourly operating equipment parameters and perform boiler bottom and surface blowdowns.
- Conduct chemical tests on operating boilers, water softeners, reverse osmosis, feed water, and condensate systems; analyze results and adjust chemical supplies and pump settings to maintain specified boiler chemistry.
- Monitor water softener and de-alkalizer output, initiate and log regeneration when needed, and add salt to brine tanks to maintain salinity.
- Perform assigned daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual planned maintenance on boilers and auxiliary equipment.
- Transport nitrogen cylinders and monitor, maintain, and adjust nitrogen pressure on standby boilers; replace depleted cylinders as needed.
- Monitor and report METASYS building automation alarms and inspect the deep well pumping system, pumps, piping, and valves for abnormalities or leaks.
- Complete assigned daily cleaning duties in the Powerhouse.
- Respond to facilities maintenance service or repair requests throughout the campus.
- Maintain accurate logs and records, convey steam plant status to relief operators, tighten valve packing leaks, replace leaking boiler sight glass and packing, transport chemical deliveries, and complete assigned Powerhouse shift orders.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
