Power Plant Operator

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center•Lawrenceburg, IN

About The Position

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a part-time Power Plant Operator for its Dearborn Maintenance Team. The role supports the patient care environment by operating and maintaining the Medical Center’s central heating and air-conditioning equipment and related building systems. The operator maintains the flow of steam, heating-system hot water, domestic hot and cold water, and chilled water. The role also includes monitoring and treating equipment to prevent scale, corrosion, and sludge; responding safely and effectively to equipment emergencies; documenting routine and unusual events; monitoring building systems and alarms through the Building Automation System; and maintaining other Plant Engineering equipment, particularly during second and third shifts. The position requires respectful, kind, dignified, and empathetic interactions with patients, families, visitors, and employees. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Post-secondary training in a maintenance-related field.
Valid driver’s license and ability to meet SEHC insurance requirements.
Familiarity with steam and condensate.
General familiarity with computer systems, pumps, chemical treatment, centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, computer operation, and software applications.
One of the following experience paths: 3 years operating a central plant with high-pressure steam equipment, large-capacity centrifugal chillers, and related equipment such as pumps, compressors, and control systems; or 3 years maintaining or installing similar equipment; or 18 months of experience with St. Elizabeth in the Maintenance Department.

Responsibilities

Operate and maintain boilers, pumps, heat exchangers, centrifugal chillers, and related Power Plant equipment to maintain required flows of steam, hot water, domestic water, and chilled water.
Monitor chemical levels and adjust treatment according to the chemical program to keep systems free of scale, corrosion, and sludge.
Respond safely and effectively to equipment-related emergencies using knowledge of the equipment and the Power Plant standard operating procedures manual.
Record pertinent information about routine and extraordinary events on designated log sheets or other established paperwork systems.
Monitor building systems for safe and reliable operation, respond to alarms, and perform other Building Automation System operations.
Maintain other equipment under Plant Engineering Department responsibility, including building equipment and preventive maintenance, especially during second and third shifts.
Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in interactions with patients, families, visitors, and employees.
Perform other duties as assigned.