STATIONARY ENGINEER CONTROLS SPECIALIST

Los Angeles County (CA)•Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics - DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov. Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition, to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings. MISSION: To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care. DEFINITION: Inspects, maintains and repairs various control, indicating and recording instruments used in the monitoring and operation of high and low pressure heating plants and refrigeration plants; and as a Stationary Engineer, operates and maintains heating and refrigeration plants.

Requirements

One (1) year of experience in the maintenance and operation of high pressure heating plants and refrigeration plants at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Stationary Engineer II
One (1) year of experience in the repair and maintenance of industrial control instruments; or fifteen (15) semester units, 22.5 quarter units or its equivalent, from an accredited junior college, college or trade school in the technology or the application of technology directly related to the repair and maintenance of electronic, pneumatic or hydraulic industrial control instruments, at least nine semester units of which must have been in electronics
A valid California Class C Driver License is required to perform job-related essential functions.
An Unlimited Steam Engineer's License issued by the City of Los Angeles' Department of Building and Safety.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Universal Technical Certificate in compliance with Federal license requirements as provided in Chapter V, Section 608.
All Department of Health Services workforce members must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Successful candidates for this position will be required to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request an exemption for qualifying medical or religious reasons during the onboarding process. Candidates should not present proof of vaccination until instructed to do so by the hiring department.

Nice To Haves

Credit will be given for experience in excess of the minimum requirements at the level of Stationary Engineer II.

Responsibilities

Operates, maintains, repairs, and inspects motors, turbines and steam-driven equipment, steam reducing stations expansion tanks, air compressors, supply and exhaust fans, various kinds of pumps and valves, steam traps, water treatment systems, water heaters and other heating plant auxiliary equipment.
Operates, maintains, repairs and inspects reciprocating, centrifugal or absorption central air conditioning machinery including condensers, evaporators, cooling towers, pumps, purge tanks and related equipment.
Tests boiler water, condensate, cooling tower water, and water from other systems, and adds corrective chemicals or adjusts chemical pumps as needed.
Inspects, operates, monitors, calibrates, and responds to related building control systems, including fire alarm systems, life safety systems, and main electrical distribution stations for to ensure proper operating conditions.
Drives automotive equipment to and from work sites, in order to transport the necessary tools, equipment, and materials required to perform the job.
Uses various electronic, manual, and computer-based control systems to adjust or bring equipment into recommended or prescribed operating ranges, switch to backup equipment or systems, or shut down equipment to perform preventative maintenance at periodic intervals or as needed.
Operates, maintains, repairs, and inspects manual and automatic gas- and oil-fired high-pressure steam or high temperature hot water boilers.
Performs required continuous emissions monitoring system calibrations.
Troubleshoots control system components and replaces or repairs defective parts.
Maintains logs of plant operations and records maintenance and repair work performed, including fuel logs and fuel storage tanks.
Operates, monitors, calibrates, and inspects various types of meters, gauges, automatic recording devices for equipment readings, at periodic intervals or as needed, to verify operating conditions, detect malfunctions/need for repair, and to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Operates, troubleshoots, and repairs electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, gas turbines and related systems, and high voltage systems and equipment.
Uses hand tools and precision instruments to install, maintain, adjust and repair indicating, recording, telemetering, and control instruments used to measure and control variables, such as pressure, flow, temperature, motion, force and chemical composition of boiler and refrigeration water.
Disassembles, inspects, and tests instruments for conformance with specifications, using test instruments such as potentiometers, resistance bridges, manometers and pressure gauges
Disassembles malfunctioning instruments, and inspects and tests mechanisms and circuitry for defects.
Performs annual boiler testing for emissions.
Tests, operates and maintains emergency diesel-powered electric generating equipment, and synchronizes electronic controls and Automatic Transfer Switches.
Prepares drawings for the fabrication and modification of instrument parts and components.
Inspects, adjusts, repairs and maintains refrigeration units for food storage boxes.
Inspects, maintains, and adjusts oxygen and vacuum systems for proper pressure, leaks or stoppages and makes emergency repairs.
Work with outside contractors and verify work is satisfactorily completed as assigned.
Request quotes from vendors for equipment, parts, tools, or service and generate purchase orders as assigned.