Stationary Engineer II

County of Los Angeles•Los Angeles, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Stationary Engineer II within the Facilities Services Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The role involves operating, maintaining, repairing, and inspecting various high-pressure steam and hot water boilers, central air conditioning machinery, and related auxiliary equipment. Responsibilities include testing and calibrating machinery and control instruments, analyzing and treating plant water systems, inspecting safety systems, and maintaining operational logs. The position requires adherence to safety protocols and the use of personal protective equipment.

Requirements

Completion of a Stationary Engineer's or Operation/Maintenance Engineer's apprentice program.
Five (5) years of experience in the operation and maintenance of high- or low-pressure gas or oil-fired boilers and auxiliary equipment, one (1) year of which must have been in the operation and maintenance of refrigeration equipment.
One (1) year of classroom training from a trade school, college, a branch of military service, or other equivalent accredited school in the operation, maintenance, and repair of refrigeration equipment, combustion controls or industrial controls equipment, boilers, or water treatment systems related to power plant operations, in any combination, may be substituted for one (1) year of the required special experience.
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to use an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
An Unlimited Steam Engineer's License issued by the City of Los Angeles' Department of Building and Safety.
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Universal Technician Certificate in compliance with Federal license requirements as provided in Chapter V, Section 608.

Responsibilities

Operates, maintains, repairs and inspects manual and automatic gas and oil fired high-pressure steam or high temperature hot water boilers.
Operates, maintains, repairs and inspects motors, 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.
Adjusts, maintains, tests, and calibrates boiler and air conditioning machinery and mechanical, electrical or pneumatic control instruments and safety devices.
Tests, analyzes, and treats plant water systems to ensure proper chemical specifications.
Inspects oxygen and vacuum systems for proper pressure and operating conditions.
Inspects fire alarm systems and main electrical distribution stations for proper operating conditions.
Maintains logs of plant operations and records maintenance and repair work performed.
Ensures proper safety response when using different equipment and machinery and uses personal protective equipment when necessary.