Stationary Engineer

Mondelēz International•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Stationary Engineer ensures the efficient, safe, and reliable operation of boilers, air compressors, ammonia chillers, HVAC equipment, wastewater treatment equipment, and high-speed processing and packaging equipment. The role includes operating, troubleshooting, analyzing root causes, testing, repairing, and performing preventative maintenance on equipment and facility systems in an industrial manufacturing environment. The engineer provides technical support for facility problems, works with building engineers and others to identify and resolve issues, and uses shop and layout drawings and knowledge of equipment operations to troubleshoot. The role also includes maintaining and installing piping systems, understanding piping circuits and distribution-system switching procedures, and interpreting information to resolve operating or design-related problems. All work must comply with bakery practices and applicable safety, sanitation, housekeeping, GMP, health code, NEC, NFPA, and food safety requirements. The position is scheduled for third shift, Monday through Friday, from 10:15 p.m. to 6:15 a.m. The hourly wage is $43.69. Healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, and paid time off are provided in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement, subject to eligibility requirements.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Current City of Chicago Stationary Engineer License.
  • Universal Refrigeration Certification.
  • Three to five years of experience in industrial applications.
  • Knowledge of steam systems and associated equipment, including piping, steam traps, steam heaters, heat tracers, condensate systems, and chemical pumps.
  • Knowledge of compressed-air systems and associated equipment, including compressors, air dryers, cooling towers, condensate collection and drains, air supply tanks, and air piping or tubing with regulators and filters.
  • Knowledge of HVAC units, including rooftop units, exhaust fans, fresh-air intakes, and filters.
  • Knowledge of ammonia chillers, evaporators, glycol pumps, and water pumps.
  • Knowledge of wastewater systems, including water treatment, chemical usage, sludge treatment and disposal, and DAF equipment.
  • Ability to operate and maintain high- and low-pressure steam boilers and associated chemical additives, makeup water tanks, surge tanks, water pumps, process control valves, and mechanical float switches.
  • Knowledge of liquid delivery systems, including process water, potable water, chilled and hot water, minor liquid ingredients, pressure and flow control devices, process control valves, and bulk storage tanks.
  • Knowledge of general building facility systems, including roofing drains, plumbing and drainage, fire systems and sprinklers, dry risers, fire pumps and controls, inspection and audit walks, refrigeration equipment, refrigerant handling, RPZ maintenance, emergency generators, pipefitting, sewer cleaning, measurement devices, shop equipment, and sump pumps.
  • Knowledge of natural gas systems and equipment, including control valves, Maxon gas valves, piping repairs, and leak detection.
  • Ability to disassemble and reassemble equipment and install air, liquid, and steam piping without drawings.

Nice To Haves

  • Food industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Diagnose and repair production equipment in an industrial manufacturing environment.
  • Provide technical assistance and resolve facility problems.
  • Collaborate with building engineers and others to identify, define, and solve problems.
  • Build, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair measurement instruments or testing equipment.
  • Evaluate and use shop and layout drawings for troubleshooting.
  • Apply knowledge of equipment operating methods and sequences when troubleshooting and testing processing equipment.
  • Perform duties in compliance with bakery rules and practices for safety, conduct, sanitation, and housekeeping.
  • Ensure conformance with safety requirements, GMPs, health code regulations, NEC and NFPA standards, and food safety policies.
  • Repair, maintain, and upgrade facility equipment and systems.
  • Disassemble and reassemble equipment as needed to restore building systems operation.
  • Install air, liquid, and steam piping without drawings.
  • Maintain knowledge of piping circuits in the assigned area, including interlocking sequences and distribution-system placement and switching procedures.
  • Analyze and interpret information to resolve operating or design-related problems.
  • Operate and maintain high- and low-pressure steam boilers and associated equipment.
  • Maintain and troubleshoot steam, compressed-air, HVAC, ammonia chiller, wastewater, liquid delivery, building facility, and natural gas systems.

Benefits

  • Healthcare benefits
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid time off
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