STATIONARY ENGINEER

State of Illinois•Rushville, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Stationary Engineer for the Treatment and Detention Facility located in Rushville, Illinois to operate facility vehicles to conduct rounds of physical plant operations. Performs emergency repairs including but not limited to plunging toilet stools and water fountains, boarding windows, replacing lamps or performs simple electrical repairs, repairing flush valves, repairing air handlers, boilers, valves, and pumps, resetting circuit breakers, repairing fire alarm systems, and performing simple lock repairs. Prepares, maintains, and documents physical plant daily log. Maintains physical plant equipment in proper working order. Monitors the facility severe weather warning system and the facility fire alarm system.

Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of eight (8) years elementary school.
Requires four (4) years of experience in power plant operation and in firing high-pressure and/or low-pressure stationary boilers.
Requires possession of or the ability to obtain a valid certificate as a Universal Technician under U.S.E.P.A. Section 608 Rules within six months of employment.
The possession of a valid certificate as a Universal Technician under U.S.E.P.A. Section 608 encompasses positions which perform refrigeration/air-conditioning work that has the possibility of release of chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere.
Requires possession of a valid driver’s license.
Requires the ability to perform various tasks such as lifting and moving equipment/machinery up to 50 pounds (up to 100 pounds with assistance).
Requires the ability to work shifts, including weekends and holidays for emergency situations.
Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

Nice To Haves

Four (4) years of specialized experience in the operation of high-pressure/low-pressure coal, gas or oil-fired boilers and their apparatuses.
Three (3) years of specialized experience in water treatment and various chemicals used in boiler systems.
Three (3) years of specialized experience diagnosing problems in mechanical, electrical, heating and air conditioning/HVAC systems.
Three (3) years of professional experience directing the work of employees and outside contractors engaged in the operation and maintenance of technical stationary engineering power plant building systems.
Three (3) years of experience taking utility readings, logging records, ensuring maintenance schedules are followed, reviewing and actioning maintenance reports for technical stationary engineering power plant building systems.
Three (3) years of experience diagnosing building and mechanical issues, recognizing potentially dangerous situations, and implementing appropriate emergency responses.
Three (3) years of specialized experience in public health Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and building codes of technical stationary engineering power plant building systems.
Three (3) years of experience following and expressing complex ideas clearly both orally and in written form in the field of technical stationary engineering power plant building systems.

Responsibilities

Operates facility vehicles to conduct rounds of physical plant operations.
Performs emergency repairs including but not limited to plunging toilet stools and water fountains, boarding windows, replacing lamps or performs simple electrical repairs, repairing flush valves, repairing air handlers, boilers, valves, and pumps, resetting circuit breakers, repairing fire alarm systems, and performing simple lock repairs.
Prepares, maintains, and documents physical plant daily log.
Maintains physical plant equipment in proper working order.
Monitors the facility severe weather warning system and the facility fire alarm system.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Benefits

A Pension Program
Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)