STATIONARY ENGINEER

State of Illinois•Centralia, IL

38d•$10,565 - $10,988•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is hiring a Stationary Engineer at Murray Developmental Center in Centralia, Illinois. The position receives day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Chief Stationary Engineer and works in the Engineering Department. It installs, maintains, cleans, troubleshoots, and repairs HVAC and other mechanical and building systems and equipment, including boilers, furnaces, pumps, fans, compressors, generators, turbines, diesel engines, building automation and comfort-control systems, chillers, cooling towers, and refrigeration systems. The engineer makes regular rounds of boiler and mechanical rooms to assess equipment operation and efficiency and identify potential mechanical problems. Duties also include testing and recording water used for consumption and for steam, hot-water, and chilled-water systems, and adding appropriate chemicals to maintain those systems. The engineer maintains the powerhouse log and assists other facilities and centers in the Central/Southern Region with mechanical-system installation, maintenance, and repair. Travel is required. The role is fully in office and has three vacancies, each on a rotating swing-shift schedule with a 30-minute paid lunch. The schedules are Friday–Tuesday, Wednesday–Sunday, or Sunday–Thursday. Each schedule rotates weekly among 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m. Employment is full-time and union-represented. The anticipated salary is $10,565.28–$10,988.10 per month ($60.72–$63.15 per hour).

Requirements

High school education or equivalent knowledge, skill, and mental development.
Four years of experience in power plant operation and firing high-pressure and/or low-pressure stationary boilers.
Possess a valid U.S. EPA Section 608 Universal Technician certificate or be able to obtain one.
Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds independently and up to 100 pounds with assistance.
Ability to travel for work, including overnight stays as appropriate.
Appropriate, valid driver's license.
Ability to work shifts, including weekends and holidays.
Ability to use agency-supplied materials and equipment, such as a pager and cell phone.
Ability to pass the IDHS background check and a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.

Nice To Haves

Four years of specialized experience operating high-pressure or low-pressure coal-, gas-, or oil-fired boilers and their apparatuses.
Three years of specialized experience in water treatment and chemicals used in boiler systems.
Three years of specialized experience diagnosing mechanical, electrical, heating, air-conditioning, or HVAC system problems.
Three years of professional experience directing employees and outside contractors in operating and maintaining technical stationary-engineering power-plant building systems.
Three years of experience taking utility readings, logging records, ensuring maintenance schedules are followed, and reviewing and acting on maintenance reports for technical stationary-engineering power-plant building systems.
Three years of experience diagnosing building and mechanical issues, recognizing potentially dangerous situations, and implementing appropriate emergency responses.
Three years of specialized experience with public-health OSHA regulations and building codes for technical stationary-engineering power-plant building systems.
Three years of experience clearly communicating complex ideas orally and in writing in technical stationary engineering.

Responsibilities

Receive day-to-day guidance and assignments from the Chief Stationary Engineer.
Make regular rounds of boiler and mechanical rooms to assess machinery and equipment operation and efficiency and identify potential mechanical problems.
Test and record water used for consumption and for steam, hydraulic hot-water, and chilled-water systems; add appropriate chemicals to maintain systems, including water loops and cooling towers.
Maintain the powerhouse log.
Observe and listen to machinery to detect mechanical problems.
Assist other facilities and centers within the Central/Southern Region with installation, maintenance, and repair of mechanical systems.
Install, maintain, clean, troubleshoot, and repair HVAC and related mechanical and building systems and equipment.
Travel as required to perform job duties.
Perform other duties reasonably within the scope of the position.