Utility Systems Repairer-Operator

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Walla Walla, Washington, United States Department Of Veterans Affairs Full time
Summary

The Utility Systems Repairer-Operator, WG , at the Johnathan M Wainwright VA Medical Center in Walla Walla, WA will fill in on various shifts and perform duties within the Boiler Plant Section, Facilities Management Service.

Duties

Pipefitting

  • Troubleshoots, repairs and installs equipment used by the Kitchen, Canteen and rest of the facility and for heating at locations throughout the station.
Typical items of equipment include dishwashers, steam cookers, steam and electrical hot water heaters. Troubleshoots, repairs and installs various components of the steam, condensate, fire sprinklers, water and drainage/sewer systems1. This involves repair and/or replacement of piping, valves, pressure regulators, pumps, traps, lagging, packing, gauges and heat exchangers. Incumbent performs preventive and corrective maintenance on pumps, steam traps, and other associated equipment.

  • Inspect, adjust, calibrate and repair all devices, instrumentation, flow meters, etc.
and be able to inspect repairs and adjustments made by contractors.

  • Uses tools such as manometers, multi meters, combustion analyzers, test gauges, infrared thermometers, and dead weight testers.
  • Performs
  • major and minor repairs to equipment and operate in accordance with VA regulations and directives, facility policies, local standard operating procedures and good engineering practice
  • Maintains and installs a variety of pluming fixtures including sinks, toilets, showers, tubs, and their components.
  • Maintains and stores tools and equipment of plumbing/pipefitting trades such as hand tools, pipe threaders, augers, drills, torches, welders, etc.
  • Performs preventative maintenance on equipment and utility systems as scheduled.
Works with and guides the work of patients, temporary employees and apprentices. The incumbent will be called upon to assist in small scale asbestos abatement projects as necessary.

Boiler Plant Operations

  • Responsible for as needed operation coverage at the BP which has a VHA boiler plant facilities operate on a 7 day, 3 shift plan.
Incumbent could work any of all three (3) shifts and weekends as necessary to cover boiler plant shifts when regularly scheduled boiler plant operator is unavailable for more than one week at a time and during long absences could work long periods of time as an operator.-Ensures safe, efficient, and continuous operations of four, high-pressure fire tube boilers at all times while protecting property, equipment and systems from damage and preventing the loss of human life due to failures that may result from excessive boiler pressures or furnace explosions.-Uses electronic and pneumatic controls, charts, recorders, meters, gauges, and computer-generated data to determine adjustments or corrections necessary for proper boiler operations or changing load requirements.

I Incumbents operate, adjust, maintain and repair auxiliary equipment including:

unfired pressure vessels, centrifugal pumps, rotary pumps, piston pumps, forced draft fans, atomized air compressors, water softening units, fuel oil strainers and filters, steam traps and straitiers, piping and valves.


  • Tests, adjusts, maintains, and repairs boiler safety devices such as flame safeguard systems, pressure switches, pressure differential switches, limit switches, timers, water column safety devices, electric/electronic probes and sensors, steam safety valves, and automatic and manual fuel valves for the purpose of preventing major .
pressure vessel failures and/or furnace explosions.

  • Incumbent visually inspects boiler settings and refractory linings for signs of deterioration and failure due to heat stress resulting in flue gases escaping into the plant and endangering on duty personnel.
Through the use of manual, automatic, semi-automatic, microprocessor controls or systems, the Incumbent monitors, adjusts and controls all phases of boiler plant operations

.
  • Performs
preventive and corrective maintenance on boilers, pumps, steam traps, and other associated equipment. The incumbent must inspect, adjust, calibrate and repair all boiler controls safety devices, instrumentation, flow meters, etc. and be able to inspect repairs and adjustments made by contractors. He/she uses tools such as manometers, multi-meters, combustion analyzers, test gauges, infrared thermometers, and dead-weight testers.

Work Schedule: Sunday- Saturday 8:00am-4:00pm or 4:0pm-12:00am; or 12:00pm-8:00pm.

Position Description Title/PD#:
Utility Systems Repairer Operator PD #80444A
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