Operating Engineer

1 month ago


Detroit MI United States DTE Energy Full time
DTE is one of the nation's largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer's homes and Michigan's progress for more than a century.And as Michigan's largest source of renewable energy, we're creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future. We're also serving communities beyond Michigan, where our affiliated businesses offer renewable energy, emission control technologies, and energy services to industries in 19 states. But we're more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job.At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you'll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences, and values everyone's health, safety, and wellbeing. Are you ready to make that kind of difference? Bring your energy to DTE.Together, we can achieve great things.The hourly rate for this position is$42.32.Job SummaryLocation: Detroit, MIUnder indirect and intermittent supervision of a Facility Supervisor operates a 750 hp heat pump system and up to 500 hp gas or oil-fired low-pressure package boilers and their auxiliaries to maintain comfortable temperatures in adjacent building. Takes and tests chemical and water samples; takes instrument reading; lubricates equipment and performs operating maintenance and annual lay-up of boilers.Key Accountabilities
  • OPERATES a 750 hp heat pump system to supply both chilled and heated water to air handling units in adjacent buildings
  • STARTS and STOPS refrigeration compressor up to and including 600 hp, cooling tower fans, central air handling and refrigerating purging unit brine and water circulating pumps; ADJUSTS various dampers and motor speed. SELECTS compressor combination. COORDINATES operating speeds and SWITCHES water and brine flow, etc., to gain maximum efficiency of heat pump and to maintain required temperature and lend out waters to accommodate various internal demands and external weather conditions
  • OPERATES gas or oil-fired low pressure package boilers up to and Including 600 hp and auxiliaries to maintain proper water temperatures and steam pressures to heat adjacent building; ADJUSTS valves, STARTS and STOPS pumps, BLOWS DOWN boilers, CHECKS room temperature of adjacent buildings. SWITCHES boilers for gas to oil-fired end vice versa as necessary. OPERATES boilers and heating water systems according to a temperature chart. At times will DEVIATE from chart as unusual weather conditions dictate
  • TAKES water sample and TESTS for hardness, alkalinity, and acidity. (Test results determine the amount of chemicals to be added to water to make suitable for system use.) Water samples are sent to research periodically for analysis
  • PREPARES boilers for annual inspection by city and Insurance inspectors by: OPENING combustion chambers and REMOVING soot, scale end other products of combustion. REMOVES and REPLACES hand hole and manhole cover. OPENS blow down valves and FLUSHES sca1e from tube interiors
  • CLEANS, INSPECTS, REPAIRS and/or TESTS steam, water and sediment traps, valves, filters, pumps, speed control resistors end contactors, fans, etc. OPERATES 44OV Breakers to cut specific boilers or heat pump equipment out of service
  • READS and RECORDS various Indicating and recording instruments
  • PERFORMS routine lubricating and minor maintenance of equipment such as replacing fuses, tightening pecking glands, cleaning chiller tubes, removing and/or plugging leaking fire sprinkler heads, replacing broken pipe fittings, performing valving, reconnecting broken lead wires, etc. MAKES emergency report in order to restore service or prevent building damage. PROVIDES protective tagging of electrical (480V) and mechanical equipment per Facilities Management and Services' Red Tagging Procedure
  • MAINTAINS a clean and orderly work areaQualifications
    • High School diploma or equivalent
    • First Class Refrigeration License
    • At least 5 years' experience in utility complex operations
    • Shift work is required, and employees will be required to perform both operation and routine maintenance of the utility complex equipmentAdditional QualificationsThe physical demands characterized here epitomize those that must be met by an employee to properly perform the integral functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In order to properly perform the integral functions of this job, the employee is required to:
      • Frequently sit, stand or walk
      • Occasionally climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or occasionally crawl
      • Talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and constantly reach with hands and arms
      • Occasionally lift objects of up to 50 pounds in weight
      • Occasionally push or pull objects up to 75 pounds in weight
      • Vision requirements for this position include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
        While performing the duties of this job, the employee works both in a utility plant environment and outdoors. In the course of working at the plant site, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, including wet and/or humid conditions, extreme heat, and may work near moving mechanical parts and/or machinery. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may become loud at the plant site.

        At DTE Energy, we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and a sense of belonging. We seek individuals with a heart for service, a passion to help our communities prosper, and ideas to help shape the future of energy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law.


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