Commercial Boiler Startup
1 week ago
Job Title: Commercial Boiler Startup & Warranty Technician
Reports To: Startup & Warranty Manager
About Deppmann:
Our company focuses on helping people make better decisions. We are a company that is responsive to
our customers and have knowledge of how our products work and interact in hydronic systems. Our
company culture is shaped by our Core Values: Knowledge, Responsiveness and Empowerment. We achieve
this through selling hydronic and plumbing equipment in Michigan and Ohio. Join the Deppmann team
that solves customer problems and empowers employees to make decisions. Our Company is 100%
employee owned.
Scope:
Provide commercial boiler, water heater, plumbing, hydronic & steam start-up & warranty services to
external customers on products and equipment sold by the sales department. This process is normally
completed on commercial customer jobsites throughout our territory.
Who We Are Looking For:
A successful candidate will have boiler, hydronic, steam, plumbing and electrical knowledge and
understand industry specific vocabulary. This individual must have combustion analysis experience
on boilers & water heaters. Preferably this individual has the capability to start up & commission
power burners on large commercial boilers.
We are looking for an individual that puts the customer first. This person is driven with a passion
to exceed customers’ expectations. The right candidate will provide great responsiveness by
starting up and troubleshooting equipment for our customers. This person enjoys solving problems
using her/his technical & troubleshooting skills.
Responsibilities Include:
Start-up, Service & Troubleshoot Equipment
Boilers & Water Heaters – Primary
- Accountable for startup & warranty of commercial boilers, burners, and associated equipment to end-users and mechanical contractors.
- Perform factory authorized start-up, including combustion analysis, service & troubleshoot commercial watertube & firetube boilers and water heaters.
- Ensure the equipment installation meets factory guidelines listed in the installation and operation manual (IOM) and local electrical & mechanical codes.
- Analyze & troubleshoot products, systems and components to help solve problems & recommend solutions.
- Experience with power burners using linkage & linkage-less controls.
- Capable of performing ASME CSD-1 testing.
Hydronic, Steam & Plumbing Equipment - Secondary
- Perform factory authorized start-up, service & troubleshoot commercial products we represent: base mounted pumps, boiler feed units, condensate units, vacuum units, adjustable frequency drives, domestic water booster packages, heat transfer packages, sump & sewage pumps, and humidifiers.
- Be able to replace parts: mechanical seals, bearing assembly, motors & couplers.
Documentation / Reporting
- Complete all start-up documents within 24 hours in our business system.
- Provide all internal paperwork: timesheets & expenses report in a timely manner.
Customer Support
- Provide short technical training for onsite maintenance personnel on the newly installed equipment. (i.e. owner training).
- Provide in-depth product training to customers in a classroom setting.
- Provide technical support & be able to troubleshoot system or equipment issues via the phone.
Communication
- Be able to identify proper parts required & communicate to other internal departments.
- Must be able to train, mentor & provide leadership for sales staff & other service technicians.
- Work closely with Service Coordinator to provide the best-in-class service to customer.
- Must be able to effectively interact with engineers, contractors, and end users of equipment and internal team members in a professional manner.
Product Knowledge
- Strong working knowledge of hydronic, plumbing, steam, electrical systems, boiler & water heater
- controls, and advanced combustion controls.
- Be willing to continuously improve product & application knowledge of new products, product
- enhancement & upgrades by self-study, onsite training at factory locations & online webinars.
Requirements:
Minimum of two years of technical school, community college or trade school. Minimum of 5 years’
experience in the industry. Comfortable working within a laptop or tablet along with updating
product software. Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to use Adobe Acrobat.
• A valid driver's license is required.
• Must be insurable with no major infractions.
• Job requires travel to jobsites throughout R.L. Deppmann entire territory: Michigan & Ohio
• Flexibility to work overtime/weekends as required.
• Follows all company safety policies & procedures.
• Must comply with OSHA regulations including lock-out / tag-out procedures.
• Mandatory annual drug testing required to access specific job sites
• Must be able to lift 50 – 75 pounds
• Truck, tools and technology hardware will be provided.
• Proper boiler / mechanical licenses and experience with CSD-1 preferred.
If you have these skills and the desire to join a driven team, please apply online and download your resume.
