Boiler Operator

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

Responsible for the proper operation and maintenance of boilers and all associated equipment in the Boiler Room. To ensure all services and support-systems originating in the Boiler Room are functioning properly to provide a safe, healthy, and comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors. Stands shift on a 24/7 schedule, operating and maintaining 3 stationary boilers, related equipment, and systems that supply steam and hot water to the Warren Hospital property. The Boiler Operator will operate, maintain, and repair boilers, related equipment and systems, and will maintain Boiler Room Log books as well as shift checklists. Responsible to observe, as well as promote, State mandated safety regulations at all times. Report equipment malfunctions in the shift log book as well as to the Chief Engineer.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Have a working knowledge of the State of New Jersey Administrative CODE (NJAC) 12:90 boiler, pressure vessels, and refrigeration.

• Keep current on all New Jersey Administrative Code updates

• Working knowledge and adherence of the Warren Hospital Standard Steam Plant Policy and Procedure manual.

• Operates and monitors all boilers and support systems. Assures that boilers, support systems and related equipment are operating properly. Makes connections, adjustments and/or repairs as necessary.

• Evaluates problems that may be encountered to determine their seriousness and corrects or reports to Chief Engineer. Notifies appropriate manager of major breakdowns or malfunctions and assists in completing repairs.

• Maintain daily logs of operation, maintenance, repair, and safety activities including but not limited to test results, instrument readings, details of equipment malfunctions, preventive maintenance tasks, maintenance/repair work orders, complete shift check list.

• Test boiler water quality and/or arrange for testing. Take necessary corrective action such as adding chemicals to prevent corrosion and harmful deposits per the Chief Engineers direction.

• Trouble shoot problems, activate valves to maintain required amounts of water in boilers, adjust supplies of combustion air as well as the flow of fuel to the burners. Monitor boiler controls, safety switch valves, gauges, burners, alarms, to detect leaks or malfunctions to ensure that the boilers, related equipment and systems are operating efficiently and safely as directed by the Chief Engineer.

• Perform scheduled preventive maintenance tasks, perform scheduled work order repair, overhaul/replace valves, pumps, burners, controls, alarms, and coils (steam/hot water) as directed by the Chief Engineer.

• Performs weekly Emergency Generator "No Load Test". Completes necessary documentation and immediately reports any problems to the Hospital electrician and/or Facilities Supervisor.

• Performs weekly Fire Pump run test and completes necessary documentation and immediately reports any problems to the Facilities Supervisor.

• Maintains domestic hot water chlorination systems. Reports problems to the Chief Engineer.

• Keeps Boiler Room areas and equipment clean and in an orderly safe manner at all times.

• Informs Chief Engineer when fuel oil, water treatment chemicals, water treatment testing chemicals, recording charts, logs and all other supplies are running low.

• Performs Fire and Disaster duties as required

• Follows safety regulations and reports any hazards, malfunctions and repairs as needed.

• Performs all other maintenance and repair tasks and other related duties as directed.

Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address.  Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer.  Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable.  It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application.  Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's

St. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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