Stationary Engineer (37.5 Hour)(SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY)

Overview

Operate, maintain, and repair campus boilers, generators, and related mechanical equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• boiler maintenance
• equipment inspection
• mechanical repairs
• water treatment
• fuel testing
• shift handover

Tasks

-Stay connected! Log in daily to your JobAps Personal Status Board to track your status and check email (including spam/junk folders) for updates and tasks. -Inspects operation of, maintains and repairs generating equipment, ice machinery, hot water heaters, laundry equipment, pumps, fans, compressors, electronic equipment, and other miscellaneous mechanical service equipment; -Calculates and records operating data; -Inspects boiler room gauges, indicators, charts and records of operation, and the actual operating of the boiler room mechanical equipment and boilers, and issues any necessary instructions to subordinate(s); -May assist in general building maintenance and repair; -Maintains and repairs mechanical equipment, including tightening loose bearings, packing glands, and bolts, replacing wearing rings, replacing and repacking condenser tubes, renewing gaskets, renewing valves and stuffing boxes, and renewing value parts; -Acts similarly in regard to generating equipment if any; -Performs minor tests for fuel specific gravity and gas leaks; -Makes or supervises the making of simple boiler water analyses and determines necessary treatment; -Adds water treatment chemicals to boilers; -May remove pipe insulation materials associated with the repair of pipes and fittings using OSHA approved methods; -Supervises tending of boiler by others, issuing instructions, inspecting condition of equipment, and checking gauges and operation records; -May inspect and repair steam traps fed by main system at various locations; -Performs and supervises maintenance and repair of boiler and boiler room equipment including feed pumps and fuel injectors or stokers; -Upon taking over a shift, receives operating instructions from outgoing shift engineer; -Makes various periodic and special tests and checks of facilities and equipment, making necessary adjustments; -The appointing authority may require completion of an asbestos removal program consistent with EPA guidelines for operations and maintenance during employment in this class. Incumbents may be required to use protective equipment such as respirators and safety goggles.

Requirements

• physical fitness
• communication
• accredited degree
• mechanical equipment
• computer software
• interpersonal

What You Bring

-Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties. -Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). -oral and written communication skills; -Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below. -Knowledge of and ability to operate, maintain and repair boilers, generators and related mechanical equipment; -Ability to utilize computer software. -interpersonal skills; -A physical examination may be required. -Preference will be given to current BOR/CSCU employees and/or current State of CT employees prior to filling the position with an external candidate.

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Benefits

-A healthy work/life balance to all employees. -Professional growth and development opportunities.

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