Boiler Operator
$60,000–$80,000 year
On-sitePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Operate and maintain gas/propane fired water or fire tube boilers, feed water treatment plants, and auxiliary control equipment with minimal supervision. Adjust fuel and airflow to maintain system pressure while monitoring gauges and charts. Light off, warm up, and shut down boilers, chillers, RO/DI systems, and electrical distribution systems. Maintain water quality, handle malfunctions, and operate emergency generators. Collect performance records, prepare equipment for inspections, and monitor building automation and fire alarm systems. Respond to trouble and emergency lines, facilitate fuel receipt, and perform routine maintenance. Work independently after initial training in a high-heat, noisy environment requiring physical stamina and safety certification.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of related experience
- Lighting off, warming up, placing in service, and shutting down the boilers, chillers, softeners, RO/DI systems, compressed air systems, vacuum systems, electrical distribution systems, Cogeneration systems
- Firing on each of the available fuels; natural gas and diesel fuel oil
- Operating all plant equipment and controls, including start-up and shutdown
- Gradual warm-up of hot piping system and placing them into service
- Maintaining water quality to protect the equipment and piping from damage
- Handling malfunctions and emergency situations. To include emergency or backup generator operation in the central plant
- Collecting and organizing the equipment and plant performance records
- Routine equipment maintenance
- Preparation of equipment for inspections
- Operation and testing of all safety devices and control equipment
- Facilitating and monitoring the receipt of fuels and supplies
- Monitor building automation and fire alarm systems and report any abnormalities
- Answer the trouble call line, emergency elevator line
- OSHA Hazard Communication Training
- OSHA Lockout/Tagout procedures
- NFPA 70E standard for electrical safety in the workplace
- Familiar with ASME Boiler Pressure Code
- Ability to work independently after initial facility training
- Heavy work; lifting of 50 lbs. frequently and 75 lbs. occasionally
- Work at heights and climb ladders
- Work in tight spaces
- Work in heat – over 100 degrees F.
- Work in a noisy environment (will be required to wear hearing protection when necessary)
- Work involving potential hazardous exposures such as asbestos, machine parts, soot, dirt, grease, chemicals, oil, and fumes
- Ability to function safely while wearing a respirator - Work requiring an OSHA approved respirator and proper fit tested
- Standing and bending for long periods of time
- Ability to distinguish between audible alarms (not hearing impaired)
- Reading warning signs/signals, at least 20/40 vision in worse eye with or without correction and 20/20 in the better eye with or without correction, and unimpaired depth perception
- Be able to distinguish between colors – Red and Green
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