Boiler Chief Engineer, Plant Operations

Heywood Hospital; Gardner (MA); On-site; USD 44,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Heywood Hospital seeks a Chief Engineer to lead the safe, efficient operation of its Class 3 boiler plant and associated systems. You will oversee daily operations, preventive maintenance, regulatory compliance, and staff supervision to ensure uninterrupted hospital services.

The role requires 3–5 years of boiler/steam equipment experience, a Mass Stationary Engineer 3rd Class License, and a valid driver's license. Expect 40-hour days with 24/7 on-call coverage and on-site work in Gardner, MA.

Qualifications

• High school, vocational, or trade school graduate.
• Mass Stationary Engineer 3rd Class License required.
• Driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operation and maintenance of hospital boiler plant and mechanical systems.
• Schedule boiler plant staff for 24/7 coverage, including nights and weekends.
• Maintain regulatory records, inspections, and testing logs to ensure compliance.
• Maintain training logs and ensure certifications and ongoing education.
• Coordinate preventative maintenance for boilers, pumps, valves, and related systems.
• Inspect systems daily (Boiler, Steam Distribution, Chiller, CSR).
• Respond to plant emergencies and operational alarms promptly.
• Support capital planning, system upgrades, and energy management initiatives.
• Review work orders and ensure quality of completed work.
• Be available 24/7 for boiler room emergencies.

Skills

Boiler operation

Maintenance scheduling

Regulatory compliance

Staff supervision

Emergency response

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Mass Stationary Engineer 3rd Class License

Driver's license

Job description

Overview

You Matter Here! Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!

Hours: 40-Hours, Days, 7:00am - 3:00pm

Range: $31.92 - $44.82

Disclaimer: We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.

Job Summary: The Chief Engineer is responsible for the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of the hospital’s Class 3 boiler plant and associated mechanical systems. This role oversees plant operations, preventive maintenance, regulatory compliance, and staff supervision to ensure uninterrupted support of critical hospital services.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Oversee the daily plant operation, monitoring, and maintenance of the hospital boiler plant, ensuring uninterrupted service to all facility systems.
• Develop, manage, and maintain boiler plant staff schedules to ensure appropriate coverage 24/7, including weekends and holidays.
• Ensure all regulatory requirements are met, including maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation, inspection records, and testing logs in accordance with local, state, and federal agencies.
• Maintain detailed training logs for all boiler plant personnel, ensuring compliance with required certifications, competencies, and ongoing education.
• Coordinate preventative maintenance and repairs for boilers, pumps, valves, and related mechanical systems.
• Inspects systems daily, such as the Boiler, Steam Distribution, Chiller, and the Condition Return System.
• Maintains responsibility as supervisor of the Asbestos Program as required.
• Respond to plant emergencies, system failures, and alarms, ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption to hospital operations.
• Work collaboratively with Facilities leadership to support capital planning, system upgrades, and energy management initiatives.
• Reviews completed work orders from staff and inspects work completed.
• Responds appropriately to utility failures.
• Rotational scheduling participation may be required to ensure continuous operational coverage, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call responsibilities as needed.
• This position requires 24/7 availability to respond to Boiler Room emergencies and other critical plant-related emergencies, including nights, weekends, holidays, and outside of regularly scheduled work hours.

Statement of Other Duties This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Organizational Expectations Behavioral Attributes The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, flexibility, concern for order, initiative, self-confidence, self-control, customer service orientation, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork and information seeking.

Functional Demands Physical Requirements

Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands), and identifies and distinguishes colors. Occasionally climbs (ascends or descends ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like), balances (maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching, or running on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces). Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending at the waist, legs and spine), and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees).

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Minimum Education

• High school, vocational, or trade school graduate

Minimum Work Experience

• Three to five years of experience working with boilers and steam-generating equipment.
• The ability to make repairs meeting exact standards is required.

Minimum Licenses and Certifications

• Mass Stationary Engineer 3rd Class Engineer's License
• Driver's license required