Boiler Operator

BonnaVilla; Hastings (NE); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation/time off

Company-paid life insurance

Company-paid short-term disability

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Financial wellness coaching

Employee assistance program

Paid holidays

Education assistance

Job summary

Chief Ethanol Fuels, Inc. is seeking a Gas-Fired Boiler Operator to safely and efficiently run the boiler, steam system, water treatment, and condensate-return utilities in a Nebraska ethanol plant.

The role requires independent judgment, strict control of steam pressure, and timely responses to plant loads. As part of a team, you’ll maintain boiler and utility performance, support MVR operations, and ensure regulatory compliance while benefiting from full company benefits and continuous

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of direct boiler/operator experience or related trades education.
• Experience with water-treatment systems is strongly preferred.
• Ability to read analog inputs, alarms, interlocks, trends, and control-loop responses.

Responsibilities

• Operate and troubleshoot industrial boiler and utility systems.
• Maintain steam dryness and MVR performance.
• Respond to changing plant loads with independent judgment.
• Ensure boiler operation supports safety, energy efficiency, and reliability.

Skills

Industrial boiler operation

Water chemistry knowledge

Controls & instrumentation

Forklift operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Computer control systems

Job description

The Gas-Fired Boiler Operator is responsible for the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of the boiler, steam, water-treatment, condensate-return, and associated utility systems supporting ethanol production. The position requires independent operating judgment, disciplined control of steam pressure and quality, and timely response to changing plant loads. At Hastings, this includes supporting the single-boiler, higher-pressure steam system and MVR operation, including required steam dryness and reliability. The operator must understand how boiler and utility decisions affect plant safety, production, energy efficiency, equipment reliability, and regulatory compliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrated working knowledge of industrial boiler operation and associated utility systems, typically gained through 2-4 years of direct experience, applicable trades education, or a combination of training, and demonstrated operating competency.
• Direct experience in plant processing preferred.
• Working knowledge of water chemistry and industrial water-treatment systems is strongly preferred.
• Must be able to operate and troubleshoot computer control systems and understand analog inputs, alarms, interlocks, trends, and control-loop response.
• Must understand pressure-temperature relationships, heat transfer, saturated-steam properties, steam quality and dryness, and how boiler operation directly affects MVR performance and the remainder of the plant process
• Forklift and mobile equipment operation experience.
• Must complete the company-established training and qualification process before operating independently and must maintain demonstrated competency thereafter.

Education:

• High School Diploma, or GED, required.

The Company:

Putting the needs of customers first has taken Chief Industries, Inc. from a small construction company in 1954, to a highly diverse company with a reputation for manufacturing quality products and offering unparalleled customer service. Through its many Brands and subsidiaries, Chief Industries employs over 1,400 skilled and dedicated employees who produce a wide variety of products, many of which are used around the world.

A Brand of Chief Industries, Chief Ethanol is committed to producing quality renewable fuel and produces approximately 140 million gallons of ethanol annually. Chief Ethanol Fuels, Inc. was Nebraska’s first dry-mill ethanol plant and remains committed to producing renewable fuel and high-quality feed today. The plant is a continuous flow Vogelbusch process.

This full-time position is eligible for full company benefits, including

• Paid vacation/time off
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid short-term disability benefits
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Financial wellness coaching
• Employee assistance program
• Paid holidays (8)
• Education assistance
• And much more.

Travel Required

No .

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