Boiler Plant Operator I | Multiple Shifts

Slippery Rock University; Slippery Rock (Butler County); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plans

Tuition benefits

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

Slippery Rock University is seeking a Utility Plant Operator 1 to support campus boiler operations and related plant equipment on a three-shift cycle, including night hours. You will maintain boiler pressures, temperatures, and fuel levels, and log readings to ensure safe, efficient plant performance.

Experience with boiler rooms is preferred; a minimum of one year as a Utility Plant Helper or similar boiler-plant experience is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum: One year as a Utility Plant Helper or one year of boiler plant experience, or equivalent combination of experience and training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain boiler house pressures, temperatures, and water levels; monitor all plant equipment and log readings hourly and every 15 minutes for bag house temperatures.
• Adjust boilers, bag house, economizers, supply tanks, dampers and fans; perform visual plant inspections and document results.
• Keep fuel levels (coal and natural gas) at proper levels; maintain plant areas and equipment cleanliness.
• Blow down boilers and flues; manage chemical feeds and DA tanks; monitor steam distribution system.
• Maintain ash removal systems and ensure proper operation of ash handling equipment.
• Log data via computers, record pressures, temperatures, and operational readings; take readings for coal deliveries and routine maintenance.
• Perform housekeeping tasks on shifts; prepare paperwork for the next day and maintain control room cleanliness.
• Support maintenance tasks: repacking pumps/valves, boiler inspections, repairs, and basic plumbing/electrical work.

Job description

Slippery Rock University is seeking a Utility Plant Operator 1 to support campus boiler operations and related plant equipment on a three-shift cycle, including night hours. You will maintain boiler pressures, temperatures, and fuel levels, and log readings to ensure safe, efficient plant performance.

Experience with boiler rooms is preferred; a minimum of one year as a Utility Plant Helper or similar boiler-plant experience is required.