High-Pressure Boiler Plant Operator

Ansible Government Solutions; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC is recruiting a Boiler Plant Operator/Boiler Technician to support the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, CA. The role covers daily operation, testing, and maintenance of high‑pressure steam boilers to ensure reliable plant readiness.

The position pays $52–$62 per hour with no sponsorship available, and involves safety procedures, equipment testing, and coordination with hospital departments across varied shifts.

Qualifications

• Must be able to obtain a South Dakota Rural Water License for Basic water treatment.
• Requires moderate to strenuous effort and long periods of walking, standing, climbing, bending, and crouching.
• Ability to frequently lift and carry boiler parts and chemical supplies weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted.
• No sponsorship available.

Responsibilities

• Uses electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls, and zone charts in conjunction with meters, gauges, and computer-generated data to determine adjustments or corrections necessary for proper boiler operations or changing load requirements.
• Monitors and tests the operation of high pressure steam boiler systems to identify malfunctions and potential problems with equipment.
• Performs operational maintenance and repairs of limited complexity on mechanical parts and systems and may perform basic electrical repairs.
• Installs, maintains, and repairs complex equipment and systems involving high pressure steam generating boilers with rigid tolerances.
• Provides control and readiness of high-pressure steam boilers supplying the hospital and support structures.
• Starts up boilers and executes proper boiler blow down and soot blowing procedures.

Job description

Ansible Government Solutions, LLC is recruiting a Boiler Plant Operator/Boiler Technician to support the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in Palo Alto, CA. The role covers daily operation, testing, and maintenance of high‑pressure steam boilers to ensure reliable plant readiness.

The position pays $52–$62 per hour with no sponsorship available, and involves safety procedures, equipment testing, and coordination with hospital departments across varied shifts.