Operating Engineer Master Building System

State of Louisiana; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid leave

Job summary

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Operating Engineer Master (Building Systems). This role involves shift work monitoring the energy management system, inspecting building systems, and performing repairs as assigned.

Applicants should have three years of experience or training in operating or maintaining large mechanical equipment. A EPA refrigerant recycling and recovery certification (Section 608) is required for suitable positions.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience or training in the operation or maintenance of large stationary engines or mechanical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, and control system wide output; serve as sole operator on an assigned shift.
• Take hourly readings and log data; perform chemical and softener tests; blow down boilers; read gauges for water levels and pressures.

Skills

Mechanical experience

Shift work

Tools

EPA refrigerant certification (608)

Job description

LSU Health New Orleans Division of Facility Services is seeking highly skilled applicants for the position of Operating Engineer Master (Building Systems).

This is shift work monitoring the LSUHSC-NO energy management system, making rounds to visually inspect building systems and making repairs as assigned.

Thank you for your interest in a career at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans. We appreciate your interest in joining our LSU Health New Orleans community. As a campus of Louisiana State University, LSU Health New Orleans offers excellent benefits including health care and retirement plans, and generous sick and vacation leave.

LSU Health New Orleans seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate where students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds have equitable access and success opportunities. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome all to apply without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, protected veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. LSU Health New Orleans is also designated as a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency and provides assistance to persons needing accommodations or with the accessibility of materials. For those seeking such accommodations or assistance related to this search, we encourage you to contact the Office of Human Resource Management ([e-mail]).

Three years of experience or training in the operation or maintenance of large stationary engines or mechanical equipment.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

For those positions in which incumbents will be working with and handling refrigerants, possession of an appropriate EPA refrigerant recycling and recovery certification for technicians will be required (as required under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act, 1990).

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

• a) operates, monitors, and controls system wide output; b) serves as sole operator on an assigned shift; c) operates auxiliaries including firing up steam boilers, starting and stopping chillers, pumps, cooling towers, HVAC exchangers, refrigeration, and HVAC equipment

• a) makes hourly readings and enters on log sheets; b} performs chemical & softener tests; f) blows down boilers; d) reads gauges to check water levels, steam pressure, and operation of valves and auxiliary pumps
• maintains, inspects, and repairs mechanical equipment and components including compressors, condensers, expansion valves, service valves, thermostats, coils, and drive assemblies
• maintains, inspects and repair pumps, motors, control systems, piping, and other equipment used in mechanical systems; c) cleans and/or replaces filters on heating/air conditioning units as necessary
• responds to temperature complaints from building occupants
• reports all unsafe situations immediately to supervisor or higher authority as needed to correct the condition as quickly as possible
• takes immediate action to personally stop unsafe acts if delay to inform supervisor may allow accident to occur
• a) serve as lead-worker over subordinate Building Systems employees; b) assists other trades as needed; c) special events work; d) campus maintenance emergencies; e) work orders; f) picking up parts and materials from vendors

Please list all relevant work experience in the Employment History section of your application answering all questions in this section, failing to do so will disqualify your application. Experience not listed will not be considered when determining the offering rate.

Position-Specific Details:

No Civil Service Test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Compensation:

Starting rate of pay $21.05 per hour. There is also an additional $1 Longevity pay, $2 Shift pay and $3 Weekend Shift pay for hours worked only. Rate may be increased depending on applicants’ qualifications.

Location:

LSU Health Science Center Medical Education Building 1901 Perdido St. New Orleans LA 70112

Hours of Operation:

Shift

Appointment Type:

Probational

Pre-employment Drug testing, Physical, and Criminal Background check are required.

For further information about this vacancy contact:
Timethia Brown HR Specialist
LSU Health Sciences Center
HR Management Department
504.568.4835

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans – Benefits

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage: Additional Benefits

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring and retention of individuals with disabilities.