Plant Engineer - Facilities - Bayfront Hospital

Orlando Health; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Orlando Health's Bayfront Hospital in St. Pete, FL is seeking a skilled plant operator to run and maintain boilers, chillers, generators and related systems.

The role is located at Bayfront Hospital in St Pete, FL, and involves daily monitoring of meters, startup/shutdown of boilers and chillers, water treatment logs, generator testing and switchgear operation to regulate power loads. The position requires five years in building trades or energy plant operations, or three years if a trade school

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in building trades or energy plant operations.
• Three years of experience if a trade or vocational school graduate.

Responsibilities

• Monitors control screens and meters to ensure equipment runs properly.
• Starts, stops and switches boilers as needed.
• Cleans and repairs boilers, blow tubes and discharge sediment, and pumping equipment.
• Starts and stops chillers to maintain setpoints and efficiency.
• Checks and monitors cooling towers and regulates feed water.
• Keeps logs for chemical treatment to boiler and cooling system water.
• Conducts generator testing.
• Operates switchgear to regulate and transfer power loads.
• Completes maintenance work orders and records in the system (TMS).
• Maintains logs to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations and Joint Commission guidelines.
• Coordinates and conducts fire and life safety inspections and testing.
• Assists in training other plant engineers.

Skills

Energy plant operations

Building trades

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Summary

Operates and maintains boilers, chillers, generators and associated support systems.

This position is located at Bayfront Hospital in St Pete, FL

Responsibilities

• Monitors control screens and observes various meters and gauges to ensure equipment is operating properly.
• Starts, stops and switches over boilers as appropriate.
• Cleans and repairs boilers, blow tubes and discharge sediment, and pumping equipment.
• Starts and stops chillers to maintain setpoints and efficiency.
• Checks and monitors cooling towers and regulates feed water.
• Keeps appropriate logs for chemical treatment to boiler and cooling system water.
• Conducts and documents generator testing.
• Operates switchgear to regulate and transfer power loads.
• Completes assigned preventative and corrective maintenance work orders and ensures work order data is captured in TMS.
• Log all pertinent operating information and maintains records to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations and Joint Commission guidelines.
• Coordinates, conducts and documents all fire and life safety measures to include inspections and testing to ensure compliance with policies.
• Assists in training other plant engineers with energy plant operation/maintenance specific skills.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Five (5) years of experience in building trades or energy plant operations required. Three years of experience is required if a trade or vocational school graduate