Power Plant Mechanic

Saint Joseph's University; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Sur place; USD 44 000 - 47 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Saint Joseph’s University is hiring a Power Plant Mechanic to operate and maintain campus power plant equipment. You will read blueprints, run boilers for steam, manage controls, and perform preventive maintenance across campus facilities.

The role requires two years of related experience, a valid driver’s license, and preferred technical school training. It is a full-time position with a fixed hourly rate and union-aligned schedules.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience or training in maintenance and operation of power plant equipment.
• Reading blueprints and sketches.
• Reading gauges and meters and maintaining logs.
• Experience with boilers and HVAC systems is preferred.
• Valid driver's license is required.
• Technical school background preferred.

Responsabilités

• Operate, fire, and maintain boilers to meet the need for steam.
• Plan firing for energy-efficient operations.
• Read blueprints and sketches as part of job layouts.
• Maintain automatic temperature controls and monitor equipment readings.
• Perform cleaning and preventive maintenance of mechanical equipment.
• Test water of mechanical equipment and adjust chemicals as needed.
• Lay out jobs from blueprints or sketches and order parts and equipment as necessary.
• Make rounds of campus buildings, inspect equipment and take readings to maintain environmental conditions.
• Notify supervision of malfunctions that could disrupt utility service.
• Perform all classification-related duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Emergency response

Fast decision making

Blueprint reading

Gauge readings

Formation

Two years of power plant maintenance experience

Technical school preferred

Outils

Philadelphia Class B Stationary Engineer’s License

Description du poste

Position Title:

Power Plant Mechanic

Time Type:

Full time

Position Summary and Qualifications:

Under the general supervision to perform such duties as assigned in operation and maintenance of power plant and related power plant equipment.

Essential Duties:

• Perform all duties peculiar to, and normally required in, the trade of power plant mechanic, following recognized procedures and techniques for such work.

• Operates, fires, and maintains boilers to meet the need for steam.

• Plans firing for energy-efficient operations.

• The ability to read blueprints and sketches.

• Maintains automatic temperature controls.

• Reads gauges, meters, and, through the use of automatic equipment, will maintain utility usage and equipment work logs.

• Maintains and operatesHVACequipment.

• To do cleaning and preventive maintenance of mechanical equipment.

• To test water of mechanical equipment and to add and adjust chemicals as needed.

• To lay out jobs in accordance with blueprints or sketches and to order, through supervision, parts and equipment necessary.

• To make rounds of campus buildings, inspect equipment and take readings, and make adjustments to maintain proper environmental conditions.

• To notify supervision of known malfunctions that would cause a failure of utility service.

• Performs all classification-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Required

• Ability to think and act quickly in an emergency.

• Two years of experience or training in maintenance and operation of power plant equipment. Some experience must have been in a plant of comparable size.

• Technical school graduate preferred.

• Must have a valid driver’s license.

Preferred

• Philadelphia Class B Stationary Engineer’s License

Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours:

• Working Shift : Sun-Mon 2p-12a, Fri-Sat 12a-10a (pending union approval) or Sun 8a-4p, Mon-Tues 4-12, Fri-Sat 12a-8a

Pay Transparancy:

This is a fixed rate position with an hourly wage of $32.96 per hour.

Notice to Out of State Applicants:

Saint Joseph’s University may only consider applicants from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York (not including New York City zip codes), and Delaware (Delaware residents must regularly be present for over 50% of work time on an SJU campus). If an employee must relocate to meet these conditions, financial assistance may be available but is not guaranteed.

Saint Joseph’s University is a private, Catholic, Jesuit institution and we expect members of our community to be knowledgeable about – and to make a positive contribution to – our mission. Saint Joseph’s University is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to recruit, develop and retain a talented and diverse workforce. The University is committed to the diversity of its faculty and staff so that our students, our disciplines and our community as a whole can benefit from the multiple perspectives it offers. The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. EOE

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