Power Plant Operator

Inova Health; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is seeking a dedicated Power Plant Operator to oversee operations at their facility. This full-time position involves monitoring systems, performing chemical analyses, and responding to emergencies, ensuring safety and efficiency. Candidates should have a high school diploma and relevant experience in equipment operation and maintenance.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Tuition and Student Loan Assistance

Mental Health Support

Flexible work schedules

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience as an operating engineer or in a related field.
• Prior experience with operating boilers and conducting mechanical maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to safety standards and personal appearance policies.
• Chemically analyze boiler, chiller, and cooling tower systems.
• Monitor engineering systems and respond to emergencies.

Skills

Chemical analysis

Operating equipment

Emergency response

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical training in maintenance field

Job description

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Job Description

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Power Plant Operator to join the team. This role will be full-time 40 hours weekly working various evening shifts as needed by the department, schedules are made 1 month in advance.

Job Description

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Power Plant Operator to join the team. This role will be full-time 40 hours weekly working various evening shifts as needed by the department, schedules are made 1 month in advance.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offeringup to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offeringpaid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.
  
  

Power Plant Operator Job Responsibilities

• As a Power Plant Operator, you will adhere to departmental/governmental safety standards in addition to departmental/organizational personal appearance policies. To help achieve our mission, you will chemically analyze boiler, chiller, cooling tower and all closed loop systems.
• Your ability to operate and assist in maintaining/repairing all Power Plant equipment with minor supervision is of vital importance.
• Monitoring other engineering systems and taking emergency actions when necessary
• Responding to plant emergencies and demonstrating knowledge of locations of firefighting equipment, while performing safety checks on plant equipment, is expected.
• Understands the importance of chemical balance in all systems.
• Cleans and paints equipment, piping and associated accessories in Power Plant and mechanical rooms.
• Performs chemical analysis tests and adds the correct amount of chemicals to keep a prescribed balance in boilers, cooling towers and closed loop systems.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; Technical training in maintenance field.
• Experience: 1 year of experience as an operating engineer or in a related field; Prior experience with operating boilers, generators and/or conducting mechanical maintenance.
  
  

About Us

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 25,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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