Powerhouse Stationary Engineer

smucker; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Smucker in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Stationary Engineer to operate, maintain, and repair boiler and mechanical systems across the facility, including HVAC, refrigeration, pumps, and controls. You will monitor meters and adjust equipment to keep conditions safe and efficient, with logs documenting daily activities and maintenance.

The role requires a First-Class Stationary Engineers License from the City of Buffalo, a high-school degree, and 2–3 years in Powerhouse/Refrigeration/AC; reading

Qualifications

• High-school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of a First-Class Stationary Engineers License from the City of Buffalo.
• Universal Certificate for Refrigeration Transition and Recovery preferred.
• 2–3 years Powerhouse, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, renovate, and repair boiler and mechanical systems in the facility.
• Monitor meters and gauges to ensure safe, economical operation and appropriate pressure/temperature levels.
• Perform routine maintenance on pumps, motors, and related equipment; document activities in logs.
• Install, operate, repair, and maintain HVAC, refrigeration, compressors, and related controls.

Skills

Shift work

Weekend/holiday shifts

Good communication

Reading blueprints

Own hand tools

Computer literacy

Education

High-school diploma or equivalent

First-Class Stationary Engineers License (City of Buffalo)

Universal Certificate for Refrigeration Transition and Recovery

2–3 years Powerhouse/Refrigeration/AC experience

Job description

This position pays $44.35 / hour Potential earnings of $120,000-$140,000 per year with Overtime.

Key Responsibilities

The Stationary Engineer is responsible for the operation, maintenance, renovation and repair of boiler systems and all other mechanical systems in the facility, such as steam systems; heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems; building automation systems; generators; pumps, piping, and compressed gas systems; refrigeration and electrical systems and numerous other physical plant functions. Responsibilities include the startup, regulate, repair, and shut down of equipment. Ensures that equipment operates safely and economically and within established limits by monitoring attached meters, gauges, and computerized controls. Manually control equipment and make the necessary adjustments. Use hand and power tools to perform repairs and maintenance ranging from a complete overhaul to replacing defective valves, gaskets, or bearings. Additionally, record relevant events and facts concerning operation and maintenance in an equipment log. Perform routine maintenance, such as repairing and replacing pumps, motors, and other operating equipment, lubricating moving parts, replacing filters, and removing soot and corrosion that can reduce operating efficiency.

• Install, operate, repair, and maintain all boilers, controls, components and attached wiring, cleaning, general and preventative maintenance of units and related equipment.
• Observes steam, vacuum, water, and other meters and gauges to determine operating condition of equipment and keeps steam generating at required pressure and temperature.
• Maintains a preventative maintenance program for assigned area.
• Analyzes feed water and combustion products and determines necessary treatments.
• Install, operate, repair, and maintain all air compressors, air dryers (refrigerant and desiccant), glycol cooling lines, towers, controls, components and attached wiring, cleaning, general and preventative maintenance of units and related equipment.
• Install, operate, repair, and maintain all refrigeration and freezer systems including drains, water cooling lines, controls, components and attached wiring, refrigerant lines, cleaning units, general and preventative maintenance of units, including small office refrigerators.
• Install, operate, repair, and maintain all HVAC systems including drains, water cooling lines, controls, components and attached wiring, refrigerant lines, cleaning units, general and preventative maintenance of units.
• Install, operate, repair, and maintain all refrigerated cooling devices for control panels.
• Install, operate, repair, and maintain all refrigeration devices for drinking fountains.
• Install, operate, repair, and maintain Air and water sprinkler tank lines from Powerhouse to sprinkler tanks including main valves, check valves, sight glasses and tank drain lines located at the tanks.
• Install, operate, repair, and maintain all portable refrigerated cooling units (NESLAB, SPOT COOLERS), controls components and attached wiring, cleaning, and general and preventative maintenance of units.
• Fill out clear concise daily log of activities for record keeping and shift exchange. including fuel and water consumption, steam produced and fuel gas content; Supervises maintenance on all types of air conditioning equipment.

Qualifications

• A good work ethic and responsible attitude.
• The ability to do shift work, and to work on weekends and holidays.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with others
• Good motor, hand, and eye coordination
• Good computer knowledge
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment
• Must have the ability to read and interpret mechanical blueprints, schematics, and parts specifications.
• Must have own hand tools.

Education and/or Experience

• High-school degree or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of a First-Class Stationary Engineers License from the City of Buffalo
• Universal Certificate for Refrigeration Transition and Recovery preferred
• Two (2) - three (3) years Powerhouse, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning experience preferred

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, GMP's and general instructions. Good communication skills are required.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out both oral and written instructions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions and duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and lift. The employee is required to stand and walk at minimum 70% of the time.
• The employee must be able to work 8 hour shifts with a maximum of 16 hours required.
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