Stationary Engineer- IL- Campus Facilities- 1st Shift

Midwestern University US; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 49,593 - 57,859; Full time

Job summary

Midwestern University US is seeking a Stationary Engineer on a full-time, on-site basis for the IL campus Facilities team. The role covers operating stationary engines, boilers, chillers, and related equipment to provide heat and cooling for buildings and processes.

The shift runs Sunday through Thursday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm, with tasks including system monitoring, maintenance, and safety compliance. Requires IL license, HVAC experience, and strong record-keeping.”

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Illinois Stationary Engineer license is required.
• EPA Universal Certification is strongly desired.

Responsibilities

• Monitor gauges, meters, and indicators for boilers, chillers, and related equipment.
• Read meters and gauges at intervals to verify conditions.
• Maintain records of temperature, hours, fuel use, pressure, water levels, and emissions.

Skills

HVAC equipment experience

Education

High School diploma or GED

Illinois Stationary Engineer license

EPA Universal Certification

Tools

MS Office (Word and Excel)

Job description

Stationary Engineer- IL- Campus Facilities- 1st Shift

Job Category: Staff

Requisition Number: STATI004464

• Posted: July 15, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

Showing 1 location

• Pay or shift range: $36.38 USD to $42 USD

Description

Summary

The Stationary Engineer is responsible for operating and maintaining stationary engines and mechanical equipment such as steam engines, air compressors, motors, turbines, steam boilers, and chillers to provide utilities such as heat and cooling for buildings and industrial processes. The Stationary Engineer reports to the Lead Stationary Engineer. The hours for this position are Sunday-Thursday from 7 am-3:30 pm.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitors gauges, meters, and indicators to verify operating conditions of boilers, chillers, compressors, motors, condensate systems, and related equipment.
• Reads meters and gauges at specified intervals to verify conditions.
• Maintains records such as temperature, hours of operation, fuel consumption, pressure, water levels, and flue gas analysis.
• Adjusts manual controls or overrides automatic controls to bring equipment into recommended operating ranges, switch to backup systems, or shut down equipment.
• Visually inspects equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair, adjustment, or lubrication.
• Maintains equipment by tightening fittings, repacking bearings, replacing packing glands, gaskets, valves, recorders, gauges, and cleaning or replacing burners or other components.
• Lubricates equipment with oil.
• Performs water titration tests and adds chemical additives, such as water softeners, to the treatment tank to prevent scale buildup and clean boiler lines.
• Overhauls, disassembles, and reassembles pumps such as feed, transfer, condensate, vacuum, chemical, and recirculating pumps.
• Performs yearly overhauls of fire‑tube boilers, including punching tubes, refractory repairs, and testing safety equipment.
• Troubleshoots and repairs electric and pneumatic boiler controls.
• Applies safety standards at all times and maintains good housekeeping practices.
• Records operation and maintenance actions taken during shift in operators’ logbook.
• Operates and troubleshoots BAS systems and controls.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The following are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. The individual must work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner with regular, predictable in‑person attendance. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Experience

High School diploma or GED required. Must have a State of Illinois Stationary Engineer license. The EPA Universal Certification license is strongly desired. Must have 2 or more years of related experience with HVAC equipment. Must have a valid driver’s license.

Computer Skills

Proficiency in MS Office (Word and Excel) is desired.

Language Skills

Intermediate: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules and operating instructions, write routine reports and correspondence, and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

Reasoning Ability

Intermediate: Ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form; deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The employee is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, climb or balance, and sometimes sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and color vision. The work environment includes exposure to moving mechanical parts, wet/humid conditions, high places, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, electrical shock risk, and outside weather. The noise level is moderately loud.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Midwestern University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not discriminate against an employee or applicant based upon race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender expressions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), marital status, age, disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other protected class, in accord with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Midwestern University complies with the Smoke‑Free Arizona Act (A.R.S. 36‑601.01) and the Smoke‑Free Illinois Act (410 ILCS 82/). Midwestern University complies with the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003 and Arizona Equal Pay Acts.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.