Ansible Government Solutions
Boiler Plant Operator/Boiler Technician
Ansible Government Solutions, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306
Overview
Ansible Government Solutions, LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting Boiler Plant Operator/Boiler Technician to support the VA Palo Alto Health Care System located at 3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Services will be delivered to all requesting departments throughout the facility on a range of shift schedules. If you accept employment with Ansible, you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers.
Position Pays $52 - $62/hr
Responsibilities
Uses electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls, and zone charts in conjunction with meters, gauges, and computer-generated data to determine adjustments or corrections necessary for proper boiler operations or changing load requirements
Monitors and tests the operation of high pressure steam boiler systems in order to identify malfunctions and potential problems with equipment such as automatic controls, valves, electrostatic precipitators, lime slurry systems, piping, pumps, and related components
Performs operational maintenance (e.g. lubricate equipment and power clean water tubes) and repairs of limited complexity on mechanical parts and systems and may be required to perform limited or basic electrical repairs
Uses the proper tools for boiler and associated equipment maintenance, including the instrumentation
Takes samples of the boiler feed water and test them for the proper level of chemical additives. Based upon the results of these tests, adjusts the level of the chemicals that are fed into the boiler water to achieve the proper operating levels
Performs preventative and scheduled maintenance on plant systems and equipment including boiler feed pumps, fuel oil pumps, air compressors, turbines, generators, boiler fixtures, and combustion fans
Installs, maintains, and repairs a variety of complex equipment and systems involving high pressure steam generating boilers with complicated components, critical requirements, and rigid tolerances
Provides comprehensive control and operational readiness of all high-pressure steam boilers supplying the main hospital and all outlying support structures
Operates and maintains high pressure boilers and their auxiliary equipment controls
Starts up any boiler, and bring it to the state where it can take its share of the load
Executes proper boiler blow down procedures and the proper soot blowing procedures
Operates medical center fire safety codes
Sets up fire watches till the alarm situation is rectified
Calls in vendors to perform corrective procedures to get buildings out of alarm status
Performs plumbing work involving maintenance and repair of a wide variety of piping, plumbing fixtures (lavatories, commodes, sink, disposals, bath tubs and shower fixtures)
Makes electrical repairs by removing and replacing defective parts
Qualifications
Must be able to obtain a South Dakota Rural Water License for Basic water treatment
Requires moderate to strenuous effort and long periods of walking, standing, climbing, bending, and crouching
Ability to frequently lift and carry boiler parts and chemical supplies weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted
No sponsorship available
All candidates must be able to:
Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
Lift up to 20 lbs
Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
Push/pull with 30 lbs of force
EEO All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Position Pays $52 - $62/hr
Responsibilities
Uses electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls, and zone charts in conjunction with meters, gauges, and computer-generated data to determine adjustments or corrections necessary for proper boiler operations or changing load requirements
Monitors and tests the operation of high pressure steam boiler systems in order to identify malfunctions and potential problems with equipment such as automatic controls, valves, electrostatic precipitators, lime slurry systems, piping, pumps, and related components
Performs operational maintenance (e.g. lubricate equipment and power clean water tubes) and repairs of limited complexity on mechanical parts and systems and may be required to perform limited or basic electrical repairs
Uses the proper tools for boiler and associated equipment maintenance, including the instrumentation
Takes samples of the boiler feed water and test them for the proper level of chemical additives. Based upon the results of these tests, adjusts the level of the chemicals that are fed into the boiler water to achieve the proper operating levels
Performs preventative and scheduled maintenance on plant systems and equipment including boiler feed pumps, fuel oil pumps, air compressors, turbines, generators, boiler fixtures, and combustion fans
Installs, maintains, and repairs a variety of complex equipment and systems involving high pressure steam generating boilers with complicated components, critical requirements, and rigid tolerances
Provides comprehensive control and operational readiness of all high-pressure steam boilers supplying the main hospital and all outlying support structures
Operates and maintains high pressure boilers and their auxiliary equipment controls
Starts up any boiler, and bring it to the state where it can take its share of the load
Executes proper boiler blow down procedures and the proper soot blowing procedures
Operates medical center fire safety codes
Sets up fire watches till the alarm situation is rectified
Calls in vendors to perform corrective procedures to get buildings out of alarm status
Performs plumbing work involving maintenance and repair of a wide variety of piping, plumbing fixtures (lavatories, commodes, sink, disposals, bath tubs and shower fixtures)
Makes electrical repairs by removing and replacing defective parts
Qualifications
Must be able to obtain a South Dakota Rural Water License for Basic water treatment
Requires moderate to strenuous effort and long periods of walking, standing, climbing, bending, and crouching
Ability to frequently lift and carry boiler parts and chemical supplies weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted
No sponsorship available
All candidates must be able to:
Sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, twist, and reach above shoulders during the work shift
Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
Lift up to 20 lbs
Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
Push/pull with 30 lbs of force
EEO All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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