Boiler Operator (Stationary Engineer)
- King's Daughters Medical Center
- Plant Operations & Main.
- Ashland, KY
- Full Time - Rotating
- Support Services
- Req #: 20264
Summary
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JOB SUMMARY
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Operates automatically fired boilers to generate steam that supplies heat for buildings or industrial processes.
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DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Lights gas or oil fed burners.
- Observes pressure, temperature, and draft meters on panel to verify specified operation of automatic combustion control systems, feeds water regulators, and burners.
- Turns valves and adjusts controls to set specified fuel feed, draft openings, water level, and steam pressure of boiler.
- Observes boiler and auxiliary units to detect malfunctions and makes repairs, such as changing burners and tightening pipes and fittings.
- Tests and treats boiler feed water.
- Maintains log of meter and gauge readings and records data such as water test results and quantity of fuel consumed.
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EDUCATION/LICENSE/ CERTIFICATIONS/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
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Minimum requirement:
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High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
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State Issued Boiler’s License or a minimum of two years of documented experience in a related field.
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Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school
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Current driver’s license
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Preferred qualifications:
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N/A
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WORKING ENVIRONMENT
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Constantly works near moving mechanical parts.
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Frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
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Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat.
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Frequently exposed to a risk of electrical shock.
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The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
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PHYSICAL DEMANDS
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Constantly required to move about throughout the department and facility.
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Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
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Occasionally required to operate a computer and other equipment.
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Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
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Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
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