Stationary Engineer

About The Position

The Riverside University Health System Center seeks candidates for a Stationary Engineer opportunity with the Medical Center located in Moreno Valley. Incumbents in this class are primarily assigned responsibility for the operation, maintenance, and repair of high‑pressure steam boilers and auxiliary equipment, as well as other Central Plant equipment and controls. Incumbents may also be assigned to operate, maintain, and repair a variety of electrical and mechanical equipment and systems throughout the facility, including heating, ventilating, and plumbing systems.

• Working in a medical center's power plant
• Working on high‑pressure boilers
• Taking readings from power plant equipment
• Basic maintenance duties

Schedule: First 3 months, Mon‑Fri 7am‑3pm. After the first 3 months, rotating shifts: swing 3pm‑11pm, graveyard 11pm‑7am. Days off will vary.

Possession of a 500 HP steam engineer license is required.

• Operates and maintains a steam boiler plant, including reading meters and gauges, operating electronic controls, performing preventive maintenance, and making emergency repairs as necessary.
• Operates, maintains and repairs feed water pumps and other auxiliaries and their electronic controls; adjusts fuel and air for efficient combustion and to meet regulatory requirements; operates propane secondary boiler fuel system.
• Regulates water flow; reads meters and gauges for water level and steam pressure; performs chemical tests on water and operates chemical addition systems; maintains and repairs pipes, valves, air compressors, suction pumps, and their control systems.
• Operates building automation system, and in conjunction with Air Conditioning Mechanics operates, maintains and repairs heating and air conditioning controls and equipment, including fans, pumps, chillers, and heat exchangers and cooling towers.
• Performs repairs, tests and preventive maintenance on boilers, auxiliary equipment, electronic controls, electric motors, pneumatic controls, water treatment apparatus, and pumps.
• Operates and maintains a pneumatic tube system, with electronic, pneumatic and mechanical elements.
• Operates and maintains emergency generators, automatic transfer switches in electrical supply switches, and associated equipment.
• Keeps logs and other records of operations and maintenance performed.
• Responds to fire alarms and alarms announcing hazardous materials spills, infant abductions, and other events as assigned, and operates fire alarm system, fire sprinkler water booster pumps, and related control systems.
• Makes repairs and modifications on a variety of other equipment and facilities, including plumbing systems, electrical lines, dishwashers, steam cooking equipment, fans, doors, locks, and refrigerators.
• Uses arc and acetylene welding in repairing and fabricating metal parts; uses a variety of hand and power tools.

Experience: Three years of experience in the maintenance and operation of electrical, mechanical, air conditioning, or plumbing equipment and systems, which must have included high pressure boilers and auxiliary boiler room equipment.

Knowledge of: High pressure steam boilers and auxiliary equipment and regulations regarding their operation; the operation of plumbing, heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and electrical equipment and systems.

Ability to: Understand and work from plans, drawings, and specifications; follow oral and written instructions; detect malfunctions and make necessary repairs to steam boiler and auxiliary equipment; repair a variety of electrical and mechanical appliances and auxiliary equipment; repair and maintain heating and ventilating equipment; keep basic records.

For questions regarding this recruitment contact the recruiter, Angela Levinson at 951‑955‑5562 or alevinson.

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