Pressure Boiler Plant Operator

Title: High Pressure Boiler Plant Operator

Location: Palo Alto, CA, 94304

Duration: 12 + months

Shifts Timing: Day Shift: 8.00 am to 4.00 pm - arrive at 7.45 am - Swing Shift: 4.00 pm to 12.00 am - arrive at 3.45 am - Graveyard Shift: 12.00 am to 8.00 pm - arrive  pm

Payrate: $35-/hr on w2

• The high‑pressure boiler plant is a complex system as reflected by the large number of components and auxiliary equipment that are monitored and used as a basis for judgments and operating decisions. Boiler plant operators will also be required to operate auxiliary equipment includes, but is not limited to, electrical/electronic driven feed‑water pumps, condensate transfer pumps, desecrating feed‑water heater, condensate holding tank, duplex condensate pumps, duplex water softener, fuel oil pumps, blow‑down tank, air compressors, air dryer, reverse osmosis system, emergency generator, combustion controls, burner management controls, flow meters, gauges, thermometers, oxygen meters, steam, and oil pressure regulators, sump pumps, microprocessor controls, and electronic recorders.
  
  Depending on the boiler plant, there is a total steam generation capacity from 5,000 to 35,000 pounds per hour.
• The types of boilers in inventory are both fire tube and water tube. Boilers operated are fueled by either natural gas, fuel oil, or a combination of these fuels to produce steam required to meet dynamic steam loads. The Boiler Plant Operator runs the steam boilers under constant attention to maintain efficiency and to control formation of combustion pollutants, ensuring compliance with local air pollution laws or regulations.
• The Boiler Plant Operator is responsible for preventive maintenance and repairs of stream plant equipment and plant in a clean, safe working environment. Boiler Plant Operators at this level need practical knowledge of electronic theory and design and ability to use theoretical concepts to devise solutions for operating or repair problems on one‑of‑a‑kind systems in which Client engineering approaches have created unforeseen problems.
  
  They exercise skill in interpreting electronic, electrical, and mechanical drawings, specifications, and schematics of complete custom systems such as a new automated boiler and chiller controls. They require skill in troubleshooting complex electronic systems characterized by unusual circuit arrangements.
• Boiler Plant Operator repair, troubleshoot, and maintain single‑and‑multiple fuel power boilers and associated auxiliary and pollution control equipment such as water treatment systems, chemical dispensers, and electrostatic precipitators.
• Boilers serviced at this level typically include a variety of auxiliary components such as fuel delivery systems, induced draft fans, conveyor belts, preheaters, worm screw feeders, de‑aerating equipment, water treatment equipment, economizers, and air compressors that often require regular adjustment and maintenance to meet rigid tolerances.
• Ongoing technological advancements in electronic industrial controls and computerization of boiler plant facilities have had and will continue to have an impact on facilities generating steam or high temperature hot water. As a consequence, work within this occupation, in certain work situations, may require familiarity or working knowledge of electronic controls and computerized control equipment for boiler plant operations and monitoring of various utility systems.

• To accomplish the mission, the Boiler Plant Operator must be proficient in use of tools and testing devices associated with the above‑described trades, such as hand tools, multimeter, and electrical power tools. The Boiler Plant Operator's work will be subject to spot checks for adherence to policies, quantity, and quality of work.
• The Boiler Plant Operator is responsible for making the decision to add or secure boilers as Division heating requirements dictate. Additionally, they are responsible for maintaining and operating equipment at the highest cost effectiveness and efficiency.
• This means maintaining steam pressure at…