Operating Engineer

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.  Other duties as assigned.

·         Performs technical and general maintenance work on a variety of facilities and building equipment, systems, structures, and hardware, including air handlers, domestic water, chilled water, hot water, steam, humidification, building exhaust, compressed air, controls, lighting, electrical, etc.  

·         Completes preventive maintenance (PMs) as assigned including performing general maintenance and repairs when on weekend coverage or special circumstances. 

·         Assists senior mechanics with more complex tasks or major repairs/modifications.

·         Availability to work overtime (both scheduled and emergency), after hours (early morning or late night), weekends and holidays as required.

·         Learn and demonstrate appropriate alarm responses to common PLC initiated alarms.

·         Exposed to commercial mechanical, electrical, and building systems.

Qualifications 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education & Experience

·         High school diploma or general equivalency degree (GED). 

         

Skills

·         Knowledge and experience with hand tools and test equipment.

·         Working knowledge and experience with one or more of the following facilities systems is preferred in addition to accomplishing plumbing tasks listed above. Chilled water, compressed air, steam, domestic hot and cold water and equipment including HVAC, pumps, piping, valves, pneumatics, controls, motors, electrical up to 600 volts / 3 phase, heat exchangers, and air compressors, or possess skill in a trade, carpentry, hvac, electrical.

·         Ability to read and interpret basic layout drawings, system drawings and manufacturers’ equipment specifications. 

·         Knowledge of standard and maintenance practices.

Language Skills

·        Ability to write simple correspondence.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

·         Attend all electrical safety courses offered and scheduled by management

·         Attend all scheduled safety training offered and scheduled by management

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift heavy objects, recognizing their capability, and when to get assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee could be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock, arc blast and vibration. 

·         The employee must wear appropriate PPE to mitigate the effects of such conditions and events.

·         The noise level in the work environment can be loud and ear protection may be required.

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