Engineer - Boiler Operations

• We train and promote from within
• Excellent low-cost health benefits
• Retirement plan with employer-paid contributions
• Paid vacation and 10 holidays

At Sierra Pacific Industries, we understand our greatest strength is the people who choose to build a career with us. We are a fourth-generation family-owned company that has grown to be one of the largest lumber and millwork producers in the United States. Our more than 6,000 employees are proud to work at our state-of-the-art sawmills and other facilities, including: manufacturing, custom wood-framed windows, fabrication, millwork, veneer, cogeneration, trucking, forestry, and other operations.

Currently, we are seeking a qualified Boiler Operations Engineer to support the Company’s boiler operations and maintenance program. This position may be located in either Shasta County, California or Eugene, Oregon.

• Develop, implement, and maintain standardized chemistry requirements for boiler and cooling-water systems in coordination with the Boiler Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Program Engineer and division personnel
• Establish boiler O&M standards including sampling points, test methods, equipment, reagents, frequencies, procedures, test registers, chemistry limits, log sheets, control charts
• Translate boiler O&M standards into governed requirements, data-validation rules, diagnostic responses, corrective actions, training requirements, and technical content for Company information systems
• Support field implementation and continuous improvement
• Administer testing quality control including training and corrective actions program
• Train and qualify operating personnel in sampling, analytical methods, equipment use, recordkeeping, data validation, and response to abnormal conditions
• Review chemistry and operating data to distinguish analytical error from credible process excursions
• Identify adverse trends, recurring problems, and opportunities to improve treatment, efficiency, and reliability
• Lead or support investigations and corrective actions involving corrosion, deposition, carryover, contamination, condenser leakage, treatment-system failures, equipment performance, and recurrent out-of-range conditions; verify implementation and effectiveness and document closure
• Develop operating, maintenance, outage, commissioning, and capital-improvement recommendations for boilers and associated water, steam, condensate, analyzer, and chemical-feed systems
• Maintain controlled procedures, specifications, records, and training materials
• Coordinate with division personnel, laboratories, vendors, contractors, and manufacturers while independently verifying technical recommendations
• Frequent travel to other divisions in California, Oregon, and Washington, including occasional multiple overnight stays away from home

• Navy engineer or boilerman experience with boiler operator certification and demonstrated competence in quality assurance and testing
  • Bachelor of Science in chemical, mechanical, or related engineering will be considered in lieu of experience
• College coursework or working experience in industrial water treatment, chemistry, thermodynamics, heat transfer, or power generation is preferred
• Knowledge of, or demonstrated ability to develop proficiency in, boiler-water and steam-cycle chemistry, corrosion and deposition, pretreatment and chemical-feed systems, sampling, and field or laboratory analytical methods
• Working knowledge of applicable safety and environmental requirements
• Demonstrated ability to interpret chemistry and operating data; apply quality-assurance, method-validation, and root-cause-analysis principles; and develop clear procedures, standards, training materials, and engineering recommendations with progressively less…