Utilities Operator - Jupiter, FL

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Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Palm Beach
Categories: Facilities Operations/Skilled Trades, Veteran's Preference Eligible
Department:  - SR-FACILITIES

Classification

Title:

Utilities Operator

Job Description:

The full-time Utilities Operator will support the demands of the Institute’s plant operations which include maintaining, installing, altering, and repairing all building related plant, mechanical, HVAC, electrical, water technology, and building maintenance systems.

• Maintain cooling towers, chillers, pumps, motors, motor control centers, transformers, switch gear, wiring, receptacles, lighting, and fire alarm systems.
• Inspect building operations systems; respond to emergency calls for equipment failures; work with building management system (BMS), fire alarm, and equipment monitoring technologies.
• Analyze and take corrective steps to repair or replace equipment as needed, including coordination of building systems and user interruption shutdowns.
• Work with Facilities Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) Software.
• Conduct building operation checks and perform daily building rounds.
• Respond to alarms, addressing leaks, checking equipment, moving, and changing gas cylinders.
• Perform preventive maintenance, repairs, and reporting on building equipment, changing gas cylinders and responding to alarms.
• Additional time for any function as needed and to assist with any facilities tasks.
• Moving and loading salt for building water softeners.
• Ordering parts and maintaining inventory.
• Checking and clearing roadways of debris.
• Sending reports and updating pass on log sheets.

27.00 per hour.

High school diploma or equivalent and one year of appropriate experience. Appropriate vocational/technical training may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A minimum of two (2) years of experience with maintaining, repairing and installing mechanical systems or trade/vocational school certification and six (6) months of related experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of plant operations, building and fire codes, building construction techniques, materials applications, proper use of tools, and safe work practices and techniques.
• Previous mechanical repair and maintenance experience preferred.
• Previous trade experience (1 or more) in plumbing, electrical, pipe fitting, HVAC, etc. is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and written skills, and the ability to evaluate mechanical and electrical systems.
• Must have a valid driver’s license issued from the state in which the position is located.
• Must be available on holidays, weekends, and emergency responses as the property is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.

The work schedule is weekend night shift Friday & Saturday 10:30 p.m. to 11:00 a.m. (12 hours each), Monday & Tuesday 7:30 a.m.

- 4:00 p.m. (8 hours each). Hours may be subject to change.

Please provide names and email addresses of three to five references as part of the application process. When ready, the hiring department will contact the listed references via email requesting their reference letters to be uploaded directly to the application website.

This position is eligible for veteran’s preference. If you are claiming veteran’s preference, please upload a copy of your DD 214 Member Copy 4 with your application for consideration.

This requisition will be used to hire 2 incumbents.

This position is open until filled. Application review will begin February 27, 2025.

Health Assessment

Required:

Yes.

Advertised: 20 Feb 2025 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: Open until filled