Plant Boiler Operator

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Reg Full Time Minneapolis, MN, US

Join our smart and dedicated team as we work to advance and operation energy systems and apply for our Operating Engineer

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This position is responsible as the roving watch for the Southeast and Main Energy Plants. Making timely rounds on equipment and performing operational functions as needed for safe and reliable operations.

Minimum requirements to be successful in this role:

• Three years of experience in a large, high pressure steam heating plant or in high pressure boiler operation.
• Second Class B MN Boiler Engineer’s license.
• Demonstrate ability to coordinate operations and maintenance activities and set and achieve goals with a high degree of self-initiation and independence.
• Ability to work well with others, to communicate clearly both orally and in writing and to direct and/or train others.
• Familiarity with boiler and chiller equipment and their auxiliaries and with all types of maintenance work.
• Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet, and plant controls applications.
• Able to read, analyze, and interpret mechanical and electrical schematics/blueprints.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists in the operation of high-pressure boilers, turbine generators, gas turbine and chillers to provide steam, electricity and chilled water to the customer in a safe and efficient manner.
• Inspects, operates and adjusts pumps, turbines and equipment associated with safe plant operations.
• Performs boiler and water treatment analyses to ensure efficient plant operations. Makes adjustments as necessary.
• Performs major repairs and maintenance on boilers and auxiliary equipment to prevent shutdown and ensure proper operation in a safe and efficient manner.
• Performs cleaning and minor building maintenance to enhance a safe work environment.
• Trains and instructs new Operating Engineer A’s to convey company policies and procedures.
• Removes fly ash from boilers and hoppers to ensure efficient operation of the boilers and to comply with environmental standards.
• Maintains coal bunker levels, chemical tank levels, and oil tank levels to ensure proper operation of the plant.
• Cleans coal handling systems and other areas as assigned on an ongoing basis to prevent safety and environmental hazards.

Secondary Job Functions

• Performs other operating functions as needed to ensure uninterrupted operation of the plant.
• Performs other related functions as assigned including, but not limited to, coal unloading.

Work Schedule

Dependent on assignment, work schedule may involve rotating shifts (8 or 12 hours) to include some weekends and holidays and/or straight days.

Overtime can be either voluntary or mandatory. Scheduled overtime is an element of the rotating shift assignment.

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 constantly required to climbing ramps/stairs; communicating verbally by expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to clearly impart oral information to other workers, customers, or the public; the ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds.

The employee is frequently required to climb ladders/ropes/scaffolding; far visual acuity of clarity of vision at 20 feet or more; fine manipulation of picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than…