Pressure Plant Tender; Provisional

High Pressure Plant Tender (Provisional)

Reports to:

Senior Stationary Engineer and Stationary Engineer

Hours of Work:
Various

* If you are hired into this position, you must pass the next Civil Service Exam and be hired from the resulting list for this title to obtain permanent civil service status.

** Please be advised that new employees in the High-Pressure Plant Tender job title may not immediately be assigned to work on high pressure boilers and related equipment. However, HPPTs may periodically pick new job assignments that may include work on such boilers and equipment in the order of their seniority.

Salary Range:
The current minimum salary for High Pressure Plant Tender is $ 40 . 10 per hour for a 40-hour week . This rate is subject to change. The benefits of this position include, but are not limited to, night and weekend salary differentials, paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, a comprehensive medical plan and a pension plan.

High Pressure Plant Tenders, under direct supervision, tend oil, gas or coal fired high pressure boilers, incinerator furnaces and related equipment, and assist in the maintenance and repair of this equipment. They may be assigned to inspect, maintain and repair heating, ventilation, refrigeration, air conditioning and related auxiliary systems and equipment. They hand fire high pressure boilers using solid fuels, and stoker equipment and incinerator furnaces using burnable refuse;

clean fires; tend and operate stoker equipment, oil, gas, or coal fired high pressure boilers and incinerator furnaces, and related equipment; maintain, clean, repair and assist in the inspection and testing of high pressure boilers, incinerators, auxiliaries and related equipment; maintain, clean, repair and/or tend to, and assist in the inspection and testing of equipment and systems used in heating, ventilation, refrigeration, air conditioning and related auxiliary equipment, such as cooling towers, air handlers, chilled water pumps, air cleaners and filters, fans, heat exchangers, tubes, air treatment assemblies, humidifiers/dehumidifiers, and controls;

may dismantle and/or assemble equipment associated with heating, ventilation, refrigeration, air conditioning and mechanical systems to make it operational; requisition parts as required; and may operate a motor vehicle. All High Pressure Plant Tenders perform related work.

High Pressure Plant Tender s may be required to work various shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Some of the physical activities performed by High Pressure Plant Tenders and environmental conditions experienced are: climbing stairs, ladders and over boiler room equipment; standing upright for extended periods of time; using vision to read small numbers and markings on gauges and equipment; using vision and hearing to avoid injury from overhead piping and rotating machinery; communicating orally in a noisy working environment;

walking over wet and slippery concrete surfaces; working in areas containing gases from the combustion process and strong odors from grease, lubricants and solvents; working in confined areas inside boilers and under piping which may be dusty and dark; lifting metal objects weighing up to 60 pounds; and working with alkaline and acidic chemicals used in boiler water treatment.

Candidates may be asked to complete an education and experience test paper and also…