Maintenance Worker Heating Department

- responsible for the monitoring and repair of all heat and hot water related equipment in a boiler room, tank room and associated peripheral equipment such as pumps, motors, valves and the like to ensure continuous heat and hot water service is provided to residents in accordance with regulatory agency mandates. Serve as first responder to all heat and hot water related complaints made by or on behalf of residents;

report and keep records of all work performed daily and provide this information to immediate supervisors.

- responsible for the operation of boiler plant, which includes safety checks, fuel readings (gas/oil), feed water readings, minor repairs and adjustments to burners and boilers.

- perform daily testing of chemicals make-up of boiler feed water on each boiler; daily checking of all tank rooms and hot water tanks, which includes taking readings and making minor repairs to equipment in tank rooms.

- troubleshoot and make needed repairs to boilers, burners and related equipment.

- respond to all hot water and heat complaints made by residents: daily checking of developments house pumps and taking readings.

- prepare boilers for annual inspections, which consist of cleaning both water and steam side of boilers, disassembling and cleaning of mechanical safeties and burners; re-assembling boilers and burners after inspections are complete; prepare all development hot water tanks for annual inspection and cleaning; re-assembling and filling of hot water tanks after inspections are completed.

- conduct annual summer overhaul of developments  vacuum tanks, and f&t traps, which consist of testing and repairing vacuum tanks, motor pumps, servicing of all f&t traps and cleaning of all steam and return drip lines.

- receive all fuel oil deliveries; prepare several daily reports (tank room, boiler room fuel oil, feed water etc.)

notes:

note: if this appointment is made on a provisional basis pursuant to 65 of the nys civil service law, no tenure or permanence accrues to an incumbent in this position by virtue of such appointment.

note: this position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a program. Please indicate in your cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position under the 55-a program. For detailed information regarding the 55-a program, visit the link below:

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please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the qualification requirements before applying to this position.

maintenance worker - 90698

nycha has no residency requirements.

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