Utility Plant Operator - Selinsgrove Center; 3rd Shift

Utility Plant Operator 2

The Selinsgrove Center invites you to bring your skill and energy to the Utility Plant Operator 2 role. This position helps keep essential plant systems operating every day, which supports the agency and the people it serves. Your work will be hands-on, active, and important to the safety of the entire facility. Step into a role with purpose and pride as part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

This role helps ensure the safe and steady operation of the power plant and its connected systems. It involves monitoring equipment, making adjustments, and maintaining plant functions throughout each shift. As a Utility Plant Operator 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Shift Leadership: Lead plant operations during assigned shifts and make decisions that support safe and efficient performance
• Equipment Monitoring: Observe boilers, pumps, compressors, and related systems to confirm proper temperatures, levels, and function
• Water and Chemical Testing: Take and test water samples and adjust chemical applications to maintain required standards
• Maintenance Work: Perform repairs, cleaning, painting, and preventive maintenance to keep equipment and facilities in good working order
• Record Keeping: Document water readings, chemical readings, repairs, and shift activities clearly and accurately
• Emergency Readiness: Follow all emergency procedures and plant safety rules to maintain safe and continuous steam generation

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM, with a 30-minute lunch. Your work schedule is 7 days on, 2 days off, then 8 days on, 4 days off. Break days fall on Tuesday and Wednesday after the first 7 days of work.
• Overtime and travel as operationally necessary
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• FREE parking!
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience as a Utility Plant Operator 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• One year of semi-skilled work experience in the operation, maintenance, or repair of industrial, commercial, or institutional utility plant systems and related equipment; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes six months of semi-skilled work experience in the operation, maintenance, or repair of industrial, commercial, or institutional utility plant systems and related equipment.

Special Requirement:

• You must possess an active Class C motor vehicle license.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act. Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other…