Boiler Tender/Mechanic
Company: Alfred University
Location: Alfred
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Responsibilities:This position is responsible for the
maintenance and operation of all heating, ventilation, plumbing,
electrical, pneumatic, and DDC equipment on campus. Must be
available for overtime and on call situations. This position has
been evaluated for compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act and
is subject to premium pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a
payroll week.
Responsibilities for this position include:
- Operate and maintain main steam boilers located in Heating
Plant.
- Operate, maintain and monitor steam distribution system.
- Maintain all heating plant equipment in good working
order.
- Monitor, operate and trouble shoot campus-wide energy
management systems.
- Replace and rewire energy management system devices.
- Operate and maintain stand-alone boilers both steam and hot
water.
- Do both minor and major plumbing repairs and installation.
- Test, and repair water softeners.
- Wire motors, motor starters, relays, contactors, and other
electrical devices.
- Troubleshoot, repair and replace electrical devices, such as
bulbs, ballasts, wiring, switches, outlets, and breakers; install
new lighting.
- Read and understand building blue prints for mechanical
systems, plumbing and electrical lay-out.
- Read and understand electrical schematics.
- Test and troubleshoot electronic, computerized fire alarm
devices.
- Test emergency electrical generators.
- Analyze and handle any emergency or maintenance problems that
occur.
- Supervise student workers.
- Maintains a safe working environment within and around their
facilities and associated equipment and supplies including, but not
limited to, obtaining Safety Data Sheet (SDS) information
pertaining to any hazards associated with their work
environment.
- Safety: Participate in safety training and comply with safety
rules, regulations, and protocols.
- Perform additional duties and assist with special projects as
assigned.Requirements:
- Technical degree preferred, or equivalent experience in steam
boilers, electrical, hot water and steam heating and air
conditioning systems.
- Three years of experience in operation and maintenance of high
pressure boilers, electric, air conditioning, ventilation and
plumbing.
- Ability to run and understand various types of equipment,
including, but not limited to, welders, torches, pipe-threaders,
drills, grinders, man-lifts, fork lifts, backhoes, dump trucks,
multi-purpose meters and computers.
- Must have a working knowledge of applicable regulatory code
(fire, electrical, boiler, etc.).
- Must be able to read electrical and mechanical blue
prints.
- Must be able to be trained in confined spaces, lockout-tag out,
fall protection, bloodborne pathogens, hazardous waste, and
forklift, respirator use. Alfred University actively subscribes to
a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate
against any employee, student or applicant because of race, age,
sex, color, sexual orientation, gender identification or
expression, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or
national origin, marital status, genetic information, military or
veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal
conviction status, political affiliation or any other
characteristic protected by applicable law. Protected veterans,
minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
Keywords: Alfred University, Buffalo , Boiler Tender/Mechanic, Engineering , Alfred, New York
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