Join us at Holy Family Hospital
Our two campuses in Methuen and Haverhill have a total of 320 beds and we are a full service, acute care hospital offering comprehensive inpatient medical/surgical units, outpatient care, and 24/7 emergency services. We have three behavioral health units, cardiac telemetry, and critical care service lines. Our Haverhill campus offers all private rooms, and our Methuen campus offers a new state-of-the-art catheterization suite and Joint Center of Excellence named as a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction+ Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.
Job Summary: 3rd class Engineer Plant Operator FT
Position Summary: Assists in the performance of duties necessary to operate and maintain boilers and other auxiliary equipment necessary for producing steam for heat and power for this facility.
Key Responsibilities
Consults with and keeps supervisor informed of activities, needs and problems.Can access and input information on the PM computer software. Operates and maintains boilers. Observes various meters and gauges and takes appropriate action for safe operation. Starts, stops, switches over boilers as appropriate. Cleans and repairs boilers, blows tubes and discharges sediment, regulates feed water and condensation pumps, lubricates pump equipment. Follows maintenance schedule. Performs work such as repacking valves as needed, changing piping, cleaning and painting in boiler room as needed and lubricating boiler compressors, pumps and related parts regularly. Cleans inside of boiler walls as needed. Repairs and/or replaces broken or worn parts, i.e., valves, meters, levers. Keeps log on each boiler and cooling tower water samples. Assigns proper chemical treatment to boiling and cooling waters. Reports major repair needs and unsafe conditions to supervisor. Keeps boiler room clean and orderly. Performs periodic inspection of mechanical rooms throughout the facility to insure proper operation of heat, air conditioning and ventilation and medical support equipment, i.e., vacuum pumps, air compressors. Checks pressure and temperature gauges periodically. Assists in maintaining and repairing HVAC controls and associated equipment to maximize efficiency levels in all environmentally controlled areas. Performs urgent corrective, routine and requisitioned repairs of electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems as required. Works day, evening or night shift as assigned. Maintains established facility and department policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control and complies with codes and requirements of accreditation and regulatory agencies. Maintains records, reports, logs, statistics and files as required. Requisitions supplies and equipment. (Non-Essential) Maintains professional growth and development through inservices, seminars and workshops. (Non-Essential) Performs minor maintenance functions throughout facility in absence of Maintenance Department.
Education: High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED
Certifications: 3rd Class Engineer License in Massachusetts
Other: Knowledge of boiler operation, cleaning and maintenance and safety procedures; incinerator operation, cleaning and maintenance; heat, ventilation and air conditioning operation.