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Boiler/Power Plant Operator responsible for operation and maintenance of all equipment in Power Plant necessary for the operations, including:
1. 3 multi-fuel boilers (natural gas and #2 fuel oil), operating at 180 P.S.I.
2. Steam turbine unit(s)
3. 4- 500 kW diesel generator units
4. Electrical switchgear to sync our electrical generators to public utility
5. 3 steam absorption chillers = 2,400 ton total
6. Multi-cell cooling towers for chillers
7. 2 steam driven turbine boiler feed water pumps
8. Electrical multi-stage boiler feed water pump
9. 2 ground water wells for potable water system
10. Aeration gravel filter system for domestic water
11. Maintain chlorine system for domestic water
12. 3 Zeolite water softeners
13. RO filtration system for boiler water
14. Brine reclamation system
15. 2 – 35 hp air compressors with filtration and dryers
16. Data acquisition system
17. Pumps and fans of various sizes
JOB DUTIES:
- Make minor repairs and adjustments to the above equipment as needed.
- Under direction of Power- House Chief or Assistant Chief, start up and shutdown boilers, turbine generators, and auxiliaries.
- Monitor various steam, electrical, and building management system meters using computer-based tracking, and report abnormalities.
- Test boiler water.
- Blow down all boilers on every shift according to results of boiler water tests.
- Mix chemicals and adjust feed rate for boilers.
- Test safety equipment on all boilers (low water alarm, low water cut-off).
- Make adjustments in the generation of electricity according to thermal demand for heating or cooling.
- Take and record readings on all operating plant equipment, including boiler and chillers.
- Record reading of all plant meters daily.
- Responsible for day-to-day operation of domestic water system.
- Assist with equipment maintenance as directed.
- Responsible for general housekeeping, including sweeping and scrubbing floors, wiping down equipment, etc.
- Effectively communicate pertinent operation, equipment breakdown, and maintenance needs, etc. during shift overlap, verbally and/or via entries into a daily logbook.
- Required to conduct operational checks at wastewater treatment plant as needed.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
High school diploma or equivalent
- Minnesota First Class A engineer’s license
- Valid US Driver’s license.
- Must successfully pass a criminal background check.
- Ability to work rotating shifts as assigned by the Chief Engineer or his designee.
Our clients include small companies, Power Plants and Fortune 500 companies.
With a staff that includes more than 150 Minnesota Licensed Boiler Operators up to MN Chief A Licenses.
Sprung Services offers dependable, qualified Boiler Operators to operate and maintain boilers from Low-Pressure Boilers, Process Boilers to Power Plants.
Our services include:
Boiler Operations Training (on-site and in-house) and MN Boiler Exam Preparation Classes.
Steam Plant and Boiler Room Operations: Long-Term Contract Operations and Short Term Temporary Operations, and Interim Operations & Maintenance.
Recruiting for Plant Management, Boiler Operations, Plant Maintenance Technicians, I & C Technicians.
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