Brief Job Overview/Summary

Under supervision of a supervisor in a state institution, department, or agency, takes a leading part in the operation and maintenance of power and heating plants and auxiliary equipment; does related work as required.

Descriptions of Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Operates, monitors, and maintains boilers, engines, turbines, motors, generators, pumps, and related auxiliary equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of power and heating systems
• Performs routine, minor, and emergency repairs and adjustments to generators, motors, feed and vacuum pumps, blowers, governors, automatic stokes, piping, and other power plant equipment
• Conducts operational tests, inspections, and readings of fuel consumption, water usage, pressure, draft conditions, temperatures, steam flow, and other system conditions; identifies abnormalities and takes appropriate corrective action
• Maintains accurate operational records and inventories, including power plant logs, equipment readings, fuel and water consumption, maintenance activities, materials, supplies, and equipment usage; reports excessive consumption or operating concerns
• Responds to emergencies and equipment failures ensuring the maintenance of safe and efficient operations
• Knowledge of power and heating plant equipment, including various types of boilers, engines, motors, generators, pumps, governors, blowers, automatic stokers, and auxiliary equipment, as well as their proper operation, adjustment, lubrication, cleaning, maintenance, and minor repair Knowledge of safe operating practices and procedures, including the proper inspection, testing, and use of safety devices and equipment to ensure the safe and reliable operation of boilers, electrical generating equipment, and related machinery
• Completes other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of power and heating plant equipment, including boilers, engines, motors, generators, pumps, blowers, governors, automatic stokers, and related auxiliary equipment, and their operation, adjustment, lubrication, maintenance, and minor repair
• Knowledge of the methods used to operate, inspect, maintain, adjust, lubricate, clean, and perform minor repairs on power plant equipment, including generators, motors, pumps, governors, blowers, conveyors, and automatic stokers
• Knowledge of safety devices, safe operating practices, and regulatory requirements applicable to power and heating plant operations and associated equipment
• Knowledge of the methods used to conduct operational tests and record readings related to fuel consumption, pressure, draft conditions, temperature, steam flow, and other operating system conditions
• Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve power and heating plant operational and maintenance problems
• Ability to operate, maintain, and perform minor and emergency repairs on boilers, electrical generating equipment, and related power plant machinery
• Ability to safely perform assigned work and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, contractors, and other campus personnel
• Ability to prepare, maintain, and accurately document operational records, reports, inventories, equipment readings, and fuel consumption data
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate effectively

Required Qualifications:

• Two years of experience in work involving the operation and repair of stationary steam boilers and auxiliary equipment of a power plant or high-pressure heating plant
• Must possess an appropriate Operating Engineer’s license Blue Seal refrigeration non-toxic of the appropriate grade, issued by the NJ Department of Labor
• Candidates will be admitted to the examination who possess any grade Operating Engineer's license, but appointments to specific vacancies will be contingent upon possession of the appropriate license for the size and type equipment involved
• Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the positions.