E4 Boiler Operator - Circuit Operator Maintenance and Repair

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How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

Who We Are

Utilities is a division of Facilities and Operations, made up of 135 dedicated employees responsible for providing utilities services for the university 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Services include campus-wide utilities purchasing, generation, and distribution, as well as metering and billing energy consumption for all university buildings. Distribution includes the operations and maintenance of 300 miles of underground utility systems from outdoor lighting and high voltage circuits to water mains to tunnel piping. The division also provides a wide range of engineering services primarily dedicated to energy management, the operations and maintenance of university facilities, and the utilities infrastructure.

Why Work at Michigan?

Being part of something greater, of serving a larger mission of discovery and care — that's the heart of what drives people to work at Michigan. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. It's adding a purpose to your profession. Work at Michigan and become a victor for the greater good.

Responsibilities*

• Start up and shut down boilers, monitor boiler operations and react to varying load requirements.

• Inspect and adjust automatic and manual boiler control mechanisms.

• Clean, inspect and perform routine maintenance on equipment and facilities including but not limited to, oiling, greasing, repair of furnace refractories and repacking of leaking packing glands, inspecting, adjusting and replacing belts and rebuilding bottom blow valves.

• Test and maintain chemical balance in boiler water according to prescribed procedures.

• Conduct complex preventative and corrective maintenance and inspections of boiler systems.

• Perform brazing and soldering.

• Install and replace stainless steel and copper tubing, valves and component parts in equipment and electronic boiler control systems.

• Fabricate and install parts by machining or cutting metal and bending steel pipe and sheet metal for duct work and stacks.

• Repair or replace electrical motors, pumps, air compressors, heat exchangers, valves, bearings and pulleys on boiler related systems.

• Install furnaces.

• Calibrate and adjust natural gas pressure regulators.

• Trim boiler combustion using flue gas analyzers on non-parallel positioning combustion control boilers.

• Utilize mechanical and electrical blueprints for trouble shooting.

• Layout and build boiler small bore pipe and tubing systems.

• Rebuild, setup and calculate capacity of water softeners.

• Observe University fire and safety procedures such as burn permits, personal protective equipment use, lockout and confined space procedures.

• May coordinate the work, and instruct Boiler Operator Trainees.

Required Qualifications*

• Graduation from high school or a trade school, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Reasonable progressively responsible experience in boiler maintenance.

• Considerable maritime or power house experience with high pressure boiler operations.

• Demonstrate a detailed understanding and practical experience of the technologies associated with operating conventional and modern boiler controls.

• Thorough knowledge of the equipment, methods and material used in boiler operations, water treatment, and combustion controls.

• Considerable working knowledge and basic trouble shooting skills for all water treatment equipment such as reverse osmosis, water softeners, de-aerating feed tanks, etc.

• Thorough knowledge of the operating and maintenance requirements of high and low pressure boilers and related equipment.

• Advanced knowledge of boiler codes and their application.

• Ability to tolerate high levels of heat and noise.

• Considerable mechanical aptitude.

• Considerable knowledge of the equipment, methods and materials used in boiler operations.

• Considerable knowledge of the operation and maintenance requirements of high pressure boiler and related equipment.

• Ability to regulate boiler operations.

• Must be able to perform the full range of duties, with or without a reasonable accommodation, in the classification in an environment that has high levels of heat and noise. This includes, but is not limited to, operating valves, inspecting equipment, traversing under and over obstacles, ascending/descending ladders, and being able to transport up to 50lbs.

• Ability to exercise tact and discretion in relationships with others.

• Act in accordance with the Facilities and Operations' guiding principles: respect, collaboration, proactive, solutions-based and responsibility to the environment.

Work Schedule

This is a full-time position that will work on either an afternoon or midnight shift. This schedule has the potential to work an 8-hour rotating shift if the need arises.

Underfill Statement

This position may be underfilled at a lower classification depending on the qualifications of the selected candidate.

Additional Information

Facilities and Operations (F&O) seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our committment to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to sustain the excellence of the university, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing and learning.

F&O is a positive organization dedicated to the principles of being respectful, collaborative, solutions-based, and proactive.

Union Affiliation

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the International Union of Operating Engineers, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Job Detail

Job Opening ID

253140

Working Title

E4 Boiler Operator - Circuit Operator Maintenance and Repair

Job Title

CIRCUIT OPER MAIN & REPAIR-AA

Work Location

Ann Arbor Campus

Ann Arbor, MI

Modes of Work

Onsite

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

FLSA Status

Nonexempt

Organizational Group

Utilities

Department

Labor Services - Utilities

Posting Begin/End Date

8/15/2024 - 9/19/2024

Salary

$81,889.60 - $81,889.60

Career Interest

Operating Engineers (IUOE Union)

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