CHIEF STATIONARY ENGINEER

  

All Department of Health Services workforce members must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Successful candidates for this position will be required to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request an exemption for qualifying medical or religious reasons during the onboarding process. Candidates should not present proof of vaccination until instructed to do so by the hiring department. 

ABOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation.  DHS operates as an integrated health system, operating 25 health centers and four acute care hospitals, in addition to providing health care to youth in the juvenile justice system and inmates in the LA County jails.  Across the network of DHS' directly operated clinical sites and through partnerships with community-based clinics, DHS cares for about 600,000 unique patients each year, employs over 23,000 employees, and has an annual operating budget of $6.9 billion.
 
Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty.  In addition, to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings. 

MISSION:
To advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing extraordinary care.  

DEFINITION:
Has immediate charge of all shifts in one or more heating and refrigeration plants, or combined cycle or co-generation facility, or supervises the activities of the instrument and combustion control section.Plans, schedules, and supervises the operation and maintenance of manual and automatic gas or oil fired high pressure steam or high temperature hot water boilers.

Plans, schedules, and supervises the periodic inspection, adjustment, calibration, or maintenance and repair of heating and refrigeration plant control equipment. 

Develops work schedules and inspects the work of subordinate stationary engineers for compliance with instructions and State, local and other safety codes. 

Prepares for and assists in the annual inspection of heating and refrigeration plant equipment to ensure operation, maintenance, and repair standards are being met. 

Prepares written reports regarding heating and refrigeration operation. 

Orders supplies and recommends the purchase of additional equipment. 

Plans, schedules, and supervises the operation and maintenance of central and other refrigeration equipment.

Schedules and supervises the testing of boiler water, condensate cooling tower water and water from other systems and the adding of corrective chemicals.MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Five (5) years' experience in the operation and maintenance of high pressure boilers and refrigeration equipment and auxiliary equipment, of which three (3) years must have been operating, maintaining and testing high-pressure steam or hot water boilers, refrigeration, air conditioning, and other auxiliary distribution systems which exceed 500 h.p. in boiler capacity, or a total refrigeration capacity of 1200 tons.

LICENSE:
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

An Unlimited Steam Engineer's License issued by the City of Los Angeles' Department of Building and Safety.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Universal Technician Certificate in compliance with Federal license requirements as provided in Chapter V, Section 608.

Some positions may be required to hold an Unlimited Steam Engineer's License with Turbine Endorsement.

Required license(s) and/or certification(s) must be active and unrestricted, or your application will not be accepted. 

PHYSICAL CLASS III - MODERATE: 
Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds. 

DESIRABLE QUALIFICAITONS 
Additional credit will be given for experience in excess of the Minimum Requirements and for desirable qualifications:

• Knowledge of South Coast Air Quality Management District, Joint Commission and CMS standards
• Experience with Fuel Oil Storage

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:
All applicants MUST attach a legible photocopy of required license(s)/certificate(s) to the application at the time of filing. If you are unable to attach the required license(s)/certificate(s) you e-mail the documents to the exam analyst at esanchez3@dhs.lacounty.gov within fifteen (15) calendar days of filing online or your application will be rejected. Please include your name, the exam number and the exam title.    

EXAMINATION CONTENT: 
The examination will consist of an evaluation of training, experience and desirable qualifications based upon application information, weighted 100%. 

CANDIDATES MUST ACHIEVE A PASSING SCORE OF 70% OR ABOVE ON THIS EXAMINATION IN ORDER TO BE PLACED ON THE ELIGIBLE REGISTER.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: 
Applications will be processed on an "as-received" basis and those receiving a passing score will be promulgated to the eligible register accordingly. 

The names of candidates receiving a passing score in the examination will be added to the eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

SPECIAL INFORMATION: 
Appointees may be required to work any shift including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. 

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

VACANCY INFORMATION: 
The resulting eligible register from this examination will be used to fill vacancies throughout the Department of Health Services as they occur.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:  

Applications must be filed online only. Hardcopy/paper applications submitted by U.S. MAIL, FAX OR IN PERSON will not be accepted. 

Applications electronically received after 5:00 p.m., PT, on the last day of filing will not be accepted.

Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" tab for this posting. You can also track the status of your application using this website.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the 5 p.m. deadline as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address. .     

Fill out your application completely. The acceptance of your application depends on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Requirements. Provide relevant experience in the spaces provided so we can evaluate your qualifications for the job position. Do not group your experience. For each position held, give the name and address of your employer, your job position title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week and description of work performed. If your application is incomplete, it will be rejected. 

Important Notes:

• All information and documents provided by applicants is subject to verification. 
• We may reject your application at any time during the examination and hiring process, including after appointment has been made.  
• Falsification of any information may result in disqualification or rescission of appointment.
• Utilizing verbiage from the Class Specification and Minimum Requirements serving as your description of duties will not be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the Requirements. Comments such as "See Resume" or referencing other unsolicited materials/documents will not be considered as a response; in doing so, your application will be rejected.
• Please access the link below for important Employment Information   
  http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/247636_EmploymentInformation.pdf

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: 
Please provide your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number. 

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES: 
LA County Public Library has announced they are reopening some libraries with limited hours access throughout LA County. Refer to their website at https://lacountylibrary.org/reopening/ for more information.
 
For Candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.
 
NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD: 
All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.
 
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Eric Sanchez, Exam Analyst
(213) 288-7000
esanchez3@dhs.lacounty.gov
 
ADA COORDINATOR PHONE:
(323) 914-5208
   
CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICES PHONE:
(800) 735-2922