Stationary Engineer jobs in Pensacola, FL

Position Overview:  

The Stationary Engineer works at the journeyman level to operate and maintain systems which provide heating, air conditioning, steam, and hot water services. 

Primary/Major Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions): 

• Observes and interprets readings on gauges, meters, and charts which register various aspects of boiler and chiller systems operation. 
• Adjusts controls to ensure safe and efficient operation and to meet demands for the service provided. 
• Annotates aspects of the system’s operation in log books  
• Identifies discrepancies for repair to ensure equipment is in good working order, 
• Generates service work requests and coordinating activities to perform tasks related to operating and maintaining the systems. 
• Start-up and shut down boilers, cooling towers chillers, and supporting equipment, to meet seasonal and customer related requirements. 
• Controls all chemical addition for proper level dosages in cooling towers, boilers, chillers and closed loop systems. 
• Performs necessary preventative maintenance on machinery and equipment, such as checking oil levels and greasing bearings. 
• Prepares reports and identifies problems within the systems to initiate proper corrective actions. 
• Work may include assignment at the Naval Hospital’s central steam and chiller/ plant or on a roving watch tending to various systems. 
• Operates or tends stationary chillers, boilers, and auxiliary equipment such as pumps, compressors, and air-conditioning equipment, to supply and maintain steam, chilled water, or heat for buildings, marine vessels, and/or pneumatic tools. 
• Test boiler water, condenser water or closed loop water quality or arrange for testing and take necessary corrective action, such as adding chemicals to prevent corrosion and harmful deposits. 
• Activate valves to maintain required amounts of water in boilers, cooling towers and chillers. 
• Monitor boiler/chiller water, chemical, and fuel levels, other than natural gas; making adjustments to maintain required levels. 
• Monitor and inspect equipment, computer terminals, switches, valves, gauges, alarms, safety devices, and meters to detect leaks or malfunctions and ensure that equipment is operating efficiently and safely. 
• Analyze problems and take appropriate action to ensure continuous and reliable operation of equipment and systems. 
• Maintain daily logs of operation, maintenance, and safety activities, including test results, instrument readings, and details of equipment malfunctions and maintenance work. 
• Adjust controls and/or valves on equipment to provide power, and to regulate and set operations of system or industrial processes. 
• Complies with all OSHA safety regulations and adhere to proper codes and standards with a thorough understanding of safety procedures related to Electrical Systems and Lock out/Tag out Procedures. 
• Utilizes Safety Data Sheets to identify chemical characteristics. 
• Completes Work Orders daily and accurately. 
• Operates all equipment to ensure energy efficiency. 
• Work also involves other duties as assigned. 

• Five years verifiable boiler operator and chiller operator or boiler and chiller mechanic/technician experience relevant to the job description.
• Must demonstrate understanding of different types of controls on valves and equipment, including DDC controls. (Experience must be within the last 10 years)
• A strong mechanical systems related background with a working operational and maintenance knowledge of the systems identified above is required.
• Ability to read Building Documents (Blue Prints) and to read and understand technical documents
• Journeyman required, Master preferred