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Boiler Technician

Reports To: Maintenance Manager

Shift: 7 a.m. 5 p.m., Monday Friday, on call at all times

Primary Job Objective:

Ensure the safe and continuous operations of the Utility program, including facility boilers, water softeners, cooling towers, a de-aeration tank, a feedwater tank, chemical pumps and a chiller through preventive and predictive maintenance as well as in unexpected situations at PureField.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

• Communicate with Plant, Production and Maintenance management as well as maintenance personnel on Utility program operations
• Conduct daily walk through of Utility program equipment to verify equipment is operating efficiently, correctly and safely
• Perform low water cutout tests to ensure boiler shutdown will occur if an unsafe water level exists
• Chemically treat the boilers with an inhibitor to avoid scale and corrosion
• Fill water softener brine tank with water softener salt daily
• Obtain samples and test Utility waters for hardness, chemical levels, pH and conductivity, chemically correct as required
• Obtain and record pressures and temperatures of de-aeration and feedwater tank
• Collect samples and check for oxygen levels in the de-aeration and feedwater tank, remove oxygen and carbon dioxide as necessary
• Check and record chiller water and oil pressure from control panel
• Repair the chemical pumps as needed to maintain the proper chemical levels in the boilers, cooling towers and chiller
• Manage all levels of chemical usage and maintain inventory
• Visually inspect the black fill in cooling tower for bacteria and slime
• Accomplish microbiological control in cooling towers with the use of chlorine, biocide and dispersant, pumps, shock tank feeder, and MB Dip Slides.
• Assist general maintenance as requested
• Collect samples and test cooling tower water for bacteria, yeast and fungi, record results and make chemical adjustments as needed to control infections
• Grease cooling tower pumps as needed
• Attend monthly safety meetings
• Additional duties, as assigned

Nature and Scope:

The boiler technician reports directly to the Maintenance Manager, and indirectly reports to Plant Managers, Maintenance Supervisors and Production Superintendents. Will receive work instructions and direction from key members of operations.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge

• Machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance
• Relevant safety equipment, policies and procedures

Skills

• Monitoring equipment
• Selecting appropriate tools and equipment
• Performing routine maintenance and controlling operations

Abilities

• Exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Keep hand and arm steady
• Tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
• Quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions
• Quickly move hand, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects
• Work and cooperate with all members of PureField Ingredients in a professional and courteous manner

Minimum Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of general machinery maintenance
• A desire and willingness to learn the Utility program.
• Communication, analytical and documentation skills are a must.
• Physical ability to perform the funct ons of the position

(Most job knowledge is acquired through on-the-job experience)

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee may be required to lift up to 30 lbs. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts. The employee will be required to sit, stand, walk, climb and bend. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Specific hearing abilities are required.

Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

Hardhat and protective eyewear required within and around USEP processing facilities. Hearing protection required in areas w