Position Title:
Power Plant Mechanic

Time Type:
Full time

Position Summary and Qualifications:
Under the general supervision to perform such duties as assigned in operation and maintenance of power plant and related power plant equipment.

Essential Duties

• Perform all duties peculiar to, and normally required in, the trade of power plant mechanic, following recognized procedures and techniques for such work.
• Operates, fires and maintains boilers to meet the need for steam.
• Plans firing for energy efficient operations.
• The ability to read blue prints and sketches.
• Maintains automatic temperature controls.
• Reads gauges, meters and through the use of automatic equipment will maintain utility usage and equipment work logs.
• Maintain and operate HVAC equipment.
• To do cleaning and preventive maintenance of mechanical equipment.
• To test water of mechanical equipment and to add and adjust chemicals as needed.
• To layout jobs in accordance with blue prints or sketches and to order, through supervision, parts and equipment necessary.
• To make rounds of campus buildings, inspection equipment and taking readings and making adjustments to maintain proper environmental conditions.
• To notify supervision of known malfunctions that would cause a failure of utility service.
• Performs all classification related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Required

• Ability to think and act quickly in an emergency.
• Two years experience or training in maintenance and operation of power plant equipment. Some experience must have been in a plant of comparable size.
• Technical school graduate preferred.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

Preferred

• Philadelphia Class B Stationary Engineer's License

Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours

Saint Joseph's University is a private, Catholic, Jesuit institution and we expect members of our community to be knowledgeable about - and to make a positive contribution to - our mission. Saint Joseph's University is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to recruit, develop and retain a talented and diverse workforce. The University is committed to the diversity of its faculty and staff so that our students, our disciplines and our community as a whole can benefit from the multiple perspectives it offers. The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. EOE

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