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Operating Engineer Master

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Operating Engineer Master

Salary

$3,649.00 - $6,566.00 Monthly

Location

New Orleans, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LSUNO00017546y24/05t

Department

LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

Opening Date

05/22/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

• Description

• Benefits

Supplemental Information

LSU Health New Orleans Division of Facility Services is seeking highly skilled applicants for the position of Operating Engineer Master. Must possess three years of experience in the operation, repair and/or maintenance of large commercial or industrial type stationary engines or mechanical equipment such as air conditioning, heating, refrigeration, pumping, generating, chillers, or closely related systems.

Starting rate is $21.05 per hour, rate may be adjusted depending on experience and qualifications of the applicant. There is also an additional $1 Longevity Pay, $2 Shift Differential Pay and $3 Weekend Pay for hours worked only.

Preference will be given to applicants who possess a 1st class Stationary Engineer’s Certificate for steam boilers and at minimum a 2nd class Stationary Engineer’s Certificate for air conditioning.

Must be available for scheduled shift work after regular working hours and during holidays.

Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Operates, monitors, and controls system wide output

• Operates auxiliaries including firing up steam boilers, starting and stopping chillers, pumps, cooling towers, heat exchangers, refrigeration and HVAC equipment

• Performs chemical & softener tests

• Reads gauges to check water levels, steam pressure, and operation of valves and auxiliar, pumps

• Maintains, inspects, and repairs mechanical equipment and components including compressors, condensers, expansion valves, service valves, thermostats, coils, and drive assemblies

• Checks all equipment for proper fluid levels and operation before using

• Reports all unsafe situations immediately to supervisor or higher authority as needed to correct the condition as quickly as possible

• Assists other trades as needed

Please list all relevant work experience and education in the “Employment History” section of your application, this is vital to qualifying for this vacancy be very detailed when listing duties and responsibilities.

• This is a Civil Service Position.

• This position does not require applicants to take a Civil Service test.

• Pre-employment Drug testing, Physical, and Criminal Background check are required.

This position will require selected applicant to be in a probationary status for at least 6 months.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the following link: https://lsuhsc.peopleadmin.com/postings/16940

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Timethia Brown

LSU Health Sciences Center

HR Management Department

504.568.4835

LSU Health New Orleans is committed to leveraging diversity as an educational resource and an institutional core value. We seek candidates who will contribute to a climate where students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds have equitable access and success opportunities. As an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, we welcome all to apply without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Three years of experience in the operation, repair and/or maintenance of large commercial or industrial type stationary engines or mechanical equipment such as air conditioning, heating, refrigeration, pumping, generating, chillers, or closely related systems.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

Training in commercial air conditioning, refrigeration or diesel mechanics will substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience on a month for month basis.

NOTE:

Incidental duties in operating or maintaining one's own heating, air conditioning or related equipment will not be considered as qualifying experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

For those positions in which incumbents will be working with and handling refrigerants, possession of an appropriate EPA refrigerant recycling and recovery certification for technicians will be required (as required under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act, 1990).

NOTE:

Additional information regarding technician certification requirements and programs may be obtained by calling the Stratospheric Ozone Protection Hotline at (800) 296-1996 (10am-4pm Eastern Time, Monday-Friday except federal holidays) or by visiting the EPA's Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Web Site at www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/608.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To serve as the sole operator on an assigned shift, to serve as lead-worker over Operating Engineers, to provide direct-line supervision to one Operating Engineer position, or to serve in a large institution with at least 100 buildings or more that has a computer operated centralized energy management system that includes: chillers that handle 11,000 tons or more of chilled water with a total of 4,500 horsepower or more and boilers having 50 tons or more steam capacity and a total of 5,000 horsepower or more.

Level of Work:

Advanced.

Supervision Received:

General from a higher-level Operating Engineer or agency official.

Supervision Exercised:

May serve as a lead-worker over subordinate Operating Engineers or provide direct-line supervision over one Operating Engineer.

Location of Work:

All state agencies.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from the Operating Engineer 2 by the presence of responsibility for serving as the sole operator on an assigned shift, for serving as lead-worker over Operating Engineers, providing direct-line supervision to one Operating Engineer position, or serving in a large institution with at least 100 buildings or more that has a computer operated centralized energy management system that includes: chillers that handle 11,000 tons or more of chilled water with a total of 4,500 horsepower or more and boilers having 50 tons or more steam capacity and a total of 5,000 horsepower or more.

Differs from the Operating Engineer-Cogeneration by the absence of responsibility for regulating, monitoring, servicing, and maintenance of a combined heat and power generation facility.

Examples of Work

Serves as sole operator on an assigned shift.

Serves as lead-worker over subordinate Operating Engineers.

Serves as Operating Engineer in a large institution having at least 100 buildings or more that has a computer operated, centralized energy management system that includes: chillers that handle 11,000 tons or more of chilled water with a total of 4,500 horsepower or more and boilers having 50 tons or more steam capacity and a total of 5,000 horsepower or more.

Operates, monitors, and controls system wide output utilizing a computerized energy management system.

Keeps operating log sheets.

Operates auxiliaries that include firing up steam generators and starting and stopping chillers, pumps, and cooling towers.

Read gauges to check water levels, steam pressure, and operation of valves and auxiliary pumps.

Performs preventive maintenance work on boilers and related equipment such as: ventilation and refrigeration equipment, air conditioning machinery, generators, suction fans, pumps, and compressors.

Performs related duties as required.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year's Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

• Mardi Gras,

• Good Friday,

• Memorial Day,

• Independence Day,

• Labor Day,

• Veteran's Day,

• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

* Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your_Retirement_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

• Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

Agency

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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