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County of Los Angeles · 2 days ago

STATIONARY ENGINEER CONTROLS SPECIALIST

Los Angeles County, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

The County of Los Angeles is seeking a Stationary Engineer Controls Specialist to join their Department of Health Services. This role is responsible for inspecting, maintaining, and repairing control instruments used in high and low pressure heating and refrigeration plants, as well as operating and maintaining these plants.

CommunitiesGovernmentNon Profit

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Operates, maintains, repairs, and inspects motors, turbines and steam-driven equipment, steam reducing stations expansion tanks, air compressors, supply and exhaust fans, various kinds of pumps and valves, steam traps, water treatment systems, water heaters and other heating plant auxiliary equipment

Operates, maintains, repairs and inspects reciprocating, centrifugal or absorption central air conditioning machinery including condensers, evaporators, cooling towers, pumps, purge tanks and related equipment

Tests boiler water, condensate, cooling tower water, and water from other systems, and adds corrective chemicals or adjusts chemical pumps as needed

Inspects, operates, monitors, calibrates, and responds to related building control systems, including fire alarm systems, life safety systems, and main electrical distribution stations for to ensure proper operating conditions

Drives automotive equipment to and from work sites, in order to transport the necessary tools, equipment, and materials required to perform the job

Uses various electronic, manual, and computer-based control systems to adjust or bring equipment into recommended or prescribed operating ranges, switch to backup equipment or systems, or shut down equipment to perform preventative maintenance at periodic intervals or as needed

Operates, maintains, repairs, and inspects manual and automatic gas- and oil-fired high-pressure steam or high temperature hot water boilers

Performs required continuous emissions monitoring system calibrations

Troubleshoots control system components and replaces or repairs defective parts

Maintains logs of plant operations and records maintenance and repair work performed, including fuel logs and fuel storage tanks

Operates, monitors, calibrates, and inspects various types of meters, gauges, automatic recording devices for equipment readings, at periodic intervals or as needed, to verify operating conditions, detect malfunctions/need for repair, and to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

Operates, troubleshoots, and repairs electronic, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, gas turbines and related systems, and high voltage systems and equipment

Uses hand tools and precision instruments to install, maintain, adjust and repair indicating, recording, telemetering, and control instruments used to measure and control variables, such as pressure, flow, temperature, motion, force and chemical composition of boiler and refrigeration water

Disassembles, inspects, and tests instruments for conformance with specifications, using test instruments such as potentiometers, resistance bridges, manometers and pressure gauges

Disassembles malfunctioning instruments, and inspects and tests mechanisms and circuitry for defects

Performs annual boiler testing for emissions

Tests, operates and maintains emergency diesel-powered electric generating equipment, and synchronizes electronic controls and Automatic Transfer Switches

Prepares drawings for the fabrication and modification of instrument parts and components

Inspects, adjusts, repairs and maintains refrigeration units for food storage boxes

Inspects, maintains, and adjusts oxygen and vacuum systems for proper pressure, leaks or stoppages and makes emergency repairs

Work with outside contractors and verify work is satisfactorily completed as assigned

Request quotes from vendors for equipment, parts, tools, or service and generate purchase orders as assigned

Qualification

High pressure heating plantsRefrigeration plantsIndustrial control instrumentsElectronic control systemsEPA Universal Technical CertificateSteam Engineer's LicenseTroubleshootingPreventative maintenanceLog maintenanceCommunication skills

Required

One (1) year of experience in the maintenance and operation of high pressure heating plants and refrigeration plants at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Stationary Engineer II

One (1) year of experience in the repair and maintenance of industrial control instruments; or fifteen (15) semester units, 22.5 quarter units or its equivalent, from an accredited junior college, college or trade school in the technology or the application of technology directly related to the repair and maintenance of electronic, pneumatic or hydraulic industrial control instruments, at least nine semester units of which must have been in electronics

A valid California Class C Driver License is required to perform 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 Technical Certificate in compliance with Federal license requirements as provided in Chapter V, Section 608

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 weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10-25 pounds