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County of Los Angeles · 8 hours ago

STATIONARY ENGINEER CONTROLS SPECIALIST

Los Angeles County, CA

Contract

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

The County of Los Angeles is seeking a Stationary Engineer Controls Specialist to join their Internal Services Department. The role involves operating and maintaining heating and refrigeration plants, ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency, while also performing repairs and troubleshooting control systems.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

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

Troubleshoots control system components and replaces or repairs defective parts

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

Performs annual boiler testing for emissions

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

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

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

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

Operates, maintains, repairs and inspects motors, 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

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

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

Tests, operates and maintains emergency diesel powered electric generating equipment

Maintains logs of plant operations and records maintenance and repair work performed

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

Qualification

High pressure heating plantsRefrigeration plantsIndustrial control instrumentsElectronic systemsHydraulic systemsPneumatic systemsBoiler testingEPA Universal Technician CertificateTechnical knowledgeAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeamwork

Required

One 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 year's experience in the repair and maintenance of industrial control instruments

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

An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Universal Technical Certificate in compliance with Federal license requirements as provided in Chapter V, Section 608

Experience at the level of Los Angeles County's class of Stationary Engineer II is defined as having the responsibility of a shift for the operation and maintenance of a combined high-pressure heating and central refrigeration plant

All documents should clearly indicate the degree in English language and the date when the degree was conferred or awarded

For applicants with international transcript(s), a report by an evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. must be submitted at the time of filing or within 15 calendar days

In order to receive credit for the required degree/coursework and/or license, you must include a legible copy of the official transcripts and/or a legible copy of the official certificate and/or license at the time of filing or within 15 calendar days from the date of filing application

Preferred

Completion of fifteen (15) semester units, or its equivalent (22.5 quarter units), 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 (9) semester units of which must have been in electronics

Benefits

Flexible Benefit Plans - Benefits may be purchased using tax-free County contribution of an additional 14.5%-17% of the employee's monthly salary.

Robust Retirement Packages - Contributory-defined benefit plan; optional tax-deferred income plans that may include a County matching contribution up to 4% of employee's salary.

Generous Maternity and Family Leave Benefits

Flexible Schedules (Telework - where appropriate)

Rideshare, Parking, and Transit Benefits

13 paid holidays per year