Boiler Plant Equipment Mechanic

Full Job Description

About the Position: The position will install, repair, maintain and overhaul gas and oil-fired, high and lower pressure boilers and auxiliary equipment to meet steam supply demands for heating and power.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. There is no specific length of training or experience required.

However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of an Boiler Plant Equipment Mechanic without more than normal supervision.

Assistance with maintenance and overhaul of gas and oil-fired boilers. I can observe temperature, pressure and amperage gauges and meters.

I work under normal supervision of a work leader or journey-level employee who observes tasks in progress and upon completion to make sure they are properly performed.

- Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc.

(Includes Blueprint Reading) Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair, etc.

Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic) Troubleshooting (Electronic Equipment) Physical Effort: In repairing boilers, incumbent lifts, stoops, and carries heavy objects such as bricks, burners, tubes, valves, and piping.

May be required to work in cramped and awkward positions such as kneeling and crawling into boiler furnaces and drums through manholes.

Requires physical dexterity to reach and use hands to check work concealed from view, and a high degree of rapid mental and physical coordination.

Working Conditions: Works almost entirely inside, outside, or on top of boilers and is in constant contact with dampness, soot, poor ventilation, noise, vibrations, steam and dirt.

Works with hand and power tools and in close contact with safety valves, gauges and gas valves.

Protective devices include safety shoes, hard hats, coveralls, safety glasses, respirators, face shields, heavy gloves and ear plugs. Major Duties:

• Overhaul, repair and maintain gas and oil fired, high- and low-pressure boilers.
• Firing and operation of one or more types of combination of automatic or hand-fixed, high or low pressure, boilers.
• Remove boiler tubes for examination and evaluate tube condition to report on results.
• Install, test, and adjust various safety cutoffs, automatic regulating controls and thermostats.
• Perform plumbing, pipefitting, rigging, welding and repairing equipment on boiler systems.