Operating Engineer-Plant

Operating Engineer-Plant

Under general supervision, the Operating Engineer performs a variety of routine or skilled preventive maintenance duties in the repair, alteration, and modification of buildings, equipment, and facilities.

Essential responsibilities include :

• Upholding Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures, principles of responsibilities, and applicable state, federal, and local laws.
• Inspecting equipment and facilities for proper operation and working condition.
• Maintaining routine records and determining the type and extent of any malfunction of equipment, and as necessary.
• Adjusting, disassembling, repairing or replacing parts or components, reassembling, and testing for proper operation.
• Reporting more serious problems to the Chief Engineer for instructions or maintenance scheduling.
• Attending to gas-fired steam boilers, hot water boilers, and heaters.
• Making necessary adjustments to assure proper steam pressure, combustion, water flow, water level, and proper operation of safety devices and auxiliary equipment.
• Testing boiler water and adding chemicals as necessary.
• Servicing and making repairs to heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment including fans, motors, radiators, thermostats, dampers, and regulating controls.
• Replacing filters and fluids as necessary; and maintaining routine records of repairs.
• Performing a variety of general semi-skilled to skilled maintenance, alteration, and repairs to machinery, equipment, or facilities as assigned or in accordance with basic skills and abilities, and standard procedures, diagrams, or manufacturer instructions.
• Performing routine electrical maintenance, replacement, or alteration of circuit wiring, switches, control equipment, and mechanisms, motors, transformers, relays, generators, appliances, fixtures, alarms, communication equipment, etc.
• Performing general mechanical maintenance of hospital and clinic equipment, kitchen equipment, office machines and equipment, etc.
• Performing general plumbing maintenance - maintaining, repairing, and making alterations to steam, gas, water, air, and sanitary plumbing pipes and fixtures.
• Bending, cutting, reaming, and threading pipe, wiping joints, testing joints, and pipe systems for leaks.
• Repairing leaks and clearing drain stoppages.
• General welding - cutting, joining metals not requiring critical test tolerance or certification.
• Performing a variety of routine maintenance duties such as repair and assemble extension cords, replace fuses, fluorescent ballasts and tubes, clean and lubricate motors and other machinery.
• Cleaning sink and grease traps, replacing and re-packing valves, assembling equipment, repairing drape pull mechanisms and related items.
• Performing a variety of routine manual duties as required, such as moving supplies, furniture, equipment, removing trash, scrap material, and replacing light bulbs, etc.
• Establishing and maintaining courteous, cooperative relations when interacting with other personnel, Health Plan members, and the public.
• Performing other related duties as required.
• Assuming other activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.

Basic qualifications include :

Additional requirements include :

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.