Corrections Utility Plant Operator- SCI Fayette

THE POSITION

The Corrections Utility Plant Operator is a critical position within SCI-Fayette, responsible for ensuring that all aspects of the utility plant operations run smoothly and efficiently. This role involves monitoring and maintaining equipment used for various processes such as heating, cooling, and waste management within the facility. Operators must adhere to strict safety and operational protocols to ensure the health and safety of both staff and incarcerated individuals. Apply today to take advantage of this exciting opportunity and discover what a career with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has to offer!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

In this vital position, you will oversee an inmate work crew, ensuring care, custody and control while they perform tasks related to the operation, maintenance, and repair of our boiler plant. This includes generating medium pressure steam for heating and hot water to meet the institution's needs. Your responsibilities include ensuring the smooth operation of four natural gas-fired high-temperature hot water boilers and two natural gas-fired steam boilers, both under normal and emergency situations. This involves utilizing both manual and automatic control systems, as well as interpreting visual and auditory gauges, meters, and sensors.

The role requires performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, conducting operational assessments, and maintaining equipment cleanliness while executing minor repairs to guarantee optimal functionality. Additionally, the operator will manage auxiliary equipment such as feedwater and condensate pumps, chemical feed pumps, forced draft fans, and control systems. Regular testing of boiler water chemistry and the water softening system is essential, along with maintaining logs of tests conducted and inventory of necessary water treatment chemicals and supplies. General housekeeping duties within the plant and other designated areas, as well as daily inventory checks, are also part of the job.

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Work Schedule and Additional Information :

• Full-time employment, 40-hour work week
• Work hours are 2 : 00 PM to 10 : 00 PM, Friday, Saturday or Sunday, Monday pass days , with a shift differential of $1.25 per hour.
• Telework : You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary : Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $47,925 (before taxes). However, a higher salary may be established in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
• This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam / junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

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If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.