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Operating Engineer

CHI
Papillion, NE Full Time
POSTED ON 6/25/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/24/2026
Job Summary And Responsibilities

As an Operating Engineer, you will independently perform journeyman-level duties, responsible for daily operational issues concerning the energy plant, hospital, and associated equipment/systems.

Every day, you will design, construct, install, or maintain building systems and equipment, ensuring safety, functionality, efficiency, and occupant comfort. You will also monitor equipment/system problems and recommend solutions for optimal facility performance.

Success in this role requires extensive technical expertise, a strong commitment to safety and efficiency, excellent problem-solving, and autonomous work with high operational standards.

  • Operates high-pressure boilers.
  • Operates chillers and absorbers.
  • Compiles water treatment reports.
  • Performs maintenance on boilers, chillers, pumps, steam pipes, and related machinery.
  • Operates automated building control computer and makes corrections as required.
  • Operates/adjusts air handling equipment.

Job Requirements

Required

  • 1-3 years Two years’ experience with boiler operation. , upon hire and
  • Other Steam plant third grade engineers course (NAPE), upon hire
  • Third Grade Station Engineer: NE, upon hire

Preferred

  • High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
  • High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
  • First Grade Station Engineer: NE, upon hire or
  • Second Grade Engineer: NE, upon hire and

Where You'll Work

At CHI Health Midlands we proudly serve Sarpy County and surrounding areas in Nebraska with patient-focused care. When designing our facility, we kept the patient viewpoint in mind, setting a tone for a more comfortable, less stressful hospital stay. We provide our patients with some of the highest quality scores in the country in heart and vascular, emergency, and surgical care. Also, we offer high quality care in diagnostics/radiology, women's care, home care, orthopedics, sleep and breathing disorders.

Pay Range

$22.51 - $31.79 /hour

Salary : $23 - $32

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