Steam Plant and Facilities Reliability Technician (Firetube Boilers)

Keep our utilities running at peak performance

Use your technical know-how to keep facilities and equipment in optimal condition. In this role, you’ll perform operational checks and a full spectrum of maintenance—preventive, planned, and reactive—centered on a firetube steam boiler plant and the broader facility infrastructure.

Join a team that multiplies possibilities and unlocks exponential potential.

A day in the life

• Start of shift: Walk the boiler room and utility areas; verify steam line pressures, gauge readings, pump status, and valve positions. Log readings and note any anomalies.
• Morning: Conduct daily water quality tests under the guidance of the contracted Water Quality Engineer; adjust treatment to protect boiler, condensate, and feed water systems. Inspect steam traps and control valves for proper function.
• Midday: Tackle facilities service requests—lighting, bathroom fixtures, locks, walls, bump posts, and safety signage—while coordinating with outside vendors for scheduled PMs and verifying their work quality.
• Afternoon: Prepare boilers for inspection as needed—open and clean tubes and drums; replace refractory brick and burners. Perform repairs on valves, bearings, gauges, expansion joints, pumps, electrical controls, and PRVs.
• Wrap-up: Record steam, water, and gas consumption; update the work order system and maintenance tracking software to capture PM attainment, reactive vs. planned work, hours, and parts/labor costs.

What you’ll take ownership of

• Maintaining the core functionality of facility systems: boilers, compressors, chillers, water softeners, drainage systems, and the building infrastructure—measured by PM completion and the ratio of planned to reactive maintenance.
• Leading root cause analyses when equipment fails and adjusting maintenance schedules to prevent recurrence.
• Using maintenance software to document activities, service hours, and repair costs; making consistent, accurate entries to meet attainment goals.
• Managing and inspecting vendor-performed PMs and repairs for quality and compliance.
• Identifying upgrades that enhance efficiency, save energy, and reduce component wear.
• Establishing predictive maintenance routines on critical assets to boost availability and reliability.
• Continuous surveillance of fuel oil tanks for emergency diesel generator sets; performing routine tests of the emergency generator(s) on the prescribed schedule.
• Adhering to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Safely using hand/power tools, electric meters, and material handling equipment; working safely around multiple allergens.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s or technical school degree in Mechanics, Electrical, or Computer Science preferred; or an equivalent mix of education and experience.
• Experience: 5 years working with high-pressure steam boilers in a manufacturing environment.
• Licensing: Boiler Operator Certificate/License.

Technical skills

• Hands-on troubleshooting and repair across mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical systems.
• Welding proficiency and the ability to read mechanical, piping, and electrical schematics.
• Competence in plumbing maintenance and repair within the facility.
• Compressed air systems troubleshooting (Kaeser experience preferred).
• Diagnose electrical issues from minor to complex, including motor starter circuits, VFDs, I/O switch functions, and equipment wiring.
• Operate Hilo trucks, scissor lifts, and boom lifts and pass required Roskam testing.
• Basic computer literacy, including Building Automation Systems (BAS).