Power Plant Operator

It's more than a career, it's a calling.

MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

• Department: Plant Operations & Maintenance

• Schedule: Full Time, Variable Shift

• Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts​

• *Boiler/Chiller/Power Plant Experience Preferred*

• Location: SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – St. Louis

Job Summary:

Operates and performs routine repairs and preventive maintenance on heating and air conditioning systems, boilers and power plant equipment. Assists with complex and non-routine maintenance tasks.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors operate and adjust facility equipment and power plant machinery following defined procedures.
• Monitors emergency power units during emergency operations to assure they operating normally. Performs a restart of power plant operations following defined procedures.
• Responds to trouble calls in the facility, assesses, troubleshoots and remedies the issue.
• Monitors off-site properties and notifies appropriate staff and/or contractors to handle problems or concerns.
• Utilizes the computerized building automation system as appropriate to resolve issues.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• High School diploma/GED or equivalent years of experience

EXPERIENCE

• One year experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent reaching, gripping and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, crawling, kneeling, sitting, squatting, twisting and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Rare use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Rare driving.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 

• None

Department:

9231000100 PLO - St. Mary's St. Louis

Work Shift:

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). 

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. 

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