03/13/2025
Huffmaster is currently recruiting Stationary Engineers to work during a possible labor dispute in the Northeastern U.S. that could occur in the Spring of 2025.
Pay Rate: $100Hour
Deployment Guarantee: 48-Hours (If Ready, Willing, and Able to Work Each Scheduled Shift)
Shift Length: 12-Hours
Assignment Commitment: Must have the ability to travel and be away from home for at least 45-days. The exact length of the assignment will be determined once the union issues a notice of intent to strike.
We Provide:
Round-Trip Air Travel or Reimbursed Mileage (If You Live Within 250-Miles/4-Hours of the Job Site)
Daily Per Diem to Cover the Cost for Meals and Incidentals
Hotel Accommodations
If you are interested in this assignment, please follow the link to apply and submit a detailed resume for consideration. If you have questions regarding this assignment, please call and speak with a Recruiter at (866) 903-7267.
Please Note: You MUST meet the Job Requirements below to qualify for this assignment.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Licensing and Certification:
PA Stationary Engineer Seal -OR-
Equivalent Certification:
Navy Machinist Mate and Boiler Technician
Merchant Marine: QMED -OR- Engineer Programs/Licenses
Education:
HS Diploma or GED
If you do not have the above licensing/certification: Graduation from a recognized/accredited trade school with at least six months full-time emphasis (5 hours/day x 3 days/week) in industrial power plant and refrigeration equipment operations.
Experience:
3-years’ recent full-time experience (6,000-hours) operating industrial power plant equipment and controls (must include: chillers, cooling towers, air compressors, and water treatment equipment.)
Basic understanding of chemical and water treatment and computer use is required.
Hands on experience with Hazardous Energy Control procedures (Lock Out / Tag Out).
Ability to read and troubleshoot from blueprints, drawings, etc.
Familiar with valve, mechanical equipment maintenance and instrumentation and control procedures.
Recent experience operating centrifugal chillers (electrical and turbine driven) greater than 600 tons.
Recent experience operating air compressors and desiccant air dryers greater than 250 cfm, high purity (WFI and USP grade) water system equipment including reverse osmosis, deionization, v***r compression and multi-effect distillation units.
Preferred - advanced experience in high purity water, cooling towers, water treatment, reverse osmosis, steam utilization, and chiller operation.
Equipment Used:
Air compressors
Refrigerated and desiccant air dryers
Package boilers
Water softeners
Deionizers
Demineralizers
Reverse osmosis and distillation equipment
Clean steam generators
Electrical and turbine driven centrifugal chillers
Absorption chillers
Water cooling towers
Condensate equipment
Vacuum pumps
Catalytic oxidizers
Closed loop building water systems and chemical treatment/testing equipment
Personal computer
Network terminals and computer interfaces
Work Environment:
Heavy lifting regularly throughout the shift.
Use and handling of solvent, acids and heat transfer media, heat and cold, dust and dirt, and refrigerant handling.
Working in confined spaces and at heights.
May involve working on or near incinerators, animal areas, sewer pits, lift stations, etc.
Will be required to wear personal protective equipment including safety glasses, safety shoes, respirators, hearing and fall protection.
Duties:
Operate heating and cooling equipment, including chillers, cooling towers, perimeter heat, reheat, etc. systems to meet variable load conditions.
Maintain appropriate oil, glycol and cooling water parameters as required by utility systems.
Chemically clean heat exchange and circulating systems.
Operate distilled water, deionized water, reverse osmosis, water softener, water pretreatment, and reheat systems.
Troubleshoot, maintain, regenerate, acid clean, add, or change resin, and disinfect these systems as necessary.
Monitor capacity of utility services, and quality to ensure proper operation of all utility equipment.
Conduct daily rounds and readings of utility equipment and reports problems to the Manager.
Perform routine testing of water systems, cooling tower water, closed loop cooling and heating systems.
Maintain necessary chemical treatment at specified parameters, e g. level, pH, conductivity, etc.
Perform preventive and corrective maintenance and emergency repairs as required by the equipment and systems for which they are responsible.
Maintain proper pressures and temperatures in the operation of heating and cooling equipment, including chillers, cooling towers, perimeter heat, reheat etc. systems to meet variable load conditions.
Maintain appropriate oil, glycol and cooling water parameters as required by utility systems.
Ensure proper operation of gauges/instrumentation (temperature, flow, conductivity, resistivity, pH, pressure, etc.) and changes recorder charts as necessary.
Prepare utility equipment and systems for modifications and/or tie-ins
Perform necessary tie-ins, shutdowns and valve isolations.
Maintain utility equipment in good operating condition as it applies to oiling, packing, cleaning, adjustments and safety conditions.
Operate computer workstations for monitoring and operational status of equipment and systems.
