Job Description:

SUMMARYThis position is responsible for operating boilers to generate the steam needed for supplying heat or power for buildings and industrial processes.FUNCTIONS• Knows, observes, and enforces all standard operating procedures, safety procedures and rules, environmental practices, and GMP guidelines.• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of five boilers, all boiler auxiliary equipment, and multi-hearth furnaces.• Responsible for troubleshooting all problems that occur on boilers, peripheral equipment, and requesting mechanical or electrical assistance when needed.• Responsible for cleaning, inspecting, and lubricating all machinery within their scope of authority.• Responsible for the successful startup and/or shutdown of major boilers and process equipment.• Required to rotate between inside (control room responsibilities) and outside responsibilities.• Monitors water chemistry conditions, collects water samples, conducts water tests, and makes necessary adjustments to chemical metering pumps.• Maintains log of meter readings, daily operational data, air emission data, and water chemistry test results.• Responsible for monitoring temperatures, pressure, and flow of boiler house processes.• Responsible for the safe operation of manual valves, control valves, turbine-driven pumps, centrifugal pumps, and start/stop stations.• Coordinates activities with other areas and departments.• Responsible for loading fly ash trucks.• Opens valves and adjusts regulators to control flow of steam or water through pipeline, or to blow sludge and scale from pressure system.• Removes slag from furnace tubes and brickwork of a coal fired boiler.• Performs routine valve maintenance of tightening packing, and greasing valve stems.Additional Responsibilities• Responsible for the cleanliness/Five S of the area assigned.• Performs other duties as assigned. Company Conformance Statements In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct teract professionally with co-workers, Company business associates and the general public.Work together in a cooperative spirit to serve the best interests of the Company.Operate in a fully responsible manner and comply with the law and Company policy. Company SHE Primary Responsibilities Understand and observe all Safety, Health & Environmental rules and proceduresReport or correct any unsafe act or conditionReport any chemical/fuel spill to supervisionReport any pain or discomfort to supervisionQUALIFICATIONSEducation/Professional Certifications/LicensesBasic Qualifications:High School Diploma and one year of college or technical school required.Minimum of 1 years of experience operating an automated process monitoring and control system.Preferred Qualifications:Professional Certification in Boiler Operations.Four to five years' experience as a Boiler Room Operator.Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (including any physical demands)The following are the basic qualifications:Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.While performing the duties of this job, the associate is frequently required to talk or hear. The associate is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The associate must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.Preferred Qualifications:Has a direct line of communication to Plant management for important issues affecting plant operations. Is responsible for all direction when there is a major power plant operation interruption and has the authority to shut operations down if the safety of personnel or property is PENSATION Hourly Rate: $35.32/per hourWORKING CONDITIONSEquipment UsedComputerized control panelWorking ConditionsWhile performing the duties of this Job, the associate is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The associate is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and extreme heat. The associate is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.Employee SupervisionNo supervisory responsibilitiesDecision Making/AccountabilityAbility to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.This description supersedes and previous or undated descriptions for this position. Management has the right to add or change the duties for this position at any time.Equal Employment Opportunity PolicyUnited States Sugar Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.