Hiring Department

Campus Facilities Management (CFM)

Learn more about our team here: https://www.umkc.edu/finadmin/campus-facilities/

Location: UMKC Volker and Health Sciences Campuses

Job Description

As a UMKC employee within the Boiler Operator position, you’ll belong to an engaged, diverse community and will get to interact and engage with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds daily. UMKC offers many competitive benefits, including health, dental, life and other insurance plans; a comprehensive retirement program; and educational assistance and tuition reduction programs for employees and their spouse/dependents. You will have an assorted amount of work as a boiler operator who is responsible for covering both of our campus locations. You will have the opportunity to broaden your skillsets with the Campus Facilities Department as you will work side by side with other skilled trades such as HVAC, electrical and plumbing when needed. There is never a dull, typical day on campus as we have a wide variety of buildings within the realm of our residence halls This job could be just the refreshing change and new opportunity you are looking for, and we encourage you to apply and start a new adventure in your career.

Perform skilled work primarily involving maintenance, repair, and operation of boilers and other equipment related to heating and cooling. Review is accomplished through occasional spot-checking and observation of work for overall effectiveness. Functional contacts are limited primarily to co-workers with occasional contact with other University staff.

Key Responsibilities:

• Periodically clean boilers inside and out, removing soot and other residue from floors, firesides, and boiler tubes, using electric tube cleaners, water hoses, and other hand tools. Inspect for excessive scaling, cracks or other defects. Disassemble and reassemble such parts as necessary to facilitate cleaning of the boiler and its working parts. Take boiler off line preparatory to overhaul and places boiler back online on completion of maintenance and repair.
• Maintain freeze protection system. Maintain and properly respond to alarms from the automated system. May be required to evacuate a building in the event of a dangerous situation equipment, and painting floors, pipes, fixtures, and equipment in the power plant.
• Check boilers on a day-to-day basis for proper functioning, detection of leaks or other problems, replaces or does minor repairs on defective or damaged parts. Make routine repairs on boilers, related equipment, and power plant fixtures. Replace packing, and some worn parts. Periodically overhaul solenoids, fans, and repairs leaks in water and steam lines and assist in major repairs as directed by your supervisor. Perform various cleaning and maintenance duties such as sweeping, dusting, vacuuming, lubricating equipment, and painting floors, pipes, fixtures, and equipment in the power plant.
• May relieve or substitute for other positions performing all routine duties regularly assigned to such positions, typically involving maintenance duties. Read and record information from various gauges and instrumentation devices; manipulate controls to attain desired level.
• Must be able to change system from gas fuel to fuel oil when required by the gas company. Maintain chemical treatment of boilers to keep boilers and pipes from deteriorating and as energy efficient as possible.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Shift

4:00pm - 12:00am, Tuesday through Saturday

Minimum Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent; demonstrated skills may offset this requirement.
• Knowledge of heating boilers with ability to operate boilers and associated equipment.
• Knowledge and skill in the maintenance and use of tools, equipment, and materials used for general building maintenance.
• Manual dexterity and physical coordination.
• Ability to read blueprints, plans, drawings, wiring diagrams, and electrical codes.
• Valid driver’s license required.