Plant Maintenance Engineer I - Repost

Bureau of General Services

Plant Maintenance Engineer I Repost

FridayTuesday 7:30am 3:30pm

Opening Date: March 25 2025

Closing Date: April 8 2025

Job Class Code: 8271
Grade: 20
Salary: $23.48 $33.21*/hourly *Incluces 15 stipend for recruitment and retention)
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DESCRIPTION: This is structure and craft work involving the operation of a highpressure steam generating plant; the maintenance and repair of boilers water heating sewage and electrical systems; the installation and maintenance of pumps; and the repair of turbines at a department or institution. Work may include functioning as the head of heating plant installation and maintenance in a moderate size department or institution or as assistant to the chief engineer in a larger department or institution. Some positions are assigned to small facilities on the basis of independent responsibility for all plant maintenance work including supervision over skilled tradesmen. Work is performed under limited supervision.

REPRESENTATIVETASKS:

• Operate and maintain a central heating plant or a number of lowpressure plants used in heating individual buildings including power generating equipment in order to heat facilities effectively and economically.
• Operate and maintain heat pumps heat reclaim units such as DOAS units plus cooling towers.
• Operate and maintain water and aircooled chillers and associated electrical systems.
• Performs the more skilled and complex maintenance jobs in order to ensure heating plant operates correctly and work is properly done.
• Lays out and inspects the work of skilled tradesmen maintenance workers and other workers in order to ensure work is accomplished according to established standards.
• Keeps related records and prepares reports in order to document activities and provide information for administrative review and planning purposes.
• Requisitions supplies and materials needed in the operation and maintenance of the plant and mechanical department in order to ensure availability of needed items.
• Monitors and directs the operation maintenance and testing of a sewerage treatment plant in order to ensure plant operates properly.

KNOWLEDGESSKILLSANDABILITIESREQUIRED:

• Knowledge of the principles practices and techniques of heating plant operations and maintenance.
• Knowledge of heat pump problem solving and service
• Knowledge of heat reclaim units such as DOAS units plus cooling towers.
• Knowledge of water and air cooled chillers.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions of the mechanical and building trades and in the operation of steam/electric power plants.
• Knowledge of the mechanical and building trades.
• Ability to use of a variety of power and hand tools.
• Ability to read plans and to work from sketches and specifications.
• Ability to plan assign and direct the work of journeymen semiskilled and unskilled workers.
• Ability to keep records and make reports.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Four 4 years of experience in the operation and maintenance of steam generating plants and maintenance and repair of water heating and electrical systems in a large commercial or public plant.

Benefits of working for the State of Maine:

No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:

• WorkLife Fit Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays 12 days of sick leave and 3 weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service and overtimeexempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage The State of Maine pays 8595 of employeeonly premiums $11196.96 $12514.32 annual value) depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
• Dental Insurance The State of Maine pays 100 of employeeonly dental premiums $387.92 annual value).
• Retirement Plan The State contributes the equivalent of 13.29 of the employees pay towards the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS).

State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.

Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than fulltime.

Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.

As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.

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