Boiler Plant OperatorBoiler Technician
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Job Location:
Palo Alto, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 52 - 62
Posted on:
22-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Ansible Government Solutions LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting Boiler Plant Operator/Boiler Technician to support the VA Palo Alto Health Care System located at 3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto CA 94304. Services will be delivered to all requesting departments throughout the facility on a range of shift you accept employment with Ansible you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers.
Ansible is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of health care national security and information technology. To address these challenges we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers success as if it is their own.
Position Pays: $52 - $62/hr
Responsibilities
Ansible Government Solutions LLC (Ansible) is currently recruiting Boiler Plant Operator/Boiler Technician to support the VA Palo Alto Health Care System located at 3801 Miranda Ave Palo Alto CA 94304. Services will be delivered to all requesting departments throughout the facility on a range of shift you accept employment with Ansible you must also acknowledge that any assigned schedule is subject to change at the direction of either Ansible or its customers.
Ansible is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Federal customers with solutions in many arenas. Our customers face wide-ranging challenges in the fields of health care national security and information technology. To address these challenges we employ intelligent and committed staff who take care of our customers success as if it is their own.
Position Pays: $52 - $62/hr
Responsibilities
- Uses electronic hydraulic and pneumatic controls and zone charts in conjunction with meters gauges and computer-generated data to determine adjustments or corrections necessary for proper boiler operations or changing load requirements.
- Monitors and tests the operation of high pressure steam boiler systems in order to identify malfunctions and potential problems with equipment such as automatic controls valves electrostatic precipitators lime slurry systems piping pumps and related components.
- Performs operational maintenance (e.g. lubricate equipment and power clean water tubes) and repairs of limited complexity on mechanical parts and systems and may be required to perform limited or basic electrical repairs.
- Uses the proper tools for boiler and associated equipment maintenance including the instrumentation.
- Takes samples of the boiler feed water and test them for the proper level of chemical additives. Based upon the results of these tests adjusts the level of the chemicals that are fed into the boiler water to achieve the proper operating levels.
- Performs preventative and scheduled maintenance on plant systems and equipment including boiler feed pumps fuel oil pumps air compressors turbines generators boiler fixtures and combustion fans.
- Installs maintains and repairs a variety of complex equipment and systems involving high pressure steam generating boilers with complicated components critical requirements and rigid tolerances.
- Provides comprehensive control and operational readiness of all high-pressure steam boilers supplying the main hospital and all outlying support structures.
- Operates and maintains high pressure boilers and their auxiliary equipment controls.
- Starts up any boiler and bring it to the state where it can take its share of the load.
- Executes proper boiler blow down procedures and the proper soot blowing procedures.
- Operates medical center fire safety codes.
- Sets up fire watches till the alarm situation is rectified.
- Calls in vendors to perform corrective procedures to get buildings out of alarm status.
- Performs plumbing work involving maintenance and repair of a wide variety of piping plumbing fixtures (lavatories commodes sink disposals bath tubs and shower fixtures).
- Makes electrical repairs by removing ad replacing defective parts.
- Must be able to obtain a South Dakota Rural Water License for Basic water treatment
- Requires moderate to strenuous effort and long periods of walking standing climbing bending and crouching
- Ability to frequently lift and carry boiler parts and chemical supplies weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted
- No sponsorship available.
All candidates must be able to:
- Sit stand walk lift squat bend twist and reach above shoulders during the work shift
- Lift up to 50 lbs from floor to waist
- Lift up to 20 lbs
- Carry up to 40 lbs a reasonable distance
- Push/pull with 30 lbs of force
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Basic Math
- HVAC
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Ammonia Refrigeration
- Assembly Experience
- OSHA
- Maintenance
- Welding
- Refrigeration
- Boiler
- Hazmat
- Troubleshooting
About Company
Encouraged to Matter Ansible solves complex challenges in the fields of national security, healthcare, and government. What We Do Enhancing unique Government missions with technical, operations, business, and administrative expertise. Advancing care through clinical staffing, emer ... View more
