Job Information
Central Michigan University Sr Energy Facility Operator in Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Sr Energy Facility Operator
Position Number: S-3214
Type of Recruitment: External
Position Summary:
Performs skilled work in the operation and maintenance of high pressure steam boilers, steam absorption and centrifugal chillers, air conditioning cooling towers, steam, diesel and gas turbine driven generators, air compressors, pumps, and related work as required.
Required Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED. Completion of a formal apprentice program of a qualifying nature or equivalent training and experience. Possession of a valid driver's license. Ability to work from blueprints, diagrams, and sketches. Demonstrated ability to follow and/or interpret oral or written directions. Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and project a positive image. Ability to perform the essential functions and requirements of the job.
Preferred Qualifications:
Duties & Responsibilities:
Operates with automated and manual controls high pressure steam boilers to maintain campus demand for steam. Performs maintenance on boilers, chillers, generators, cooling towers, steam traps, and related pumps. Maintain cleanliness of the Central Energy Facility. Maintain telephone and radio contact with campus and outside vendors and contractors as necessary. Keeps necessary operating records and logs. Performs touch up painting on equipment, pipes, floors, and walls. Performs minor carpentry work. Operates with automated and manual controls absorption and centrifugal chillers to maintain campus demand for chilled water. Operates diesel, steam, and gas turbine driven generators. Operates and maintains cooling towers. Performs preventative maintenance and lubricates Central Energy Facilities equipment. Monitors campus energy management system. Operates water treatment equipment and takes water tests as prescribed by supervisor. Maintains steam distribution and condensate return system in distribution tunnels.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Employee Group: Service Maintenance
Staff Pay Level: 11
Pay Range: $30.99 per hour
Division: Finance and Administrative Services
Department: Utility Operations
Position Status: Regular
Position End Date:
Employment Status: Full Time
FTE: 1.0
Position Type: 12 month
Weekly Work Schedule: 12 hour rotating shifts; rotating days/nights - 30 day cycle, every other weekend off
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes
About the Department:
About CMU:
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master's, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men's and women's Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturin