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.
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.
Message to Applicants
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
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Employee Group
Service Maintenance
Division
Finance and Administrative Services
Department
Utility Operations
Employment Status
Full-Time
Weekly Work Schedule
12 Hour Rotating shifts; rotating days/nights - 30 day cycle, every other weekend off
Location
Mount Pleasant, MI
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, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
