Overview:
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.
At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.
Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
The Apprentice Boiler Engineer will learn how to Fire Boilers and controls generation of the required steam demand for heating Hospital Buildings, Absorption Units, Sterilizers and Auxiliary Equipment. Operates absorbers, chillers, cooling towers, boilers, pumps and water treatment equipment. This is a three year Apprenticeship program to create a full time shift engineer knowable to operate the central utility plant.
Responsibilities:
1. Assist operator to equipment needs in the Power Plant. Maintains safety of equipment in and around the Power Plant. Repairs and lubricated equipment by performing such duties and assigned. Keeps Power Plant floors in a clean and safe condition.
2. Observes all gauge readings, pressure, temperature, flow, and vacuums while on duty and records accurately all such values in the Power Plant log. Records any and all acts while on duty in the Power Plant Log. Log sheets are checked daily for information by the Operating Engineer.
3. Cleans Boilers, burners, repairs and lubricates equipment as required.
4. Reports any unusual conditions or malfunctioning of Power Plant equipment in the Power Plant Log.
5. Utilizes electrical and mechanical tools, hand tools, ladders, scaffolds, lifts, gauges, meters, etc. to perform required work.
6. Trains on how to operates maintains and repairs chillers, absorbers, cooling towers, pumps compressors, and all other equipment located in boiler room as required for generation of steam, hot water, and chilled water.
7. Trains on how to clean the cooling towers, strainers and conduct routing procedures related to the water treatment.
8. Trains on how to maintain temperature and pressure of the utilities generated in the Power Plant as required for most economical operation of H.V.A.C. equipment.
9. Performs other duties of Plant Operations as required.
10. Looks for and removes all fire hazards from the Power Plant while on duty.
11. Trains on all tests relating to the Boiler Feed Water. Adjusts chemical feed treatment to maintain Boiler Feed Water within proper limits.
12. Assure safe and environmentally prudent operation of Power Plant in accordance with Governmental Guidance Codes and Regulations.
13. Willingness to work with an operating engineer at night. Works under the engineer on shift while performing duties on all shifts.
14. Lifts a minimum of 80 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 80 lbs. and stands a minimum of 8 hours a day.
15. Reads and practices the State of New Jersey Boiler Safety Act.
Qualifications:
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
1. High School diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), and/or GED equivalent programs.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
1. After employment, employee has 1 year to obtain New Jersey High pressure black seal license.
2. Within the second year employee must obtain a New Jersey Blue seal.
3. Within the second year employee must also obtain universal refrigeration certification.
4. By the third year employ will be evaluated to be elevated to a shift Boiler Engineer.
Starting Minimum Rate: Minimum rate of $24.34 Hourly Job Posting Disclosure: HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to: Labor Market Data: Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness. Experience: Years of relevant work experience. Education and Certifications: Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training. Skills: Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies. Geographic Location: Cost of living and market rates for the specific location. Internal Equity: Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization. Budget and Grant Funding: Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered. Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts. In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.
