Plant Operations Specialist

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Ensures safe and efficient operation of steam plant boilers (up to 4,000 BHP) and other equipment associated with the steam plant.
• Operates and controls utility panels that monitor equipment to maintain utility services to the plants, Delta-V knowledge and operation is preferable.
• Inspects steam plant to check meters, charts, pressures and temperatures.
• Monitors, maintains and troubleshoots Boiler Plant Operation Control system to ensure proper plant and boiler operations for multi-boiler plant.
• Creates trends and graphs to pinpoint and monitor controls system failures.
• Troubleshoots electronic and digital controls; tunes and calibrates boiler controls and gauges.
• Performs preventative maintenance on Plant boilers and related equipment from pumps and drives to boiler digital control devices in accordance with American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) code and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards.
• Ensures boilers are operating and maintaining pressures and temperatures at the designated Plant set points and water levels in accordance with the American Boiler Manufacturers Association (ABMA) instructions.
• Assists with maintenance and inspection of University State permitted gas-fired package boilers.
• Reads and interprets blueprints and wiring drawings.
• Completes work orders and preventative maintenance orders to document work performed.
• Communicates orally and written with department personnel and management for the purpose of receiving and advising on matters concerning boiler plant operation controls.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

DEPARTMENT PERFERED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pressure Transmitters, Temperature Transmitters, Differential Pressure (DP) Flow & Level, Magnetic (MAG) Flow Meters, Vortex Flow Meters, Vortex Flow Meters, Annubar Flow Meters, Radar Level Transmitter.
• Calibration equipment experience: Trex communicator, Fluke 755 Process Calibrator, Pressure Modules, MAG flow simulators, BEAMEX Process Calibrator, ProCal Calibration Software, BEAMEX Calibration Software, Emerson Asset Management Software (AMS) Device Manager.
• General Industrial Plant Experience: Electrician, Programable Logic Controllers (PLC), HART Protocol, Foundation Fieldbus (FF) protocol, Technical College – Industrial Maintenance, Digital Control System (DCS), Experience with Ender Hauser instruments, OMEGA instruments
• Meter Types: Coriolis, Vortex, Magnetic, Preset Custody Transfer, Fork Density.
  Calibration Type ExperiencE.
•  Calibration Type: Gravimetric, in-situ, reference meter, Smart Meter Verification (Emerson ProLink or Endress Hauser Proline Promass)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Five years of maintenance experience with power and heating hot water boilers and controls of various sizes.
• Familiarity with test and calibration equipment to include volt/amp meter, manometer, gas leak detection meter and Hart communication devices.
• Must hold a Third Class Power Engineer's License issued by the National Institute for the Uniform Licensing of Power Engineers, Inc. (NIULPE).
• A valid Georgia driver's license and an insurable driving record.
• Positions within this classification may require the ability to lift 100 pounds and to bend, stoop, and twist.

NOTE: Position tasks are required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location; working remote is not an option. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone: (V) | (TDD).

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