Assistant Watch Engineer – Relief

Ever-Green Energy is looking for a dedicated team member to performs maintenance and repairs to ensure reliable uninterrupted distribution of thermal energy to customer’s buildings.  This is an International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 70 represented position. 

If this sounds like a good fit for you, you could be the right candidate for our Assistant Watch Engineer – Relief position at Duluth Energy Systems, a system we manage in Duluth, MN.  Duluth Energy Systems is the City-owned steam plant that has provided the Canal Park and Central Business Districts with stable, reliable heat since 1932. The Duluth energy system provides heating to 165 buildings in Canal Park and downtown Duluth.

Minimum Requirements:

·   A current State of Minnesota First Engineer – Class 1A Boiler Operator License.

·   A broad knowledge of mechanical repair and maintenance with three years’ experience operating, maintaining, or servicing high-pressure thermal energy production facilities and distribution systems.

·   Mechanical aptitude and a working knowledge of machinery, piping system and control system fundamentals and operation.  

·    Ability to learn, understand and carry out instructions. 

·    Ability to multitask and effectively respond to emergency tasks.  

·    Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision. 

·     Ability to perform strenuous labor in an industrial environment, which may require climbing ladders, confined space entry, removing ash and slag from boilers, handling fuel, etc.    

·    Ability to communicate with and work cooperatively with peers and supervisors.

·    The ability and willingness to reliably work a rotating shift schedule.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Under direction of the Operating Watch Engineer, performs operations and maintenance tasks to support safe, reliable, thermal energy plant operation, including:

1.   Starts and stops equipment, aligns systems for operation, monitors and adjusts operating equipment.

2.   Makes rounds of plant; records operating conditions.

3.   Maintains an accurate log of tasks being completed during the shift.

4.   Perform lock-out tag-out.

5.   Drain down of equipment to ensure equipment is in a safe state for maintenance.

6.    Fills in as an Assistant Watch Engineer to cover employee PTO.  Working 10-hour days unless covering as an assistant then 12hr shift.

7.    Responsible for the safe reenergization/start-up of equipment and systems.

8.    Operates skid-steer loader to move coal, ash and snow.

9.    Performs maintenance on thermal energy plant equipment.

10.   Communicates with the Operating Watch Engineer concerning the status of equipment and other information relevant to the operation of the plant and distribution system. 

11.   Performs other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is constantly required to climbing ramps/stairs; communicate verbally by expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to clearly impart oral information to other workers, customers, or the public; crouching; far visual acuity with clarity of vision at 20 feet or more; ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds; and standing/walking.

The employee is frequently required to climb ramps/stairs.

The employee is occasionally required to the use of a respirator; crawling; fine manipulation of picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm; gross manipulation by seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand(s); foot/leg controls; keyboarding; kneeling; lifting and carrying of 50 lbs.; clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less; peripheral vision by observing an area that can be seen up and down or to right or left while eyes are fixed on a given point; pushing; pulling; reaching at/below shoulder level by extending hand and arms from 0 up to 150 degrees in a vertical arc; reaching overhead; sitting; stooping; and confined space with limited entry or exit.

Our crews work with the public in a positive manner, work together as a team, are dependable, and have a sound work ethic.  It is important for the person in this position to maintain that level of integrity.

We offer a competitive benefits and compensation package. This is an International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 70 represented position. Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is also provided.

EOE, including disability/vets