Automatic Plant Mechanic 'B'

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Job Summary

Analyzes, test, adjust, and repair automatic oil and gas-fired boiler controls. Checks readings on meters and gauges, and adjusting equipment controls in order to verify readings under specified operating conditions. Records and analyzes equipment temperature, hours of operation, fuel consumption and temperature to diagnose equipment malfunctions.

Essential Functions

• • Repairs, installs, and maintains gas and oil burners and controls, tanks, pressure vessels, and related industrial and residential equipment gauges and valves, including pressure, sequential, boiler, lead-lag and safety valves and gauges.

• • Checks reading on meters and gauges; adjusts equipment controls in order to verify readings under specified operating conditions; records data such as equipment temperature, hours of operation, fuel consumption, and temperature in diagnosing equipment malfunctions; performs fuel analyses in diagnosing equipment malfunctions.

• • Tests, adjusts, installs, and repairs equipment following blueprints, schematic drawings, and verbal or written instructions.

• • Prepares project time and materials estimates.

• • Oversees the work of trades trainees and helpers.