Senior Chiller Plant Operator

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Job description

Develop your engineering career at JLL! Responsible for operating and maintaining central plant equipment within a team environment. The Central Plant Lead must ensure the highest level of professionalism, while meeting the clients' needs, and a commitment to achieving the goal of 100% uptime throughout the team.

Location: Franklin, MA 02038

Schedule: On-site, Monday-Friday 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM w/rotating on-call schedule for after hours emergencies

Reporting to: Engineering Manager

Type of Employment: Full-Time w/JLL employee benefits within 1 month of employment
Additional Perks: company uniforms, cell phone, and laptop

Estimated compensation: $43.13-$52.84 an hour

The compensation range listed is an estimate and not guaranteed. A job offer will vary based on applicant's education, experience, skills, abilities, geographic location, internal equity and alignment with market data

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Responsible for protecting and improving the value of the client's assets and ensuring that building engineering systems continue to perform their intended function.

• The Central Plant Lead will implement and manage the agreed to client maintenance standards, assist in managing 3rd party maintenance providers, and ensure overall systems performance.

• This role also executes equipment inspection and monitoring programs, continuously evaluates current maintenance and operations methods, leads plant maintenance, and implements changes to enhance operational effectiveness.

• Responsible for performing highly skilled operation, repair, and maintenance of the p lant and its associated equipment in a safe and efficient manner using their comprehensive understanding of system interdependencies and operations. A nalyze system data , monitor , and manage system controls or Building Automation Control Systems to anticipate system needs, problem-solve, and adjust set points.

• Operate, monitor , and maintain plant equipment such as boilers, chillers, cooling towers , HVAC equipment, motors, pumps, VFDs, and all associated auxiliary equipmen t and controls.

• Perform routine and emergency repairs to electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic machinery, systems, and equipment. Manage all chemical treatment treatment/ testing and monitoring associated with steam, cooling towers and chilled and hot water systems as applicable .

• Ensure detailed preventative maintenance tasks are executed as scheduled and documented in the CMMS.

• Responds to alarms and takes appropriate action to correct system operations and communicate all issues and resolutions.

• May be called upon to assist team member personnel and perform any assignment for which the individual is trained and has the resources to do safely.

• May be required to perform basic operator preventive maintenance tasks and provide work direction to fellow maintenance team members and or 3 rd party service providers .

• Assist in m aintain all infrastructure and compliance documentation for the building including up-to-date building drawing s , as well as documentation mandated for the purpose of maintaining company & regulatory compliance with Federal, State or Local law.

• Complies with all Federal, State, local and company policies regarding regulatory compliance and safety.

• May be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth above to address business needs and changing business practices.

Physical Work Requirements & Conditions:

• May spend extended hours working inside and outside in all weather conditions, and in awkward body positions which can cause physical discomfort and strain.

• Perform strenuous labor and general maintenance activities.

• Required to regularly lift up to 50 lbs., carry and adjust heavy objects. Foreseeably the position will encounter sharp, hot, and very cold supplies equipment, and parts.

• Must have the ability to safely climb ladders, work at elevation from ladders, scaffolding, lifts, roofs or platforms, and the ability to work in confined spaces and on roofs. While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• Must be able to work different schedules.

• Must be able to work Holidays & weekends.

• Must be able to respond to after-hours site emergencies.

Experience and technical skills:

Required

• High School diploma or GED equivalent

• Ten (10)+ years of relevant work experience, commercial or industrial Central Utility Plant and Chilled Water Systems

• EPA Section 608 Universal certification

• Journeyman Refrigeration Technician's License / Massachusetts Refrigeration Technicians License

• Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license

• Experience using Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) &/or Building Management System (BMS)

• Strong Customer Service & Interpersonal skills

• Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, Teams)

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills are required.

• Must have strong background and knowledge in building mechanical, HVAC, and electrical systems.

• The ability to read, interpret, and understand basic engineering drawings and specifications including work orders and equipment manuals is required.

Preferred

• Trade school education, union training, military service or college is desirable

Please submit your application with an updated resume, location, and contact information.

If you're a current JLL employee, please apply using the Internal Career Site.

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