Job Details

Operating Engineer 1 or 2 (HVAC)

This is a Civil Service Position. No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

Pre-employment Criminal Background check is required.

Drug screen and/or physical may be required.

This position will require selected applicant to be in a probationary status for at least 12 months.

Should you be selected for an interview, you will be notified by the contact information listed on your application.

Any questions or concerns about your application should be directed to LSUA Human Resources at hr@lsua.edu

Position Description

40% Performs preventive maintenance (oil motors, changes belts and filters, paints and cleans) on boilers and related equipment such as ventilating and refrigeration equipment, air conditioning machinery, generators, suction fans, pumps, and compressors. 35% Monitor the operation of boilers and/or pumps, chillers, cooling towers, equipment and lists any maintenance work performed. Starts and stops pumps, fires gas or oil fired boilers, adjusts fuel and airflow, regulates water level, reads gauges to check water level, steam pressure, operation of valves and auxiliary pumps. Performs minor repairs on boilers and related equipment. Assists skilled workers in performing major repairs. Administers chemicals to closed systems, cooling towers, and boilers. Tests water for chemical content. Assists in over maintenance of pump stations. Maintains and repairs all A/C and heating units. 20% Monitor, adjust, verifies, operation of plant and all building HVAC equipment through the use electronic automation systems. 5% Performs other duties as assigned.

OPERATING ENGINEER 2

WS212 $40,914 - $73,632 Creation Date: 06/29/1987 Change Date: 01/01/2025 FUNCTION OF WORK: To operate, regulate, monitor, service and maintain ventilation, refrigeration, heating and related machinery and equipment, including pumps and other utility systems. LEVEL OF WORK: Experienced SUPERVISION RECEIVED: General from a higher-level Operating Engineer or agency official. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from the Operating Engineer 1 by the presence of responsibility for Boilers or power plants of 150 horsepower or more. Differs from the Operating Engineer Master by the absence of responsibility for serving as the sole operator on an assigned shift, for serving as lead-worker over Operating Engineers, providing direct-line supervision to one Operating Engineer position, or serving in a large institution with at least 100 buildings or more that has a computer operated centralized energy management system that includes: chillers that handle 11,000 tons or more of chilled water with a total of 4,500 horsepower or more and boilers having 50 tons or more steam capacity and a total of 5,000 horsepower or more.

OPERATING ENGINEER 1

WS211 $38,230 - $68,806 Creation Date: 06/29/1987 Change Date: 01/01/2025 FUNCTION OF WORK: To operate, regulate, monitor, service, and maintain ventilation, refrigeration, heating, and related machinery and equipment, including pumps and other utility systems. LEVEL OF WORK: Entry SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Close from a higher-level Operating Engineer or agency official. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: None. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Operating Engineer 2 by responsibility for boilers or power plants of less than 150 horsepower.