Power Plant Operator

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Power Plant Operator to join the team. This role will be full-time 40 hours weekly working various evening shifts as needed by the department, schedules are made 1 month in advance.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules.

Power Plant Operator Job Responsibilities:

• As a Power Plant Operator, you will adhere to departmental/governmental safety standards in addition to departmental/organizational personal appearance policies. To help achieve our mission, you will chemically analyze boiler, chiller, cooling tower and all closed loop systems.
• Your ability to operate and assist in maintaining/repairing all Power Plant equipment with minor supervision is of vital importance.
• Monitoring other engineering systems and taking emergency actions when necessary
• Responding to plant emergencies and demonstrating knowledge of locations of firefighting equipment, while performing safety checks on plant equipment, is expected.
• Understands the importance of chemical balance in all systems.
• Cleans and paints equipment, piping and associated accessories in Power Plant and mechanical rooms.
• Performs chemical analysis tests and adds the correct amount of chemicals to keep a prescribed balance in boilers, cooling towers and closed loop systems.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent; Technical training in maintenance field.
• Experience: 1 year of experience as an operating engineer or in a related field; Prior experience with operating boilers, generators and/or conducting mechanical maintenance.