Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

• Monitor boiler water, chemical, and fuel levels, and make adjustments to maintain required levels.
• Weigh, measure, and record fuel used.
• Operate or tend stationary engines, boilers, and auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, compressors, or air-conditioning equipment, to supply and maintain steam or heat for buildings, marine vessels, or pneumatic tools.
• Adjust controls and/or valves on equipment to provide power, and to regulate and set operations of system or industrial processes.
• Check the air quality of ventilation systems and make adjustments to ensure compliance with mandated safety codes.
• Observe and interpret readings on gauges, meters, and charts registering various aspects of boiler operation to ensure that boilers are operating properly.
• Test boiler water quality or arrange for testing and take necessary corrective action, such as adding chemicals to prevent corrosion and harmful deposits.
• Contact equipment manufacturers or appropriate specialists when necessary to resolve equipment problems.
• Switch from automatic to manual controls and isolate equipment mechanically and electrically to allow for safe inspection and repair work.
• Activate valves to maintain required amounts of water in boilers, to adjust supplies of combustion air, and to control the flow of fuel into burners.
• Develop operation, safety, and maintenance procedures or assist in their development.
• Receive instructions from steam engineers regarding steam plant and air compressor operations.

• Perform or arrange for repairs, such as complete overhauls, replacement of defective valves, gaskets, or bearings, or fabrication of new parts.
• Analyze problems and take appropriate action to ensure continuous and reliable operation of equipment and systems.
• Provide assistance to plumbers in repairing or replacing water, sewer, or waste lines, and in daily maintenance activities.
• Maintain daily logs of operation, maintenance, and safety activities, including test results, instrument readings, and details of equipment malfunctions and maintenance work.
• Clean and lubricate boilers and auxiliary equipment and make minor adjustments as needed, using hand tools.
• Install burners and auxiliary equipment, using hand tools.
• Test electrical systems to determine voltages, using voltage meters.
• Monitor and inspect equipment, computer terminals, switches, valves, gauges, alarms, safety devices, and meters to detect leaks or malfunctions and to ensure that equipment is operating efficiently and safely.

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (60%).