Boiler Chief Engineer, Plant Operations at Heywood Healthcare in US-MA-Gardner

Job description

• You Matter Here!
• Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!
• Hours: 40-Hours, Days, 7:00am - 3:00pm
• Range: $31.92 - $44.82
• We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.
• The Chief Engineer is responsible for the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of the hospital’s Class 3 boiler plant and associated mechanical systems. This role oversees plant operations, preventive maintenance, regulatory compliance, and staff supervision to ensure uninterrupted support of critical hospital services.

Responsibilities

• Essential Functions
• Oversee the daily plant operation, monitoring, and maintenance of the hospital boiler plant, ensuring uninterrupted service to all facility systems.
• Develop, manage, and maintain boiler plant staff schedules to ensure appropriate coverage 24/7, including weekends and holidays.
• Ensure all regulatory requirements are met, including maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation, inspection records, and testing logs in accordance with local, state, and federal agencies.
• Maintain detailed training logs for all boiler plant personnel, ensuring compliance with required certifications, competencies, and ongoing education.
• Coordinate preventative maintenance and repairs for boilers, pumps, valves, and related mechanical systems.
• Inspects systems daily, such as the Boiler, Steam Distribution, Chiller, and the Condition Return System.
• Maintains responsibility as supervisor of the Asbestos Program as required.
• Respond to plant emergencies, system failures, and alarms, ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption to hospital operations.
• Work collaboratively with Facilities leadership to support capital planning, system upgrades, and energy management initiatives.
• R eviews completed work orders from staff and inspects work completed.
• Responds appropriately to utility failures.
• Rotational scheduling participation may be required to ensure continuous operational coverage, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and on-call responsibilities as needed.
• This position requires 24/7 availability to respond to Boiler Room emergencies and other critical plant-related emergencies, including nights, weekends, holidays, and outside of regularly scheduled work hours.

Requirements

• Minimum Education
• High school, vocational, or trade school graduate
• Minimum Work Experience
• Three to five years of experience working with boilers and steam-generating equipment.
• The ability to make repairs meeting exact standards is required.
• Minimum Licenses and Certifications
• Mass Stationary Engineer 3rd Class Engineer's License
• Driver's license required

Skills

Required

• Preventive maintenance and repair
• Regulatory compliance
• Staff scheduling and supervision
• Emergency response
• Asbestos program supervision
• Documentation and record keeping