at University of Illinois at Chicago in Peoria, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Steam and Power Plant III - UICOMP Peoria
Hiring Department: Physical Plant
Location: Peoria, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1019394
Posting Close Date: June 22, 2023
This position is located on the Peoria campus 170 miles southwest
of Chicago
The University of Illinois College of
Medicine Peoria (UICOMP) educates 265 medical students and more than 300
physician residents and fellows annually. Additionally, it provides clinical
care to more than 31,000 patients annually and conducts basic science, clinical
and outcomes research. UICOMP is a regional campus of the University of
Illinois College of Medicine, a part of the University of Illinois Chicago and
University of Illinois System. The College of Medicine Peoria is home to the
Cancer Research Center, Center for Wellbeing, and is a collaborator in Jump
Simulation. Learn more about UICOMP at http://peoria.medicine.uic.edu.
UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.
Description:
Position Summary
Employees working at this level of Stream and Power Plant II, perform maintenance and repairs throughout the campus. Employees perform skilled mechanical work in repairs, operations, maintenance of heating/cooling plant, refrigeration, and/or other related mechanical equipment throughout the campus. They work under the general supervision from the Superintendent of Building Maintenance.
Duties & Responsibilities
Fire Boilers. Monitors boiler water and fuel levels makes adjustments to maintain required levels. Controls and maintains plant equipment (e.g., boilers, pumps, air handling equipment, generators, etc.) using control system, semi-automatic control equipment, and building automation controls.
Operates and maintains power plant equipment, building ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, refrigeration equipment, various lab equipment, pumps, compressors, building lighting, building plumbing, domestic water systems, irrigation system, and other building mechanical equipment.
Operates and tends plant equipment, boiler rooms, water softeners, steam humidifier systems, DI water equipment for labs, vacuum system for labs, condensers, electrical switch gears, building electrical system & panels, emergency electrical panels, building lighting panels, variable speed drivers, racking and resetting of circuit breakers, and associated equipment.
Dusts, cleans, lubricates, repairs, maintain, monitors, and/or inspects equipment, switches, valves gauges, alarms, safety devices, replaces filters (water & air), investigates malfunctions, and/or operations problems. Performs maintenance and repairs work on a wide variety of power plant equipment and machinery. Observes and interprets reading on gauges, meters and charts to ensure that machines and equipment are operating properly and efficiently.
Maintains daily logs of operation, maintenance, and safety activates; takes regulatory action based on reading from charts, meters, and gauges. Starts, stops, and /or adjusts controls valves on pumping equipment, heating system, air compressors, or other power plant equipment as necessary.
Check pump gauges for accuracy, check pressures and adjust system as needed. Inspects records or log book entries and communicates with plant personnel to access equipment operating status.
Analyzes problems to take appropriate... For full info follow application link.
The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
institution/employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.
