Chilled Water Operator

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State's Office of Physical Plant is searching for a full time Chilled Water Operator. Duties include:

• Maintain proper cooling temperatures and differential chilled water pressures in chilled water systems to support the proper operation of building systems
• Add or remove equipment as necessary to ensure optimal system performance under varied occupancy load, humidity, and temperature conditions
• Make transitions to free-cooling or mechanical-cooling as determined by humidity and outside temperature conditions
• Reset equipment routinely or as necessary after electrical power events
• Monitor temperatures, pressures, flows and alarms in system equipment such as chillers, condensers, cooling towers, pumps, etc.
• Make adjustments to pumps and valves to modulate balance of chilled water flow
• Maintain chiller equipment logs
• Report exceptions to lead technician and/or supervisor
• Perform preventive and routine scheduled maintenance on all system equipment and auxiliary components and make various adjustments as needed
• Schedule and perform cleaning of units such as condensers, strainers, evaporators, and cooling water towers
• Use associated tools and equipment required to maintain and perform preventive maintenance on chilling equipment and related auxiliary components
• Assist Refrigeration Technician-Utilities
• Occasionally, direct the work of lower grade employees
• Operate motor vehicle, and aerial equipment as required

Job Requirements: Requires the use of shop mathematics together with the use of complicated drawings, specifications, charts, tables, various types of adjustable measuring instruments and the training generally applicable in a particular or specialized occupation. Equivalent to 1 to 3 years applied trades training. Over 1 year up to and including 3 years of effective experience.

Work Schedule:Rotating

Days Off:Rotating

NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES THAT YOU OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AS A PART OF YOUR JOB DUTIES. A VALID DRIVER`S LICENSE AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS CHECK WILL BE REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO STANDARD BACKGROUND CHECKS.

Finance and Business is a values driven organization that supports thousands of university faculty, staff, and students, while also providing services to the broader community and society. The Office of Physical Plant is part of the Finance and Business team and is an organization driven by its mission to "Provide Excellent Facilities Services for Penn State." The Office of Physical Plant's values follow those ofPenn State'sand we are especially committed to ourvisiontobe nationally recognized as a leader in Higher Education facilities, environmental, and safety management. In our search forexcellence we fostera unified high-performing team with mutual respect for each person's uniqueness, talents, value, and perspective. We also firmly believe in Penn State's value of Respect, which encourages us to "respect and honor the dignity of each person, embrace civil discourse, and foster a diverse and inclusive community." As an incoming team member of the Office of Physical Plant, it will be expected that all employees embody and model Penn State's and Finance and Business's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing equity, respect, and belonging in all its forms.We embrace individual uniqueness, as well as a culture of belongingthat supports both broad and specific equity initiatives, leverages theeducational and institutional benefits of inclusion in society, and provides opportunities for engagement intended to help all members of thecommunity thrive. We value belonging as a core strength and anessential element of the university's teaching, research, and servicemission.

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