High Pressure Plant Tender

Job description

*** IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, CANDIDATES MUST BE SERVING PERMANENTLY IN THE TITLE OF HIGH PRESSURE PLANT TENDER OR able to be appointed from Civil Service List Exam No. 6060 *** Under direct supervision, tends oil or gas-fired hot water generators/chillers and related equipment, and assists in the maintenance and repair of this equipment at the Staten Island Ferry. May be assigned to inspect, maintain and repair heating, ventilation, refrigeration, air conditioning and related auxiliary systems and equipment. Performs related work. EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL TASKS: Tends and operates oil/gas-fired hot water generators/chillers and related equipment. Assists in the cleaning, inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of hot water generators/chillers, auxiliaries and related equipment and systems. Wipes down boilers, pumps, electric control boxes, and all other equipment located in the boiler room and the machinery spaces; sweeps and mops floors in these spaces. May climb ladders and use hand and powered tools in the performance of assigned duties. Cleans and maintains boiler room and machinery spaces and rooms. Use computers and related computerized equipment in operating and maintaining computerized Building Management Systems (BMS). Work Location: St. George Ferry Terminal, Staten Island and/or Whitehall Ferry Terminal, Manhattan. Hours/Shift: 40 hours/variable; including nights, weekends, and/or rotating shift. To Apply: Please visit and search for Job ID Number: 788883. For current City employees, please log into Employee Self Service (ESS) at and follow the Careers link. Most public libraries have computers available for use. No phone calls, faxes or personal inquiries permitted. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. Residency must be established within 90 days of appointment. Appointments are subject to OMB approval. For more information about DOT, visit us at: HIGH PRESSURE PLANT TENDER - 91650 1. Two years of full-time satisfactory experience within the last ten years operating and maintaining high pressure boilers or the equivalent marine experience; or 2. Not less than one year of experience as described in "1" above plus sufficient training of a relevant nature acquired in an approved trade or vocational high school to make up the equivalent of the remaining required experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of approved trade or vocational high school. The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.