Boiler Plant Operator Leader

Summary

The position is located in the Facilities Management Service of the St. Cloud VA Medical Center. The Boiler Plant Operator is responsible for the operation, adjustment, and maintenance of four high pressure steam boilers rated at 125 PSI and all associated auxiliary equipment required to meet the facility’s continuous steam demand. The position ensures safe and reliable steam generation that supports heating, sterilization, humidification, and other utility needs throughout the medical center.

Duties

• Major duties include but not limited to: Operates and monitors high-pressure boilers, adjusts burner controls and fuel-air ratios and rotates boilers to maintain stable and efficient operation.
• Operates and adjusts auxiliary equipment support systems, including feedwater pumps, condensate systems, deaerators, water softeners, air compressors, draft fans, and related equipment.
• Conducts water testing and applies treatment for boiler water, feedwater, condensate, and make-up water.
• Responds to equipment malfunctions by identifying deviations from normal operating parameters and takes corrective action within established procedures.
• Monitors facility equipment and utility alarms such as fire, medical gas systems, emergency generators, refrigeration and freezer units.
• Receives and relays afterhours service calls.
• Maintains boiler plant logs and documentation, operating data, plant conditions, test results, equipment status and shift activity.
• Performs safety device testing including testing of low-water cutouts, flame scanners, fuel safety shutoffs, and pressure relief devices.
• Performs emergency shutdowns, fuel isolation, purging, or other emergency actions in response to critical equipment or utility failures.
• Performs environmental responsibilities reporting spills, illicit discharges, or issues involving fuel or boiler chemicals.
• Schedule: Rotating shifts to cover plant operations (ensuring 24 hour/7 days per week coverage) to include weekend, and holidays. (Work hours will be further discussed during interview) Compressed/Flexible
• Schedule: Not Authorized
• Position Description Title/PD#: Boiler Plant Operator Leader/PD656-903820 Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized The VA Midwest Health Care Network advocates for a Whole Health System of care in each of the Medical Centers.
• This is an approach to healthcare that empowers and equips people to take charge of their health and well-being and live their lives to the fullest.
• As an employee operating in a Whole Health System of care, you will operate in a model with three core elements, seeking to create a personalized health plan for each Veteran.
• This is done in the context of healing relationships and healing environments and a connection back to the Veteran's community.
• This aligns with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Mission Statement to Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S.
• Citizen to apply for this job Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Pre-employment physical required Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
• Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
• Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of
• Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) Current, valid and unrestricted driver's license required As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which
• We will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the
• Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the
• Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Required Documents

• To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
• SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualifications for this position. Please make sure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), SF-50's (current/former
• Federal employees), documentation to support Veterans
• Preference claims, or
• ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced
• Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information. Cover Letter
• DD-214/ Statement of Service Disability Letter (VA) Performance Appraisal Resume Separation Notice (RIF)
• SF-15 SF-50/ Notification of Personnel Action
• SF-50, Notification of Personnel
• Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or
• Eligibility): Most recent
• SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee An
• SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent
• SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional
• SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade
• Award 50's do not provide sufficient information and will not be accepted for the purpose of verifying time-in-grade. Examples of appropriate
• SF-50's include: Within grade increases at the highest grade held; or
• Promotions with an effective date more than one year old; or
• SF-50's at the highest grade held with an effective date more than one year old. Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible
• Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor
• Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your
• DD214(s) which shows dates and character of service (honorable, general, etc.).
• If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documentation related to your active duty service which reflects the dates of service, character of service (honorable,
• General, etc.), and dates of impending separation.
• Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible
• Veterans) must also submit an
• SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veteran
• Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. Documentation is required to award preference. For more information on
• Veterans' Preference, please visit Feds Hire Vets