Wellesley College - Central Utility Plant Job DescriptionDate Created: April 11th, 2024
Position: Engine Mechanic/Watch Engineer Relief Staff
Reports to: Chief Engineer
Days/Hrs: Monday to Friday (40 hours/week), Relief Staff – Cover shifts as needed.
Schedule: Monday to Friday (7:00am - 3:30 pm), Relief Staff – Cover shifts as needed.
Days Off: Saturday & Sunday
Hourly Rate: $46.18 per hour
Summary
The Engine Mechanic/Watch Engineer Relief Staff person is primarily responsible for providing
coverage to open shifts, planned vacations and possible medical leaves. The
Engine Mechanic/Watch Engineer Relief Staff is responsible for the maintenance of all
equipment in the central utility plant ensuring the clean, safe, and reliable operation of the
equipment, including the boiler plant, chiller plant and the peaker plant. The Engine
Mechanic/Watch Engineer Relief Staff will perform maintenance on campus emergency
generators on campus. This position must ensure compliance with local, state and federal
regulations concerning the operation,
maintenance, and record keeping.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The essential duties include but are not limited to the following as other duties may be
assigned: • Cover all planned vacations for the four watch engineers. Be responsible for all general repairs of the chill water plant equipment, primarily electrical
centrifugal chillers, cooling towers, and associated equipment. • Will be responsible for all general repairs of all boiler room equipment, such as: high
pressure steam boilers, pumps, heat exchangers, air compressors, water treatment
systems, fans, motors and associated equipment. • Responsible for all general repairs & operation of a gas fired peaker plant, such as starting,
stopping and synchronizing. A general knowledge of the production of AC electricity, such
as: voltage, amperage, excitation, and power factor. • Involved with the preparations to prepare power plant equipment for annual inspections
and put back into service. • Will oversee and assist in any work that is being performed by outside contractors on
campus. • Since the power plant is a 24x7x365 operation, all personnel within the power plant may be
required to work unusual hours, weekends and holidays to cover the various watches and
perform maintenance a directed by the chief engineer or designee.
Wellesley College - Central Utility Plant Job DescriptionRequirements
• Must have a valid driver’s license. • The Engine Mechanic/Watch Engineer Relief Staff must have a high school diploma or
general education degree (GED) and (5) years of experience with campus related
maintenance. • Third Class Engineers License or higher issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. • Prior experience working in a Work Order Management system, in particular with a
Preventative Maintenance module preferred. • Previous knowledge of a Time Management System (Workday). • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, and manuals is critical.
The Engine Mechanic/Watch Engineer Relief Staff must have the ability to:
o Write routine reports and correspondence.
o Speak English effectively to faculty, staff, students and visitors.
o Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
o Communicate clearly and concisely and be able to relay instructions and directions
to others.
This employee must have sound, independent judgment and skills with the ability to deal with
problems involving several variables in standard situations. Ability to apply common sense
understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. This person
must have the ability to read electrical prints and follow ladder diagrams.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; sit; use
hand to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands or arms; talk or hear; taste or smell. The
employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The
employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift/or move up to 70
pounds, and occasionally lift/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and
ability to adjust focus. He/she must be able to work in confined spaces, warm spaces, hot
spaces, cold spaces, indoor spaces, outdoor spaces and noisy spaces. The employee must be
able to work with chemicals, oils and greases used in the operation and maintenance of the
campus wide facilities.