Utility Plant Operator 2 - Clarks Summit State Hospital

About the role

Do you enjoy solving mechanical challenges and taking responsibility for complex equipment that supports daily operations? As a Utility Plant Operator 2 with the Department of Human Services, you will play an important role in monitoring, adjusting, and maintaining boiler plant systems and auxiliary equipment at Clarks Summit State Hospital. You will work independently while helping ensure reliable steam and hot water service across the hospital campus. Join a team where your skills, dedication, and attention to safety make a meaningful difference every day.

The Utility Plant Operator 2 operates and maintains the facility's central steam generating plant and related equipment to provide safe and reliable steam heat and hot water services. This position monitors plant operations, performs maintenance and repairs, supports utility plant staff, and responds to changing operational needs across all shifts. As a Utility Plant Operator 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Boiler Operations: Start, operate, adjust, monitor, and shut down boilers and auxiliary equipment to meet facility demands
• Equipment Maintenance: Inspect, maintain, lubricate, troubleshoot, and complete repairs on boilers, pumps, valves, gauges, and related systems
• System Monitoring: Review gauges, meters, computer-generated data, and control systems to identify issues and maintain efficient operations
• Water Treatment: Conduct water testing, evaluate results, and apply appropriate treatment methods to support boiler performance
• Safety Compliance: Follow operating permits, safety procedures, quality standards, and environmental requirements
• Facility Support: Lead lower-level staff, perform general maintenance activities, operate emergency generators, and assist with additional facility operations as needed

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours are 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM, with rotating weekends and holidays.
• Receive a shift differential of $1.15 per hour when independently operating boiler plant systems during the 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM shift or the 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM shift.
• Overtime: As needed
• Travel: As needed for training purposes
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• One year of experience as a Utility Plant Operator 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• One year of semi-skilled work experience in the operation, maintenance, or repair of industrial, commercial, or institutional utility plant systems and related equipment; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes six months of semi-skilled work experience in the operation, maintenance, or repair of industrial, commercial, or institutional utility plant systems and related equipment.

Special Requirement

• This position requires possession of an active Class C motor vehicle license.

Other Requirements

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
• Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

Additional information

In accordance with the seniority provisions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement, this position was previously posted for seniority candidates. Since there were no seniority candidates, it is now open to all applicants.

How to Apply

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
• your score may be lower than deserved.
• you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.