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Rutgers University

Operating Engineer II

🇺🇸 Newark, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $35 - $37 per Hour

💻 Operations

🗓️ July 17th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is hiring an Operating Engineer II. This role involves maintaining, operating, and repairing stationary steam boilers and auxiliary equipment at the College Avenue Campus, ensuring efficient operation and regulatory compliance while performing maintenance, inspections, and necessary adjustments.

Highlights

  • Operate, maintain, and repair boilers, motors, pumps, compressors, valves, and auxiliary equipment.
  • Ensure boilers and pressure vessels run efficiently with minimum energy consumption.
  • Perform tests and take readings on fuel consumption, pressure, temperature, draft conditions, and flow.
  • Add chemicals to treat steam, water, and fuel per prescribed requirements.
  • Maintain logs, records, and complete paperwork timely; report equipment conditions.
  • Knowledge required of computerized monitoring and work order systems (CMMS).
  • Minimum two years of experience operating steam and hot water boilers and associated equipment.
  • Blue Seal license and valid driver’s license with completion of Rutgers Defensive Driving Course required.
  • Preferred experience with chiller plants and computerized plant monitoring systems.
  • Rotating work shifts; position represented by IUOE 68 union; salary range $35.05 to $36.62 per hour.