"Boiler Operator and Tender, Low Pressure" - Part 1
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Basic Job Description:

Operate or tend low pressure stationary steam boilers and auxiliary steam equipment, such as pumps, compressors and air conditioning equipment, to supply steam heat for office buildings, apartment houses, or industrial establishments; to maintain steam at specified pressure aboard marine vessels; or to generate and supply compressed air for operation of pneumatic tools, hoists, and air lances.

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Job Duties and Tasks for: "Boiler Operator and Tender, Low Pressure"

Tends boilers and equipment to supply and maintain steam or heat for buildings, marine vessels, or operation of pneumatic tools.

Cleans and maintains heating and steam boilers and equipment, using hand tools.

Records test results on specified form and gives to worker or supervisor.

Tests sample quality to ensure sample meets specifications, using testing devices.

Moves controls and observes gauges to regulate heat and steam.

Installs burners and auxiliary equipment, using hand tools.

Shovels coal or coke into firebox to feed fuel, using hand tools.

Obtains samples from designated location on boiler and carries samples to testing laboratory.

Ignites fuel in burner using torch or flame.