Boiler Service Technician Position Available In Charleston, South Carolina

Boiler Service Technician

LOCATION

Charleston, SC
TYPE
Direct Hire
SALARY
$30 – $50 / hr
ID
FL149-2744529
POSTED
Apr 23, 2025
Boiler Field Technician
Seeking Boiler Service Technician to service Firetube Package Boilers in Hospitals, Universities, and Manufacturing Facilities. Technicians are responsible for using combustion analyzers, tuning combustion, working with FireEye, Siemens, Honeywell, Allen Bradly electronics and controls.
Brands of equipment vary but may include Cleaver-Brooks, Hurst, PowerFlame, Superior, Hurst, Fulton, and Oilion.
Troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, setup, install, and work on 3 element feedwater control systems on boiler applications. Troubleshoot, repair, tune, calibrate, setup, and install fully metered systems on boiler applications. Troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, setup, and install O2 trim systems on a wide variety of equipment and applications. Troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, setup, and install SCR systems on boiler applications, including evaluating and making recommendations on the suitability of the SRC systems based on the application. Read and understand block logic and make changes to the program, diagnosing component or field device failures, and making adjustments to the logic to accomplish the safe and industry-standard operation of boiler and boiler room equipment. Troubleshoot and reestablish communications between devices and computers. Troubleshoot, repair, calibrate, setup, and install draft control systems. Troubleshoot, repair, and service all types of burner designs no matter the type of combustion theory it utilizes to achieve proper combustion. Requires frequent domestic travel to customer locations as needed.
Experience with boiler systems, burner combustion tuning, burner management systems, and burner and boiler controls; 10 years of experience setting up, installing, calibrating, troubleshooting, and repairing 3 element feedwater control systems, fully metered systems, O2 trim systems, selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems, and draft control systems on boiler-related equipment and applications; 10 years of experience using a programmable logic controller (PLC) and block logic for boiler combustion system operation; 7 years of experience using communication protocols, including Modbus and Ethernet, to establish communication between boiler room equipment; 3+ years of experience troubleshooting, repairing, and servicing burner designs using various combustion theories, including premix, staged, and rapid mix. Must be willing to travel to customer locations throughout the U.S. as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities
Maintain and repair equipment
Provide assistance and final inspection of work on boiler systems
Skills
5+ years of experience as a Boiler Field Technician
Valid Driver’s License
Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and a background check
Must have extensive experience with industrial steam
Must be intimate with combustion
Must be fluent in the use of combustion analyzers
Must be familiar with common burner management systems (BMS)
Must be familiar with common combustion control systems (CCS)
Should have a working knowledge of AutoFlame / Cleaver-Brooks Hawk ICS / Fireye Nexus systems
Must be computer literate
NOX experience
The candidate should either be currently in a service vehicle or has been in one previously
PLC knowledge a big plus
Must have experience working on common steam boilers (i.e. Cleaver-Brooks, York Shipley, B&W, etc.)