Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment, such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.

• Air-Compressor Operator
• Boiler Operator
• Boiler-Operator Helper
• Boiler-Room Helper
• Firer, Low Pressure
• Firer, Marine
• Firer, Retort
• Gas-Engine Operator
• Humidifier Attendant
• Refrigerating Engineer
• Stationary Engineer
• Stationary-Engineer Apprentice

• Activate valves to maintain required amounts of water in boilers, to adjust supplies of combustion air, and to control the flow of fuel into burners.
• Adjust controls and/or valves on equipment to provide power, and to regulate and set operations of system and/or industrial processes.
• Analyze problems and take appropriate action to ensure continuous and reliable operation of equipment and systems.
• Check the air quality of ventilation systems and make adjustments to ensure compliance with mandated safety codes.
• Clean and lubricate boilers and auxiliary equipment and make minor adjustments as needed, using hand tools.
• Contact equipment manufacturers or appropriate specialists when necessary to resolve equipment problems.
• Develop operation, safety, and maintenance procedures, or assist in their development.
• Fire coal furnaces by hand or with stokers and gas- or oil-fed boilers, using automatic gas feeds or oil pumps.
• Ignite fuel in burners, using torches or flames.
• Install burners and auxiliary equipment, using hand tools.
• Investigate and report on accidents.
• Maintain daily logs of operation, maintenance, and safety activities, including test results, instrument readings, and details of equipment malfunctions and maintenance work.
• Monitor and inspect equipment, computer terminals, switches, valves, gauges, alarms, safety devices, and meters to detect leaks or malfunctions, and to ensure that equipment is operating efficiently and safely.
• Monitor boiler water, chemical, and fuel levels, and make adjustments to maintain required levels.
• Observe and interpret readings on gauges, meters, and charts registering various aspects of boiler operation, in order to ensure that boilers are operating properly.
• Operate mechanical hoppers, and provide assistance in their adjustment and repair.
• Operate or tend stationary engines, boilers, and auxiliary equipment such as pumps, compressors and air-conditioning equipment, in order to supply and maintain steam or heat for buildings, marine vessels, or pneumatic tools.
• Perform or arrange for repairs, such as complete overhauls, replacement of defective valves, gaskets, or bearings, and/or fabrication of new parts.
• Provide assistance to plumbers in repairing or replacing water, sewer, or waste lines, and in daily maintenance activities.
• Receive instructions from steam engineers regarding steam plant and air compressor operations.
• Supervise the work of assistant stationary engineers, turbine operators, boiler tenders, and/or air-conditioning and refrigeration operators and mechanics.
• Switch from automatic controls to manual controls, and isolate equipment mechanically and electrically, in order to allow for safe inspection and repair work.
• Test boiler water quality or arrange for testing; and take any necessary corrective action, such as adding chemicals to prevent corrosion and harmful deposits.
• Test electrical systems to determine voltages, using voltage meters.
• Weigh, measure, and record fuel used.

• adjust production equipment/machinery setup
• clean equipment or machinery
• control HVAC equipment
• control operation of compressors
• inspect machinery or equipment to determine adjustments or repairs needed
• install equipment or attachments on machinery or related structures
• install generating plant equipment
• install/connect electrical equipment to power circuit
• load or unload material or workpiece into machinery
• maintain consistent production quality
• maintain or repair industrial or related equipment/machinery
• maintain production or work records
• monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems
• operate power driven pumps
• operate power generation equipment
• overhaul power-generating equipment or machinery
• perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting
• tend boilers or related equipment
• test manufactured products or materials
• use acetylene welding/cutting torch
• use electrical or electronic test devices or equipment
• use hand or power tools
• use pneumatic tools
• weld together metal parts, components, or structures